Combines 2166

25' Chads

I agree with chads. I run a 20' on a 2366. In tough green stemmed beans its enough but a lot of times I wish for a 25 or even 30 footer. All depends on exactly what crop your cutting.

What bushel of beans to you raise a yearIJ We have 2 J.D. that we run 30's on and a 2166 that we started with a 25' and now went to a 30'. We only raise 30-45 bushel beans here in South Dakota but the 2166 handles the 30 footer just fine. We run alot of acres so we will cut green stemmed beans early in the year and the 30 is a little loud when they are real green but the 25 was not bad in real green beans, so I was wondering if you have high yielding beans or just do not have the combine set rightIJ

I run a 22.5' foot on mine seems to work preety good all around. I cut wheat and soybeans ,wheat 65-80 bu. beans 40-60 bu.

We have a real variety. Full season beans can run 70 bu. average, and some of the varieties can get waist high or better and then are terrible wet when we cut them. This year was real wet when the beans were growing and made a lot of stalk. I cut some this fall that I would guess the straw coming out the back of the machine was 50% moisture. These are the beans where 20' seems like enough. We also grow quite a few double crop beans after barley. These beans will grow about knee high, yield 40-50 bu. and tend to dry down much better. The double crop beans I could handle a 25 or 30 footer no problem, as it is I am routinley running 5 to 6 mph. Basicly as fast as I can go and do a clean job. A 25' head would really be a nice size for me, but the 20 footers paid for!

Some areas to check are drive chains...Rotor belts...Unload auger, check flighting thickness..these are some thinks to think of on any purchase of an AF....Jack

Nice combine what did you have beforeIJ Be interesting to see how you like the 25' head on the 2166 I have 20' on mine and an thinking of putting 25 on. What was the cost of the combine low hours. What was the cost of the flex head. Thanks Good luck

If the hours are correct it should be in decent shape. On the 16 series it was usually around 1,500 hours when the flighting and such had to be replaced. On our 2366 we started replacing augers around 1,000 hours. Also check the elephant ears on the front of the rotor for wear and cracks as well as the rubber bushings on the shaker drives. Another place we had problems with was the sheet metal at the top of the clean grain elevator. Take extra notice of the fountain auger in the grain tank, especially if it has the moisture sensor for the yirld monitor in it We ran a 25' 1020 on our 2366 with no problems in 50-60 bu beans. After frost had completely killed the stems it would have handled a 30'. The 21 has a little less hp but should handle a 25' as well.

WE RAN A 2166 FOR THE FIRST SEASON THIS YEAR, HAD A 1640 THERE WAS NO COMPARISION IN THE 2 MACHINES WE RAN A 1063 ON IT IN 230+CORN AND IT HANDlED IT WITH NO PROBlEM!!! YES I WOUlD SAY SO ON MY EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR HOPE THIS HElPS!! MERRY CHRISTMAS RED DOG

I know of several 2166s with 1083 cornheads on them. From appearance they seem to get along ok but don't set any speed records. We had a 2366 for 3 or 4 yrs , 1st year ran a 1063 then switched to a 1083 and didn't see much difference in how it handles the two heads. Usually could shell 200 bpa corn around 4mph. 23 has more hp and better hyds but I think they have the same seporating area as the 21s.