[AT] 2 row corn combines

[Paul L Waugh]

For years everything had to go through a 16 ft gate, then they took the 
fences down.

Paul - IN


On 10/11/2017 6:05 PM, John Hall wrote:
> So far I haven't encountered anything that was NLA. It shares a lot of
> parts with a 4400 and 4420. Lots of bearings, pulleys, sprockets
> interchange with the larger models as well.
>
> Until recent years, I don't even remember anyone around here running
> over a 16 ft grain head. Now it seems everyone has wide heads and a
> header cart to get down the road!
>
> John
>
>
> On 10/10/2017 10:56 PM, Al Jones wrote:
>> John, when my buddy was running the 3300, there were a few parts that
>> were specific to it that were NLA from Deere.  I expect there are
>> enough in salvage yards to keep you going for a while!
>>
>> When I was a kid in the 80s a 4 row combine was BIG!
>>
>> Al
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 9:26 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>> Now thats OLD SCHOOL right there! When I was first looking for a
>>> planter, dad told me to stay away from them, said they didn't work real
>>> good if you had a lot of trash on your land. Farmer, did you ever get to
>>> run a planter with row cleaners? A friend has a CaseIH 900 with them,
>>> wow it does good if you have a lot of trash. I used it to plant behind
>>> milo one year, boy did it make a difference.
>>>
>>> John Hall
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/10/2017 8:49 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
>>>> I liked my disk opener planters over the years but I do believe that the
>>>> old runner opener planters did a better job of staying centered behind the
>>>> tractor...
>>>>
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>>>> On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 8:15 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Of course you could use one of these to plant...
>>>>>
>>>>> https://youtu.be/97_SxcIlXZA
>>>>>
>>>>> And one of these to harvest.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://youtu.be/KbhyahSEg9s
>>>>>
>>>>> I had the opportunity to watch one of the big planters in Iowa. I think it
>>>>> was a 50 row. Pretty dang impressive.  I think my 173HP Pacer could pull
>>>>> one of them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Spencer Yost
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 10, 2017, at 6:25 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We cheated some on hillsides this year and to be honest it was an
>>>>>> improvement. I've drove one sided before to pull the corn away from
>>>>>> standing rows as well. That works pretty good as long as the ears are
>>>>>> still attached good. One year the corn was literally falling off the
>>>>>> stalks before I ever got to it. If the rollers got offset it would whip
>>>>>> the stalks and sometimes sling the ear off--no joke. This year I was
>>>>>> very fortunate that the ears were still very well attached, never saw
>>>>>> the first one fall.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A field I intend on planting in corn next year is quite hilly, and it
>>>>>> works best from the top down. We'll have to drive the planter plenty
>>>>>> wide in that one!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Hall
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10/10/2017 12:35 PM, John Slavin wrote:
>>>>>>> I agree with Len, keeping the downhill open to the extent possible,
>>>>> always seemed to work the best.  Never used a 3300, but spent plenty of
>>>>> time in a Gleaner E with a two row head!  That may also help with planting
>>>>> next year in that when you get on the more severe hillsides, you need to
>>>>> cheat a little with the planter to help prevent the outside rows getting
>>>>> too close.  If you really plan ahead, you can deliberately plant a little
>>>>> wider gap every once in a while to use as you land rows.  You can also
>>>>> cheat a little with the combine driving a little on the uphill side of the
>>>>> rows. The row doesn’t have to be dead center between the snapping rollers
>>>>> to pass through just fine. There’s definitely a skill to operating one!
>>>>>>> John Slavin
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