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Sumner GA, Located in southwest GA, | Good bad and ugly. Yes I know it is small, I want a small combine, something to fit behind a 2 row wide corn head and a 10' to 13' grain head. I realize they have some NLA parts on them, but are the majority of the wear parts going to be available. I am shopping on an extremely tight budget, yes I realize that IH rotor would be oh so much better, but I cant afford one, would it be nice yes but it isn't happening unless I come across a real deal on one. Only combine me or dad have had any experience with is a Massey 300, I scrapped ours 2 years ago and would like to replace it. Use custom harvester now, but am the low man on the totem pole as far as getting anything done, and I could do a better job with a smaller rigid head than he can do with a 30' flex head in these terraces I know. |
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Barton Co. Missouri |
I'd move up to a 4400 diesel ! We had a 3300 gas early model always had trouble with it over heating and had engine troubles! |
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NEOh | Agree on the 4400 or 4420, 4rCH, 13' rigid head with floater springs if you do some beans. Great machines, even a Chevy gas available. Good luck. |
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Owings, Maryland 38.6856 N 76.6752 W | They can be good, bad and ugly !!! Been a 3300 owner for quite a few years, I appreciate being able to do harvest that fits my schedule. I could certainly use a bigger rig but this one is paid for and I know it from one end to the other..
I wouldn't have an other power than diesel, my brother has a gas unit and spends more time getting it to run let alone getting it to run right. Other important must have is the rotary cooling screen, the early 00 combine had a flat screen in front of the radiator and they get plugged up quick especially in corn....
I run a 3 row narrow corn head and a 13' platform. The one big advantage of these rigs are is you will never have a dull moment, I do a bunch of off season maintenance and generally make it through the entire harvest with little or no breakdowns. I carry a notepad in the cab and make a list of what needs off season attention, top of the list right now is the unload auger, just plum wore out, you can almost see thru it !!!
Glad to answer any questions if you need help.....
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Amherst WI | I replaced my 3300 with a Gleaner E and felt it was a step up (even though it shouldn't have been). You might want to look at a Gleaner K. Much easier to work on than the JD and I might even dare say more common. You could buy a second one and park it in the rhubarb for parts. |
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Sumner GA, Located in southwest GA, | A K2 Diesel with a power swing auger is what I would like, short of that a 3300 is more common, Diesel is a given, been around gas burners, dont want one if I can help it, besides the fact you can give a diesel a turn on the screw if necessary. |
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Nevada, Iowa | Nice picture, as always. Thanks Dinger |
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Nevada, Iowa | Things have changed in the salvage biz and I have not kept up but 4400's would still have to out number 3300's by a fair margin almost anywhere in the US. A 44 would give you more capacity and would be a little easier to work on areas like the walkers and cylinder (they're just enough wider to count). I think Deere will likely carry parts for the 44 longer as will short line suppliers. A four row corn head will likely be easier to find also. Just a thought. Also, I don't know anything about them but I would think that an IH 1420 combine would be getting quite affordable. |
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Owings, Maryland 38.6856 N 76.6752 W | Thank you Daver,,, great to hear from ya, hope all is well.... |
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| A nice 4400 diesel sold at the rebel auction in hazelhurst Thursday around 3k. |
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Tennessee | Take the extra effort to find a Gleaner. F or K. They are well supported and easier to work on. |
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SW WI | How many acres an hour corn and beans can you get done in an hour? How fast do you run? How do Hillsides effect you? |
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Iowa | I have a gas 3300 with a 454A hanging on the front of it. I start it frequently to move things around in my shed and it has yet to let me down. It spent the last few years with a crop consultant harvesting test plots and never had any issues. I'd like to find a 244 and a 343 corn head but they seem to consistently fetch a premium for the row unit parts. |
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Sumner GA, Located in southwest GA, | I plant with a two row planter so that is why I am looking for a 2 row combine. Seems like any nice K2 is sold in a couple of days, makes them pretty hard hunting. Would rather have the K2 but will take what I can get. Not asking it to do more than 150 to 175 acres a year so I don't need anything big, more to the point dont really want anything big. |
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Faunsdale, AL | Sold our 4420 diesel a couple years ago with a 4RN corn head for $5000. A few nice convenience things about the xx20s but basically the same as the xx00 of the same size. We were lucky that a neighbor had a 4400 sitting in the back fence row whenever we needed something like a straw walker or unloading auger. For that kind of acreage, I would look for a 95 or 105 or 44xx series JD and wouldn't turn down a good deal on a 66xx that can still take a 4 row head. I couldn't say say what size of other brands you might find, but 4 row wouldn't be a problem with a 2 row planter. How far off would you be on your guess rows really? We never had much trouble with a 4 row head combining behind an 8 row planter.
Probably the most important part is to find a head for/with whichever machine you go with. As noted above, the corn heads have value for gear boxes, etc, so you might have to pay more fo the head than the combine. |
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Owings, Maryland 38.6856 N 76.6752 W | Harvesting data has to remain confidential so we can keep the comments from the peanut gallery low !!!! The 3300 feeder house is only 28" wide, so that is a big limitation. The 3 row corn head in good corn is a load, 150 bushel corn you're in first gear with the variable speed pulled all the way back and you probably will bump the clutch every once in while to let it catch up,,, right about .9 mph !!!
My biggest problem is getting rid of the grain, after I get the truck and wagons loaded then I sit in line to unload, 13' head in 60 bushel beans is about the same story as the 3 row in 150 bushel corn. The 13' head really helps stabilize the combine on hill sides and as for separation on hillsides, we don't have enough hills to really notice any deficiencies..
The combine is a '70 model, diesel with a rotary screen, probably around 70 horses. Clocking almost 3000 hrs, I think I have worked on or tweaked every piece on it.. It is a good unit for me, I enjoy harvesting, if I had a bigger unit I wouldn't get near as much pleasure out of it !!!! |
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Sourthern WI | Get a Gleaner F, F2 or K, K2. Many more of them out there and easy to find a salvage machine for parts. |
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Sunburst Montana | We brought one back from Iowa just for a toy. There aren't any in Montana and most don't even know JD made a combine that small of that series. Its a 1972 and we got a 343 header along with it. Guys around here get a kick when I tell them the seperator width is actually less then a 55. |
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newberry fl | I might know where a k2 is if your interested I'll check on it. |
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Sumner GA, Located in southwest GA, | If it is any account I might be. |
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Nevada, Iowa | Jacob- Did you have to hang any weight on the rear of that old gal? We used to run a 653 on a 105 gas (way back when) and you didn't do anything too fast in starts and stops. And it had wheel weights! |
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Baldwin City, KS | Your comment about being able to see through the auger tube...my jd mech accused me of running things on the combine till you could read a newspaper through it. I always thought that was pretty funny. |
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Pennyrile, West Ky. | As far as 33s go the gas ones stay hot...rotary screen is a must,,,we use to run one on over 400 acres corn and soy, 2 row corn, most clean sample I've ever seen. 13 foot table can turn into a load real quick. I would think the greener stemed beans we raise now days would make a 10 ft table attractive. Good luck |
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Iowa | Dave Cen.Ia - 3/16/2013 22:54
Jacob- Did you have to hang any weight on the rear of that old gal? We used to run a 653 on a 105 gas (way back when) and you didn't do anything too fast in starts and stops. And it had wheel weights!
I did not for the few acres that I ran through it in '12. However, I need to for this year as the machine is quite unstable with that much weight on the front. I suppose that is why the operator's manual clearly states that 2 and 3 row heads are only to be used? :)
I would love to find a 4400 MudHog kit for it but that also sounds like a large investment (with respect to the combine value) with no return. |
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Macon, IL | I didn't know you had a 3300 Diesel-love those. We need to talk. :) |
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Croswell, Michigan | Joshua, one real week point on those 3300's was the splined drive shaft to the front wheels. NLA from Deere and I suspect availbility from boneyards will be getting thin. As others have said, a 4400 will be a step up. Four row wide corn heads should be cheap and you can still only combine two rows at a time if you wish and will be all set if you go to a bigger planter in the future.
Good luck,
'A former 3300 owner' |
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Paradise KS | http://www.nextechclassifieds.com/listings/view/511554/
Here ya go |
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NE Montana | Its a bit far, but here is one in Montana, never seen a 4400 in person though.
http://montana.craigslist.org/grd/3626985700.html
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Nevada, Iowa | Yeah but sometimes you just have to do things because it's so awesome! :) I'd like to see the rig sometime. Do you have an "A" series or the earlier version? I have some parts for a straight series that I will not need now. |
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Nevada, Iowa | All is well, hope things are great for you too! |
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nw Iowa | Jacob Bolson, just sent you an e-mail about weights!!! jps |
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Iowa | Dave Cen.Ia - 3/17/2013 10:28
Yeah but sometimes you just have to do things because it's so awesome! :) I'd like to see the rig sometime. Do you have an "A" series or the earlier version? I have some parts for a straight series that I will not need now.
Mine is an 'A' series. Shoot me an email and I'll stop in one day on my way home from work. Thanks Dave. |
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White Cross, NC | Go with a Gleaner or at least a JD 4400 |
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