An 86' with only 2100 hours? In good shape? Has this thing been kept in a shed? If so,........
you'll not like it. Probably best to tell me where it is so I can get rid of it so you dont have to worry about it anymore......
I dont combine corn and beans, but I went from a 1440 and 1460 to the 1987 1680 we have now. For the crops I run and the climate I am in, it is a fine machine. I would'nt trade it for the world. It has become part of the family. 3300 hours and still going hard.
You can long shoe the machine as a bolt on deal with mostly used parts now.
The brakes suck just as bad as the ones on your 1440.
I'm sure it has a feeder reverser. If it is the stock electric one, it sucks.
The transmission will likely want to drift out of second gear. There are many fixes for it, but I simply changed out the oil to the hy-tran ultra and have had virtually no more drifting out of gear.
If it does'nt allready have it, invest in the feeder chain return roller setup. It will quiet down the feeder and you wont have to worry about the return rails on the feederhouse anymore.
The concave hanger on the right side is greatly improved over the 14xx series.
They're a fine machine. You'll really like the cab filter not being under the door, but it is now in a pita to get to for service spot.