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| Just picked up a 6600 with the 404 still in really good condition. Bought it with a 443 head but still need to come up with a grain table. My question is what size table best suits this machine. I'm Small and starting out running only 240 acres but wanting to expand. Any other info on what to look for or beware of on the machine would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! |
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| We used to run a 20' on our 6600, but if you run any wheat you will go slow. It actually worked pretty well in beans. Ours didn't have a 404, don't remember now what it had.
Its been a while, but I think there were a couple u joints on the bin fill auger, might want to check them. I think we put greasable ones on ours. We used to have a lot of bearing problems, mostly just those 1" flange bearings. |
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Montpelier Indiana | I had a 16' table on mine, it would eat soybeans. Several people did use 20' here. Check the primary countershaft bearings, good way to burn it up if one goes out.
Edited by Ranger Ted 7/28/2016 18:03
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curtice,ohio | i had one with the 404 . ran a 20 ft with no problems |
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NE Mo | good thought on keeping it clean. We ran a 16' on ours. Much easier to move around than a 20'. I would suggest a 900 series over a 200. The 200's are getting old, and need parts that would be difficult to replace/work on. The 900 would be worth more money I think. One problem to watch out for if you purchase it, the beater drive belt is tooooooooooooo small/light. It can /will slip causing the cylinder to feed material between the cylinder and the beater. Difficult to clean out then. The 6620's had a larger belt there------ an improvement. |
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Glenwood, Mn | I used to run around with a 220 on a 6600. It handled it fine. Just got a be careful when stopping abruptly! I had rear weights too. 443 was also a good match but in 200 bushel corn you can get it filled up pretty fast so be carefu to not throw it out the back! We had 5k hours on it before parking it. Only reason we stopped using it was we needed more capacity so we upgraded to a 9600. For their age they are OK combines. My only gripe was having to take the seat out to work on stuff. That was super annoying. |
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Lawton MI | We are still running a 6600, 1978 model, last year made. Run a 15 foot bean head and although it would run more it's easy to go down the road with that on the combine. The 15 foot had also works better for us on some of our hilly ground. We also run a 643 corn head but you will be crawling along in good corn with that. Starting to think we need a bigger combine |
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Elizabethtown,KY | thefarmers - 7/28/2016 17:45
We used to run a 20' on our 6600, but if you run any wheat you will go slow. It actually worked pretty well in beans. Ours didn't have a 404, don't remember now what it had.
Its been a while, but I think there were a couple u joints on the bin fill auger, might want to check them. I think we put greasable ones on ours. We used to have a lot of bearing problems, mostly just those 1" flange bearings.
The non hydro (gear drive with clutch) machines had a 329. |
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Manila, Ar | i had a 78 model with 404 engine.........i ran a 222 flex.....:) |
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SW Iowa | The return elevator is under the seat. When you hear it "tinking", your on the verge of throwing corn out the back. We ran a sidehill 6600 with a 643 and in 180+ corn you got to slow down, about 2 mph. Good ole machine, like others say, grease and watch the primary shaft. I lucked out when the bearing went out under the cab. No fire and just had to replace the bearing, not the shaft or cast. About $600 to have an independent shop do it. Not cheap but ain't bad. |
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North West IA/western AZ | I ran a 918 on mine and got along good. I never had to take it off between fields. Make sure your concaves stay parallel to the cyl. There is a casting that can break and let one side down. |
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East Prairie, MO | I also recently picked up a 6600. A friend of mines dad had it in the shed and when he passed away I was able to buy it. It's in really good condition with a 16' head. 1976 model gear drive, gonna cut a few beans with it for sure
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Ne Iowa | Grease the little gearbox in the unload auger with cornhead grease and the clean grain gearbox up by the hopper too if it has one. |
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| Had a '76 or '77 with a 404 and gear drive.
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SW Ohio | Started out with a 73 flat side no AC, think it had a 329? ran a 15' quicktach for many years, finally got a 216 and thought it was heaven, would have handled a 20' most of the time, open up the concave, speed it up and eat beans. |
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| Yep, that sounds right. Ours was a 74. |
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Twenty footer on ours. Ran like a champ. |
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Sunburst Montana | There were JD 95s running 19ft and 20ft headers around here back in the day. We have one. Course this was in low yielding wheat but I would think a 6600 with a 404 would have no trouble with a 20ft. |
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South cental Ohio | I've had a 16 and a 20 foot 200 series heads on ours. The 16 foot you can cut about any pace you want and the 20 footer you couldn't push too hard..... so it's up to you. Go small and go fast or go big and go slow. A 4 row head is enough on a 6600 but once again, you can put a 6 row on it but your speed will be limited and your grain tank capacity will keep you from going very far before emptying. Make sure you have GOOD cylinder bars in it if you have many weeds or are going to cut any green stem beans. If you want another 6600, I have one that's been in the shed for 2 years with a 220 head. $5500 and she's yours ! |
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| My neighbor has a hydro with a 329. |
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Nc Indiana | We used to run a 15' on ours. We had the 329 engine with hydro transmission. I wouldn't want much more than that. A 404 should be a different story. Watch for cracks in the bottom of the grain tank. |
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