[maverick3006]

wondering what kind of hours people have put on a 9600 combine.

 

[greeniron]

Local custom cutter had 8,100 on the engine and 7,000 on the separator. Those are the most I have actually seen, but I am sure there are higher.

 

[Bundy Bear]

9600's were a very good combine. I have seen plenty still going with 6000+ seperator hours. Sure they don't have the capacity of todays combines, but I bet you won't see any of todays combines still running with 6000+ hours on them, no matter the color.

 

[dano]

I've heard of 10,000+ Engine
Most I've seen is 6000 but it's not like I'm looking for them.

 

[csfi]

I know a local custom cutter that has 9500 hours on the sep. Of course he also has a 9650 sts with 4500 hours on the sep. too.

 

[combiness]

There's actually quite a few older 9600's in the 8,000 to 9,000 hour range now. Those I have looked at, may not be spring chickens, but they are still far from the graveyard, too, provided they continue with all the good care that has put them there.

Long live the Maximizers!

 

[greeniron]

The ones I have seen in the 7,000-8,000 hour range are 93-95 models. Figuring in the cost of maintenance, that's still a pretty cheap combine to own.

 

[combiness]

Agree with you, 100 percent, on the cost of maintenance, Iron! too many people tend to look at an older combine and declare it's a money pit before even calculating cost of repairs for the newest and biggest.

 

[nbc]

We have about 4K hours on ours......the frame will give before 6K, but a great machine.

 

[dano]

Frame giving before 6k what??

 

[combiness]

It won't.

 

[5stateag]

I worked on a 93 that was a custom cutters. The machine had a few hours over 9800. Customer said that was the third new tach put on the machine so he didn't know the real hours he was guessing around 14K. HE said he had put the sheet metal above the concave in 4 times. I went out to the service call for a no start complaint. Guy had about 15psi cylinder pressure. The machine was done.

 

[greentech]

I wouldn't call that done unless the rest of the machine was shot. Throw a liner kit in and keep going.

 

[combiness]

I sure hope not!
When he said "the machine was done," I thought he meant his job servicing/repairing was done....as in completed/finished.
I sure did not take it to mean the combine was dead or totaled.

 

[dano]

I took it as she was "done" as in a lost cause,
but idk we need conformation on this!

 

[5stateag]

Think it was a lost cause but ya my job was done, he didn't want to put any more money into it. Last I know it is still setting in the field where it quit.