Combine harvesters

[Traffic dodger]

just wondering do they still sell or use smaller combines nowadays or they all the giant ones with a cutting head the size of half a football pitch.

 

[Brisel]

Most dealers sell at least 4 small-medium sized ones for every one prairie eating monster

 

[Traffic dodger]

What do they count as small now ?

 

[Brisel]

Less than 35 foot header

 

[Rowland]

4 at a local sale next month

 

[michael N123]

Plenty of small ones or you wouldn’t get into a lot of fields round here

 

[PSQ]

4 at a local sale next month

Where about?!

 

[Traffic dodger]

Plenty of small ones or you wouldn’t get into a lot of fields round here

That’s it I guess if I lived near you I would see them if you live where there is not many of something you think they have all disappeared.

 

[Rowland]

Winston- County Durham

 

[Traffic dodger]

What is the smallest now 10 or 12 foot cut ?

 

[coastalarableman]

Got a 22 yr old MF 34 for sale here, been around the block a few times, 16ft power flow header, absolute gem of a machine just doesn’t cope with 600 acres anymore. Can’t say it’s in good condition but it works well and doesn’t need expensive software to diagnose and fix a problem, just a bit of common sense and a basic tool kit!!

 

[New Puritan]

Got a 22 yr old MF 34 for sale here, been around the block a few times, 16ft power flow header, absolute gem of a machine just doesn’t cope with 600 acres anymore. Can’t say it’s in good condition but it works well and doesn’t need expensive software to diagnose and fix a problem, just a bit of common sense and a basic tool kit!!

Wherabouts are you, can you pm me details please?

 

[traineefarmer]

Plenty of new small machines available from the major manufacturers. But beware, many are now being built in developing countries to older designs.

IIRC, JD's smaller machines are coming from South America (Brazil?) and are some distant relation of the 10/11 series from the '80s. The quality of build is NOT the same as the German build machines.

We run a 35 year old 1075 and some parts now arrive in boxes marked Brazil or Mexico and the state of the finish on some is shocking. We returned some beater bars to the dealer last year as the flutes were shallower than the 15 year old ones we had taken out. Some dusty German ones were eventually found and were far better.

 

[tr250]

These look really good 4 walker and ability to have vario header

 

[SRRC]

This is what you need, from my neighbour's retirement sale. It's as good as the pics suggest.
http://www.witheridgegarage.com/john-deere-1470-combine

 

[had e nuff]

4 at a local sale next month

Well looked after kit but I've heard there will be decent reserves on it. 18 tractors, 2 foragers and 4 combines plus silage and tatty kit.

 

[Dman2]

Les Browns is`nt it?

 

[Rowland]

Well looked after kit but I've heard there will be decent reserves on it. 18 tractors, 2 foragers and 4 combines plus silage and tatty kit.

That there is .
I’ve also heard that there is high reserves on things which is fair enough but how will the auction company go on if everything starts getting passed out ?

 

[fredf]

That there is .
I’ve also heard that there is high reserves on things which is fair enough but how will the auction company go on if everything starts getting passed out ?

That is my thought's but there are a lot of small lots. He stopped growing potato's 3 or 4 years ago but still de-stone, plant and harvest a big acreage for other farmers.

Tom

 

[Case man]

Wherabouts are you, can you pm me details please?

i got one as well