Combines 860 poor capacityIJ

[Guy_C]

A 7700 would be more comparable to a 750,for sure not a 860.

 

[RobM]

I would like to think so myself, but ours seemed to be lacking. we replaced the rasp bars and paddles, but didn't seem to help. I liked the Massey very well other than this and it liked to get hot alot. We got the John Deere for a quick fix because the 860 burnt up. There are several things I don't like about the John Deere, but I have to admit it has a lot of capacity. We are currently running a six row head in 150_acre corn at 5mph and it takes it easy.

 

[MF760]

The V8 getting hot is exactly the reason were looking for a different combine. I'm a young man but watching that heat guage hoping the f@n$ing Murphy doesn't kick in takes years off your life.

 

[Rockpicker]

My neighbor used to run a 7700 and a 760 together and we also had a 760. The 7700 would outcut the 760. A combine that compares more favorably to the 860 in terms of comfort and other things is the 8820.

 

[hv_user]

If you can't keep it from getting hot there is something wrong. I had 760 silver cab running in steep hills 105 to 110 degrees for years.If it got hot there was always a reason.

 

[Deerebines]

Something must have been wrong with that 860. The one we used to have only had a 6 banger in it and in good wheat the shortage of hp was about the only thing that would keep it from keeping pace with my 9600. It was amazing how close behind that massey would stay and not throw it over. Comparing an 860 to a 7700 is way off base.

 

[RobM]

Thanks for the comments, the reason it got hot was the radiator was hard to keep from getting plugged. It was fine in every crop but soybeans. A radiator shop told us they didn't make the fins far enough apart. The 860 would cut wheat real good, plenty of capacity, did ok in corn. It may have went faster in soybeans, but seemed like it would growl and thump so we didn't push it too hard. I think they had the 8820's beat when it comes to cab and controls.

 

[Sidewinder]

I currently own a 760 grey cab v8 and a 7720 and the deere will never outrun that massey. in sticky mud they are about equal because the massey tops out the hydro in 3rd gear in 4wd at about 4mph. The only thing we did to the 760 was put in an airfoil chaffer from harvest services and got rid of the 3 seive b_s. also had a 7700 and 750 red cab with 372.. usually in 25' wheat or oats swathes it was 760 @ 4-5 mph, 7720 and 7700 @ 3-3.5 mph, and 750 @ 2-2.5. The only time the deers outran the masseys was down the road, Ed

 

[sidewinder]

I should also mention i check behind the combines with a 9 ft. sq sheet of tin and behind the massey's its hard to count over 10-15 kernals of wheat or oats on there... With the 7720 sometimes you just have to look the other way *grin*, Ed

 

[dav11]

we had a 760 red cab with V-8 hydro, bought it used and we had heating problems with it, but the way we fixed it was took the raditator out and had it cleaned and put the usual new tape and gasket on that rotary intake drum behind cab-- that tape doesnt last long anyway- i think there was a better way to put that together but anywayafter we had raditator cleaned it worked perfect-- lot of power- traded for 860 with 6 cylinder-- theres no way 860 could do as much as 760 with V-8, somethings not right if you have heating problem with V-8.