Combines Dragging My 4400 With Grain Table Home

[SilverTurnedGreen]

Backing the rear wheels of your combine onto a two-wheeled "car-caddy" and towing it backwards would work well, if you can find one with a long enough reach and adequate strength. As a teenager, I worked for a small White dealership who didn't have a float large enough to load a combine. We hauled disabled machines this way as far as 20 to 25 miles. A slow process, but it got the job done!

 

[The_Red]

I eyeballed the operator's manual on the dimension page. The back end hangs out 5 feet over the rear axle give or take. That includes the chopper.

 

[greenmachine]

Too bad you cant take the head off and haul it seperately,would make things alot easier if it broke down. make sure u have brakes! the 4400's arent that great to start w_.. With the header off I would think their would be someplace you could hook a chain too and pull it w_ your truck, but then again u need good brakes on the 4400 for that. I would say a trailer would be the next easiest way.. Good luck on the move! Joe

 

[jp]

Just how scared are you of something happeningIJ If the thing runs good and the tires don't look they are going to blow I'd just treat it like a regular move. Have the flashers going, maybe even add a few more lights. Have a truck behind you with its flashers going and maybe even one in front of you.

 

[The_Red]

Thanks for the input jp. This poor beast hasn't seen a road since 1993 so I am a little concerned about reliability. The route has been mapped out. I will leave the grain table on for an "emergency brake". In 1993 this 4 mile route was mainly country. It is now pretty much developed with the exception of a couple of fields. If it breaks down, it will be a museum piece on a busy Indy street. I will have plenty of help when I move it.

 

[deerelover]

hey a friend of ours buys combines from Ted Everitt's and he drives them all the way down south and has no problems ! just GOTTA BE CAREFUl !!!