West Union, Illinois | I'll second what jalopy said: jalopy - Virtually every part on the combine is fixable/replaceable ... plan on spending between $5-20K a year to keep these girls going..., Main thing is to keep ahead of repairs, don't let things go or skip a year its either pay a little at a time or wait till it needs a $40k rebuild. If you decide to own one of these high hour machines be sure to have a cozy shop in the winter or have a trustworthy red combine mechanic at your disposal. Good luck We had a 2166 that was Dad's baby. I took off in the winter delivering propane, he piddled with the combine off and on all winter. When he slowed down from cancer I didn't realize just what was going on. Then when we lost him I ... well, I suppose grief and depression are similar. Son-in-law and I ran the combine for 5 years and we did virtually nothing to it. Last fall we came to the realization if we were to keep it we were going to spend a minimum of $20,000 on it getting it back in shape. After talking with my friend the CIH Service Manager a while we replaced it with a larger machine this winter.I told you all that to tell you this: If you are going to keep it, make it your hobby. Fix all the little things as they come up. Don't let them gather and hit you with major problems all at once. |
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