John Deere 1065 - Opinion

glasshouse

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Location
lothians
Flat 10 said it before me and I he is right great little combine both it and its slightly smaller sister the 1055 are the perfect small growers machine . Parts are readily available both genuine new or secondhand from breakers yards . These girls can munch 20 acres a day every day and no electric gizmos to go wrong !!
Back in the day we ran a 1055 and it remains a cause of deep regret every time our current machine misbeheaves that we ever sold her .
What did u replace it with?
 

Cowcorn

Member
Mixed Farmer
What did u replace it with?
At the time we had two combines a MF 525 and a JD 1055 back then when land and labour were affordable and grain prices were the same as today it made sense . Both were traded against a J D 1177 which we kept till it went on fire i. 2002 . We were on the back foot by then with land rents reaching stupid levels we dropped a lot of penny paying land and much against my fathers wishes he wanted a New Holland i bought a barely used MF 29 XP off an estate in England . My love / hate relationship with the 29 has endured to this day but a change may be on the cards for this harvest as im now mostly on ny own and the 29 can give a lot of niggly electrical problems that lose time . Maybe another Deere or a Deutz ? Both of the Byrne brothers who run breakers yards are avid fans of deutz combines and rate them highly for reliabllity and cost of ownership .
 

David.

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
More equivalent to a 1085 in output I'd say.
And I seem to remember being told if you need an engine for one, you will struggle.
 

SRRC

Member
Location
West Somerset
We had a 1075 for years, really good. Simple enough to work on, can only remember the usual bearings, pipes and belts.
Oh yes, there are some metal hydraulic pipes under the grain tank that rust, get that cleaned up and under the engine too.
Burdens bought it and said it was off to Pakistan, they always seem to have some value to someone somewhere.
 

Deere 6430

Member
Would highly recommend a 1065, just make sure it’s had some looking after and not been living out, any more information and I’ll happily help. i might even have seen the combine on my travels. Parts are not bad and most breakers or JMT engineers in Warwickshire are good
 

JamesBramley95

Member
Mixed Farmer
Ahh guys cheers for all the feedback, I went to go see her, and instantly fell in love. Been sat outside for 2 months, and hadn't been started, yet fired up first time, everything ran smoothly and didnt sound like anything was eating it up. All the electrics have blow the fuses but hopefully simple fix. I bought her for a more than fair price and its home in time for tinkering!
 

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traineefarmer

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Mid Norfolk
The electrics are certainly a weak point. It will be worth trying to get a diagram off a dealer before trying to fix as there are loads of things that switch to earth and can be a pig to trace. Also I find on our 1075 that the wiring is very tight with some connectors under constant tension. It's as if the whole loom was made slightly too short.
 

Spanish

Member
I have a JD 1174 that is practically like the 10 series. The most important thing is the silent blocks of the sieve box so that it doesn't harm you. Right now I have removed the box to put some silent blocks that go internally between the preparation table and the screens and at the same time, I will change the bearings and their housings that move the shakers. A bit laborious but worth it.
These machines have new, used and alternative spare parts. Very suitable for medium or small farms
 

JamesBramley95

Member
Mixed Farmer
The electrics are certainly a weak point. It will be worth trying to get a diagram off a dealer before trying to fix as there are loads of things that switch to earth and can be a pig to trace. Also I find on our 1075 that the wiring is very tight with some connectors under constant tension. It's as if the whole loom was made slightly too short.

They arent too bad in the 1065. Aircon has seized up, and the lights are permanently on due to the dodgy key switch. Do you know what the combine monitor is? It's a JD45 combine monitor and I haven't got a clue what it is or does...I'm assuming it's to change speeds on the drum and sivs??
 

DrWazzock

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
I thought the monitor monitored various critical shaft speeds and possibly measured losses over the walkers and sieves as an add on.
Ripped the whole lot off my 1085 as it been eaten to death by rats under care of previous owner.
I thought all settings and adjustments were made manually on that range which I consider an advantage.
 

JamesBramley95

Member
Mixed Farmer
I thought the monitor monitored various critical shaft speeds and possibly measured losses over the walkers and sieves as an add on.
Ripped the whole lot off my 1085 as it been eaten to death by rats under care of previous owner.
I thought all settings and adjustments were made manually on that range which I consider an advantage.

Ahhh that makes much more sense, I have had a look at the wiring and it too has had a rat living in it and made a meal of some of the wiring. I'll try and see if its mendable. I'm guessing that it should make noise if somethings up...
 

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