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East Central Arkansas | This is a 1480 serial # 24348 and it has a 1010 24' header. I think this combine would have harvested a lot of rice in it's past. I haven't even looked at this machine or talked to the owner yet so I don't know anything about the actual machine it's just one that will be coming up in a auction sale. How will this machine tend to compare to other IH machines of it's age or older? What JD machine would this compare too?
What older IH models would you tend to stay away from. In the post below where the young farmer was thinking about buying a combine, Proud2bafarmer posted he didn't like the 1680 because of problems but didn't state what his problems were with it.
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Hagen Brothers farms,Goodrich ND | The 1480 is a great old combine, we still use two of them. Serial number 24,000 is good because by then most of the updates were done to fix early problems including replacing the too small 436 with the stronger 466 engine and electric over hydraulic controls, stronger PTO clutch and feeder clutch.
Only downside is that it is a 30 year old class 5 combine, although parts support is still great.
I believe it is in the same size class as an 8820 JD.
The front and rear axles are too light for the load and will eventually break unless the rear axle has been reinforced and the upgrade "smooth back " front axles have been installed.
Considering the machines age, likely both upgrades have been done.
Edited by Jon Hagen 11/21/2011 14:20
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East Central Arkansas | Thanks Jon. I guess if it has a Mud Hog steering axle it would be a heavier axle than the standard axle? |
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Soutwest Ks. | My experience running a 1984 1480 is that almost everything on that combine was built a little on the light side. It didn't really cost a tremendous amount to run, but just a lot of frustration fixing things that were somewhat of a light weight design. Fairly easy to work on, good engine and would do a fairly good threshing job. |
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Hagen Brothers farms,Goodrich ND | AR Plowboy - 11/22/2011 13:28
Thanks Jon. I guess if it has a Mud Hog steering axle it would be a heavier axle than the standard axle?
There are no 4 WD combines in my little corner of the world, so I have no experience with them., sorry :-( |
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Owens Cross Roads, AL | If it was used cutting rice, run fast and as far away as you can get from it. I bought a 1660 several years ago north of the Jonesboro area and it "only cut 200 acres of rice each year." I didn't know sheet metal could wear in some of the places that it did. We had a 1460 that we bought new, with over 4000 hrs and it wasn't worn as bad as 2000 hrs on the 1660. Wilson |
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East Central Arkansas | When I asked about this machine I didn't realize how old of a machine it is. I didn't think it was that long ago that they started building the rotary machines. |
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Ravenna Ohio | Mud Hog would be inserts into the IH center. |
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Eastern North Carolina | AR Plowboy - 11/21/2011 16:17
When I asked about this machine I didn't realize how old of a machine it is. I didn't think it was that long ago that they started building the rotary machines.
They will have been around for 35 years by the fall of 2012..... http://www.toytractorshow.com/ih_combine_history.htm
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Northeast Louisiana | I had a 1480, next to last year made, had the 466 engine, it was a great machine, loved it. |
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S.E. Iowa | We bought a 1480 3 years ago, 4400 hours, engine had been overhauled and previous owner had take really good care of it. In the past 3 years we've run 750 acres of 200 bu corn and 60 bu beans though it. Except for regular maintance, I've only spent $200 in repairs, a belt and a hydralic hose. Does a really good job as far as Im concerned and have been really happy |
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central mo | Probably bring salvage price |
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| The 1480 is a great combine, it is the basic platform that led to the 1680,1688, 2188, 2388, 2588 and 7088. Obviously, each design up made improvements on the prior's weaknesses, but you can bolt on the new upgrades to a 1984 1480. That is what I have, and really enjoy this machine to run. |
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Wallis, TX | 7110mag - 11/21/2011 15:22
If it was used cutting rice, run fast and as far away as you can get from it. I bought a 1660 several years ago north of the Jonesboro area and it "only cut 200 acres of rice each year." I didn't know sheet metal could wear in some of the places that it did. We had a 1460 that we bought new, with over 4000 hrs and it wasn't worn as bad as 2000 hrs on the 1660. Wilson
The 1660 was probably rebuilt at least once, probably twice to make it to 2000 hours. I've seen 400 hour chrome plated clean grain augers you could shave with. |
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IH 1480 combine , The good or bad of it ?
