Combines 1460

Hello Vern, I don't know what Gleaner you are used to running but a 1460 is a real nice 6 row, 15 to 20 foot platform machine. I have found that when I am really interested in an unfamilar machine I am best to have a mechanic from the local dealership to have a look for me. It is really hard to wear a axial flow machine out if it is taken care of. If you know the owner I would not hesitate to ask him or her about it. If it has not been maintained or no records kept it is a real low dollar machine. I have owned a 1460 and with maintainence it was reliable as an almost a new one at 2500 hours. The engines on these machines are quite good and be sure to have electric over hydralic header control. I wish you luck and don't be afraid to spend a little money for an inquiry before you have to spend a lot on repairs. In other words treat the combine like buying a horse. "open it's mouth and check it's teeth, tickle it's belly to see if it will kick, and ask the owner if his wife would ride it."

I assume you are going to Meinhardts sale at Wamego.I just bought a 1420 so am new to IH Rotary combines but know several people with 1460's and they never had anything bad to say about them.They have a good reputation.Meinhardts have a nice 1460 at their Herrington,KS store.Has a 820 and 1020 17.5 headers.I wish I could go to the sale but would have to burn a day's vacation from my job.I'd like to see the 800 IH planters sell.

I have owned a 1460 for three years now and I think it is the best combine in the world . It is very easy on grain and very gentle with pinto beans . There is update kits for almost any part of the machine and they are very easy to work on .

A 1460 will handle a 6RN corn head...20' bean head. Some think high hours is a problem, I feel that if the combine is clean looking outside and in you can always rebuilt or replace parts on a yearly basis to keep the machine up and running. If a 1460 has electro-hyd's it is easier to combine soybeans. Gorden's cover plates help with this machine also. Feel free to ask more questions to fit your crops. Jack.

Don't know what kind of crops you guys raise but i have a early 1660 and a late 1460 and run 22.5 1020 heads and would not be satisfied with less

let's see if this'll post this time. We run Gorden covers in our 2188. I pulled every other wire from concave 1 and the front 1_2 of concave 2. I run her w_out covers in corn and any variation of them in other crops. Used all 3 covers in milo several years ago. Dad thot it was almost too clean. Use all 3 in wheat too. Best wheat samples i've ever seen too. Used only the front cover in last year's soybeans. The draw back to these covers is that crazy anchor bolt way too far right on each plate. Course that may not be as huge a problem on a 60 as it is on an 80 or 88.

Check impeller blade and wear pads, check cleaning fan bats for cracks. I had one blow up and it wasn't a pretty deal. While checking impeller blades through the front cover on the rotor check the vanes for wear or if they're bent over. That's probably the first things to look at. Elevator drive and chains, auger flighting, feeder chain, rasp bars, seperater bars, concaves, seperator grates, beater or chopper, straw spreader bearings...........where do you stopIJ Good luck. I ran a 1460 to 5000 hours and it had a lot of life left in it.

A 1460 is perfectly matched to a 6-30 cornhead and a 20' grainhead. 1460 is a simple machine.

We made the same switch this year, but to a 1660. You ask about header size. We have a 25 foot 1010 on our 1660 and this summer we did: Wheat 4+ mph in 50 bpa wheat cutting at normal heights. 3-3.5 in 60 bpa wheat cut flat on the ground. Oats 3.5 to 4 in 60 bpa oats cut right on the ground Hope that helps.

We made the same switch to a 1460. The best thing to do would be to have someone familiar with the machine to go over the thing with you. If that isn't an option; your wear parts to check would be the feeder house chain, feeder house pan, impellers (elephant ears),concaves, cylinder bars - check for wear and damage, auger flighting _ tubes. If you can start it up, check that all controls work because of possible wire damage from rodents. Basically, what I did, I got a parts catalog from Shoops and looked at what parts they sold because those are the most common wear parts and did a "worst-case-scenario" of the cost of replacement if it became necessary. Most CASE IH dealers offer a combine check-up program. If you aren't comfortable with the do-it-yourself approach, this might be a reasonable cost-effective option.