[doglover64]

Can anyone give me there opinion on a 1979 1460...the price is 7500 with (I think 4000) hours. Looks like a nice machine from the pictures, but I am not real familiar with capacity of this machine. That price includes a 24' rigid header. Thanks.

 

[Mudcreek183]

It all depends on how it was maintained I have seen a 1480 with over 8000 hour still going strong.If it was kept in the dry or left out has a lot to do with price .Did a ac repair. on a JD 9610 never kept in grain tank was rusted thru very bad shape for a combine 20 years newer then.It is park now but the 1480 is still in the field.

 

[doglover64]

It appears to be in good shape...do you know what the difference is between the 1460 and 1480 combines?

 

[sinapisalba]

That sounds about right. I'm asking $11,000 for mine but that includes a 25' Honeybee draper head, which is worth more than the combine itself.

 

[SWFarmService]

do you know what the difference is between the 1460 and 1480 combines?

1480 rides on a wider chassis, 1 more auger in the auger bed, larger diameter rotor, much larger concaves, larger feeder house, hydraulic pto clutch, I think there is a couple more things I am forgetting

 

[SWFarmService]

That sounds about right. I'm asking $11,000 for mine but that includes a 25' Honeybee draper head, which is worth more than the combine itself.

60 or an 80? I am always looking for good 80's with the serial in the area of 40,000 on the vin

 

[SWFarmService]

Can anyone give me there opinion on a 1979 1460...the price is 7500 with (I think 4000) hours. Looks like a nice machine from the pictures, but I am not real familiar with capacity of this machine. That price includes a 24' rigid header. Thanks.

good combine if maintained correctly, not large capacity but easy to maintain, if the header is an 810 witch I am thinking so sucks, if it is the same year as the combine with a small auger it is garbage, I have seen 25' 1010s bring under 1500$ in good shape, and would double that machines ability to get the job done.


it better be pretty nice for the price, I run 1480's and have bought good machines for as low as 3000$ with both heads, the highest priced one I have bought witch burned was the very last white cab with 2100 hrs on it with no head I paid 14,000$ for

 

[sinapisalba]

60 or an 80? I am always looking for good 80's with the serial in the area of 40,000 on the vin

****. It's a 60 and the vin is in the 32,000s

 

[doglover64]

I appreciate all the input and opinions on the 1460. It does have the 810 head...maybe I should do some more searching or find another head. Thank a bunch!

 

[2388h]

A 1010 header is nicer but I wouldn't call an 810 junk. We still run a 24' 810 on our 1470 and it works great. We have had it since it was new in 1982 and god knows how many bushels of wheat have gone through that thing. I think it has had at least 5 bottoms put in it maybe more. If the one your looking at is in good shape i wouldn't be scared. Looking at prices of used 1460's and 1470's around here I would say the price is good for a machine that isn't trashed. As for capacity the biggest limiting factor for the 14 series was the size of the sieves. A 1470 with the power turned up in 70 plus bushel wheat will overrun the sieves so you have to keep a close eye on the loss monitor. Down in the palouse where they are cutting 100 plus bushel wheat they installed a dam about 3 or 4 inches tall on the back of the top sieve to keep the crop in the machine. Probably not as much of a problem with a 1460 since it has the smaller 436 engine I believe was rated at 180 hp, 1470's had 466's rated at 210 hp, but a lot like ours are turned up to 260 hp. I ran a 1460 for several years and can't remember any breakdowns during harvest off the top of my head, the thing just ran. Anyway if you have any other questions about a 1460 just ask, we have been running a 14 series combine since they came out in 1977.

 

[doglover64]

Hey 2388h I sure do appreciate your comment on the 1460...I know that I am kind of stepping back in time by thinking about that late model of a combine, but with what you are saying helps me make my decision. I was a little worried about some not liking the 810 head, but everyone has there opinion. I am not one that has to run a machine at top speed to try to out do others. I am just looking for a machine that I can depend on. I have lots of help with family members during harvest so I think that I will be comfortable with the 1460. Also, have you ever ran a pickup header on your machines? I have some wheat that has a bunch of weeds coming, and have never ran a pickup head. Just thinking about that as an option. Any thoughts?

 

[MNfarmer85]

We have a 1460 that was built in 1981, can't remember what dad paid for it about 10 years ago but it was towards the top of the range, but it had several upgrades done to it by the previous owner. It just does corn and soybeans currently and has around 5200 hours and still runs good. If you are good about going through it before starting harvest every year you can prevent most of the breakdowns, ours is very dependable and if something breaks its pretty minor. (Mostly its something on one of the heads, the combine itself is very good.) Replaced most of the belts a couple years ago because they had cracks, some would have broken by now but I got them before they did.


Not sure about an 810 head, ours came with an 820 (flex) head that was the same age as the combine. Used it for several years but finally got a 1020 head, the old one was just plain wore out. Between that and the aftermarket concaves it increased soybean capacity quite a bit.

 

[dirk33]

In my opinion the 1460 was the best combine that case ever made. We have been running them for aroun 30 years and love them. Once they get around that 4000 hours they start to get pretty worn. Our 1460 with 4000 we just use to strip parts off of it for our lower houred ones.

 

[361turbo]

ih made most of th 14s. Yeah realy good machines. My dad was green untill i got my first one. So simple and parts and upgrades are cheap n comon. For the time it was a nice cab and layout. X2 on preseason check up. I do all drive chains and if a belt looks even a lil tough replace it. Nicer to work on when its clean and on the yard. Just saw this is an old thread. Did you get it? If so how do you like it?