So I know these weren’t a good combine to begin with but are all the issues now know and sorted or are they still best avoided? There is one for sale locally at an attractive price but it is there previous reputation that has the cheap or are they still extremely unreliable?
John Deere 1450 CWS Combine
- Thread starter Dangerous Deere
- Start date
Any thoughts anyone?
- Location
- North West
I ran a 1450cws for around 8 years, I bought it used (about 5 years old) and put a new concave and bars in. After that the only things it had was a new belt and a bearing on the fan speed variator pulley, new grain and returns elivator chain and flights (where very reasonably priced if I recall) and a sieve extension. Other than that it only had oil and filters. It never once broke down in the season.
The only issue that use to annoy me is the walkers can build up with whiskers when cutting barley, it’s a daily job to get in the back clean them out.
It’s not a high capacity machine either, probably around 3 acres an hour in a good 4ton wheat crop, 2.5 in barley depending on what loses your happy with.
The only issue that use to annoy me is the walkers can build up with whiskers when cutting barley, it’s a daily job to get in the back clean them out.
It’s not a high capacity machine either, probably around 3 acres an hour in a good 4ton wheat crop, 2.5 in barley depending on what loses your happy with.
APJ
Member
- Location
- West Midlands(Shropshire borders)
We ran a 1450 wts then a 1470 wts both were very reliable simple combines ours had 18ft fronts which made it work hard, 30ac a day in heavy crops, make an excellent sample! I would say they are better combines output wise than the w540 that followed them.
What’s the difference between the CWS and WTS? This one is a CWS
- Location
- North West
Cylinder-Walker-Separation
Walker-Tine-Separation
Different separating configuration
Did the do a 1450wts though?
Dman2
Member
- Location
- Durham, UK
I have a 1550cws the slightly bigger one
Good basic combine
Been here 10 years now
Had its share of breakdowns, including axle snapping last year ( poor Weld from factory )
Electrical problems are a pain
But its probably cost us a lot less than the Claas Dom 88 it replaced
JD combine parts are no where near as dear as claas, and you can go online and find the price on their parts portal 1st
Good basic combine
Been here 10 years now
Had its share of breakdowns, including axle snapping last year ( poor Weld from factory )
Electrical problems are a pain
But its probably cost us a lot less than the Claas Dom 88 it replaced
JD combine parts are no where near as dear as claas, and you can go online and find the price on their parts portal 1st
APJ
Member
- Location
- West Midlands(Shropshire borders)
Yes they did do a 1450wts we had an 08reg one.
How do these combines compare to a 20/2256?
Timbo
Member
- Location
- Gods County
A 2256 / 58 would be a better combine, but older.
Dman2
Member
- Location
- Durham, UK
Watch for corroded electrics whichever model you get
Common problem on JDs
Common problem on JDs
What would you expect to pay for a 1450 combine, year 2002, 1700 hours ?
£20k + ????
£20k + ????
Dman2
Member
- Location
- Durham, UK
Would have thought maybe a bit more than that, depends on condition
- Location
- West Wales
£30k Ish at a guess
Local dealer selling a 2256, 97 with high hours for £32.5k from up near me….
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Oh Deere, I'm ooot.
- Location
- West Wales
Is it local? I can only think of 1 person with 1 and I thought that was 3 year old so the new type of it..Oh Deere, I'm ooot.
Farm sale locally, 24th September.
Added a link,
- Location
- Le Veurde, Allier, France 03320
It’s 20 years old though!
- Location
- West Wales
Thanks,
Havnt had a farm sale with good kit for almost 10 years down here and then 2 pop up in a month…