[AT] deere combine

[John Hoffmann]

John,

     I don't know about comparing it to a 55 for capacity, before we 
went to 7700's we ran 105's. For a little background on my unit,  I have 
been accumulating a fleet of equipment and finally had enough to be able 
to farm a few acres late 50's early 60's vintage except for the combine. 
I looked for a 45 or 55 but couldn't find a good one. we brought home a 
45 and once we got digging into it found a lot of the parts that were 
needed either unavailable or very high priced. The 3300 was attractive 
since the size fit the scope of my plans and a lot of the parts are 
interchangeable all the way up to 7700. There are a few like the straw 
walkers that are only interchangeable with the 4400. But, for the most 
part you can find what you need. I had been looking for a straw chopper 
to add to mine and ended up buying a parts machine that had a broken 
countershaft, the guy had another caller that wanted the engine out of 
it so I ended up with the balance of the machine and will have a supply 
of belts and drives and other parts that will be dismantled and put on 
the shelf. If you need anything contact me off list.

     As for the weight issue i have a couple anecdotes to share from 
previous owner of the parts machine. This combine came from the rolling 
hills of SW Wisconsin. The parts machine had fluid in the tires to help 
lower the center of gravity. He was cutting barley on a side hill and 
after the grain tank, granted it had an extension kit, was over half 
full he started losing traction occasionally on the high side drive 
wheel. He also told of a neighbor who tipped one on its side when it was 
new and he was unloading it on the side of the hill and once the load 
was getting lighter in the right side of the grain tank and the 
discharge auger was loaded on on the left side it toppled over. FWIW...

John Hoffmann


  9/3/2012 6:27 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> Thanks! I noticed it had a knob for adjusting and a spring on it, I just
> figured it was some linkage that Deere didn't have anywhere else to put it.
> We are just pulling mine into the shop to hopefully get it ready to cut some
> grain sorghum.
>
> So what is your opinion of this machine? Supposedly it is the same capacity
> as my 55, but I am finding that hard to believe. It appears to be built much
> more light duty. I am going to have to engineer a way to put some weights on
> the rear end to navigate some of our hills. When I was little we traded a 55
> for a 6600. I don't remember much about the 6600 other than it was
> overworked and we traded it for a 6620 around 1985. The only reason I
> mention it is because the 3300 and 66600 are from the same "series".
>
> John Hall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hoffmann
> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 11:20 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] deere combine
>
> John,
>
> On the floor , under your heel, straight behind the steering column is a
> peg/pedal that is your brake lock. You need to step on the brakes with
> your right foot and then set the lock with your left heel. If you have
> other questions on your 3300 feel free to drop me  line I got one a
> couple years ago and am getting ready to head to the field.
>
> John Hoffmann
>
> On 9/2/2012 8:05 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> Is anyone on the list familiar with a Deere 3300 combine? I am trying to
>> figure out if it has a park brake or a park position for the transmission.
>> I know this should be real simple to figure out, but I haven’t been able
>> to figure it out---I’m out of levers in the cab to move! I did find out
>> there is a safety switch tied into the transmission linkage---after about
>> 30 minutes of checking cables and solenoids! Can honestly say I am not a
>> fan of the gearshift set-up on this machine.
>>
>> John Hall
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