Combines CNH 2200 series Corn Head

So what did you have to do to the head to stop the boiling up problemsIJ

Cut the reverse auger flights off, welded new ones on correctly, installed the newer bish like adapter to raise floor, installed the double stripper in the floor. Fixed Accusteer STX, by trading for ole JD. Sure like the way my MF and IHC 983 pull the stalks and ears down, way lot less field loss with those two old timers than this latest CNH product.

Ok, it does seem odd that no one else must agree with me. My local service manager agreed that our job looks like the old Gleaner, JD job, Stalks pretty much intack, Alot that still have the ear and shuck still standing. Just kind of snagged ear of the plant. Traveling slow compared to most of you big boys, 3-3.5mph. How come when I put the factory pair of knife rolls I do not see that row chewed up, That row is not noticeably different. Makes me wonder it the roll timing could be off. Never had any gearbox problems, but maybe there off time. I doubt it, but just a thought. The non knife rolls just intermesh each other. The knife rolls probably 5_8 to 3_4" from being timed together. Does that sound right. I put the knife rolls together to the drive tube with Front Right on right hand side roll shaft, Front left on left hand shaft of rolls.

I hope there is something off i really don't want to spend that kinda money on a corn head and have a field looking like a John deere went threw it I like the nice clean cut look lol

Find a good CIH product,not cnh,(1000 series cornheads).Nothing will cut like these except for g-hoff which are about 50-60% more $$$ than a good used CIH head. I've had mine 9 years(700-800ac_yr) and will still cut better than a brand new deere. I did take the knives off 2yrs ago to sharpen and reverse them and then properly space them. I hope the frame and gearboxes hold up as I will rebuild this head as often as possible as I dread the the thought of having to aquire a 2200 cob removing machine and to look at half mangled cornstalks all winter! It's amazing the junk alot of people will buy just to have something new in the yard to wow the neighbors! PS Maybe McCormick should buy the patents for 1000 series cornheads,there doing a good job with alot of other Case-Ih products. I'd bet they would sell!

lOl.....Good post I just don't understand why case's newer heads would change away from the 1000 series..... Ive heard alot of people ask why the case's can shell corn later at night and how come the field looks different id feel kinda funny spending that amount of cash for a corn head and then get questioned Does everyone's 2200 series do thisIJ Just curious or what do you think of the job it doesIJ

Our 2200 head cuts the stocks up. I had a 900 head before and the 2200 does just as good of job . Our 900 would wear the front 2 inches of the knives down to nothing. Our 2200 also does the same thing.

We have 4 eight row corn heads, only ran 3 combines at any one time. Have 983 IHC, MF 83, MF 1183, CNH 2208. By far the 2208 leaves the stalks in tack the most, it is the first one to just pluck the ears out of the shuck only, and leave the stalk standing. If you gear it up fast, it butt shells terrible in dry corn. Yes the head was purchased new several years ago, but we fought it the same then. Traded a good JD 894 for it, and trust me the ole man would like to have a JD893 in place of it. It is the only head that we loose whole ears, because they pluck the ears off in the very front portion of the rolls. like I said I went and put a pair of the factory knive rolls on the 2208, just to see if they would make the difference... not impressed.

The John Deere heads around here don't cut any of the stalk up at all.

We did not buy the 2208 to chop stalks that is why it was purchased w_o knife rolls, a deduction of about $2800-$3000 if I remember right, at least the JD does not just pluck the ears off and pluck them out infront of the deck plates thus loosing them to field loss.