Combines 8820 and 1243IJ

[mit9750]

cold,huhIJIJ -12 here in south dakota. we call it, "kinda chilly" lol as for your 8820, i would think about going with a set of duals. say 18.4.42. seems to me 30.5's would squash pretty good w_ the weight of the 1243, but maybe i'm wrong. you would like the way it would handle w_ the duals though. unles cost is an issue that is. my opinion and it cost ya nothing,,,good-luck mit9750

 

[beanhead]

The 8820 is still my dream combine, but your question does not have any easy answer. Six rows of corn are not enuf material to properly run and set cleaning shoe. You can run 6 mph most of time to get the necessary volume, but when slowing down, not enuf material on shoe and sample suffers. Don't know how important clean sample is to you. Second point is cleaning shoe related also. Titan II chaffer with lift out sections for sidehills was essential for 12 row operation. If your land is FlAT, then no problem. A friend had 8820 w_ 12row corn head for many years. Called it 'Grandma' because it outperformed and outlasted everything that came along. That combine was unique. It was 1982 model, yet had factory authorized Titan II shoe kit installed. 18.4x38 duals and 4WD. Pump adjusted a bit. Mud, hills, and 200 bu corn... it could take on all three at once and do it sucessfully. That combine was a legend! Hope I shed some light on your situation. 12 row needs 4 WD and Titan II, that's my 2 cents.

 

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THE 1982 MODEl 8820 COMBINE MAY NOT HAVE THE lARGEST DIA. HEADER lIFT CYlINDERS. THIS IS MUST TO lIFT THE APROX.8000 lBS. 1243 CORN HEADER. AlSO THIS COMBINE MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH THE CORRECT BAllAST IN THE REAR AXlE OF THE COMBINE. All OF THIS INFO IS IN THE 1243 CORN HEAD OPERATORS MANUAl. GOOD lUCK!

 

[Davedan]

Had a friend who ran a 82 model 8820 with 12 row, he put dual cylinders under the feeder house, I would imagine a cooler for the reverser feeder drive is a must like the 9000s, he also had wheel weights on the back end. He did have 30.5s but im not sure if they were 12 ply or more. Good luck.

 

[caribou]

About the 8820 II. Mine has the heavy lift cylinders, they were on the combine when I got it. I run Trelleborg tires, fit right on the 30.5 rims. Works well for what I want to do. Haven't had any trouble with reverser yet, I run Amsoil 75W-90 racing oil in reverser, change it every year. Seems to eliminate any trouble people had, checked into putting a cooler on; the ones from the maximizers fit as the reverser is the same. Cost is $1200 or so so is a bit of an issue. I don't push it too hard and seems to work fine.

 

[AJTIII]

I would be worried about all that weight on the throat. Watch out for cracking up by the pivot bearing housings. Would go to duals. I have an 8 row on my TII and it works great. If you plant straight you won't have too much of a problem. You don't want to break down the main casting pieces in the front of the machine. I wanted to go to a 930 head but was talked out of it by my JD service manager because I didn't have contour master or duals. Just my 2cts. let us know what you do.