The new combines have a 60 foot header and today saw a grain trailer out in the field getting corn off the combines that was the biggest I've seen and looks big enough to hold a semi load or more.
Can't even imagine working on the new farm equipment. Think your idea of keeping it simple is a better idea by far. You can fix it and the new stuff is you have to call a specialist to come out and figure out what the problem is before a mechanic can repair it. And now diesel fuel is getting harder to get and you know as I know what that is going to cause.