Hi there.
I'm new to this forum and have very little time with Red combines. Rented a 1660 with a 25 ft head back in the 1990's.
Not a big acre farm so older machines will do. Anyway on with some questions.
Soybeans - local dealer said 1420/1620 can't handle 1020 20 ft flex heads. Little info out there on these combines; most people that have had one said the old 715/815's were more cost effective with a 15 ft grain head then 1420/1620. Soybeans are anywhere from insurance yield (20 bushel) to 80 bushels, and 13 -to- 15% in this area of Illinois.
Corn - At auctions some guys have said farmers were running 1420/1620's with 6 row 30 corn heads, but I've read 4 row is the largest one this combine is suppose to run. Corn yield: insurance yield (50 bushel) to 210 bushel per acre and 15 -to-30%.
1440/1640 - Case-IH say's nothing larger then a 22.5 ft for flex. Anyone ever run a 1440/1640 with a 25ft flex?
One odd ball question: 1680 can they handle a 12 row 30 inch corn head at 2.5 -to- 3 mph. I've heard (at auctions) 8 row was more then enough for the 1680 combines.
I'm new to this forum and have very little time with Red combines. Rented a 1660 with a 25 ft head back in the 1990's.
Not a big acre farm so older machines will do. Anyway on with some questions.
Soybeans - local dealer said 1420/1620 can't handle 1020 20 ft flex heads. Little info out there on these combines; most people that have had one said the old 715/815's were more cost effective with a 15 ft grain head then 1420/1620. Soybeans are anywhere from insurance yield (20 bushel) to 80 bushels, and 13 -to- 15% in this area of Illinois.
Corn - At auctions some guys have said farmers were running 1420/1620's with 6 row 30 corn heads, but I've read 4 row is the largest one this combine is suppose to run. Corn yield: insurance yield (50 bushel) to 210 bushel per acre and 15 -to-30%.
1440/1640 - Case-IH say's nothing larger then a 22.5 ft for flex. Anyone ever run a 1440/1640 with a 25ft flex?
One odd ball question: 1680 can they handle a 12 row 30 inch corn head at 2.5 -to- 3 mph. I've heard (at auctions) 8 row was more then enough for the 1680 combines.