Combines Cornhead

[Boyblue]

Thank you Bubs

 

[red_ryder]

Horizon West has a 12 row 30" head that was used for one season. 308-635-3727 as for Kenny.

 

[Redhotnrolli_n]

I use a 900 myself. They were built with aluminum stalk rolls, and had failures mostly because they'd break at the spiral cone, and_or the rivets would egg out the holes. Replacements were steel as they should have been from day one. On heads of the 8-900 type, the snoots may be thin by now and new gather chains, upper and lower sprockets, stripper plates and a full knife set may be in order. I like the old 900 just fine. The 1000 series uses what some call a waterpump style stalk roll support bearing for those who don't know what a grease gun is. The 8-900 have zerks, altho some guys retro'd theirs to the new style sealed bearing. If greased regularly, those bronze bushing type bearings in the old style heads will run a long time before replacement is needed. Check for wear carefully. Don't buy the head twice!

 

[redhat]

The 900_1000 series gearboxes are more reliable than the 800's and the gathering chain sprockets are fitted on a tapered shaft with a key. Much better than the 800's were with the roll pin on the straight shaft.

 

[gms]

I found a 883 but they say it needs every other knife replaced and maybe the chains but by the lookes of it on the computer the tin and auger look good for 2000.00 can rebuid it I thinkIJ