Combines IH 1440

I'd prefer a 60 to a 40. Same basic machine but chasis a little heavier, more horse, larger grain tank. Not sure how either compares to 6600 but would expect they'd out do it handily. Much easier to work on too. I can bale behind my 2188 if i want to. Not sure on hours. If it's been kept up 2500 would at least be reasonable i'd think. I had 4500 on a 1480 and was still going.

This past winter I bought a 1440. From the homework I did, they are reliable. We have a couple dealers within 20 miles as red and green machines pretty well dominate the combine market in our area. The combine I purchased had 2200 hours. Since my background was Gleaner, maintenance and repair has been a bit of a challenge. Just completed beans and corn so another year should be much easier.

Just finished season with 1420, 3300 hrs. Machine had been well maintained, I only replaced one bearing in 75 hrs use soybeans and corn, very easy to get good sample compared to previous 715 IH machines. Have nieghbor previously ran 4400 traded to 1440 this season says much less work combining when you don't have to carry tool box. I believe IH much easier to work on and less to work on. Answer to straw question might be found earlier in this forum. OctoberIJ

If you are looking for a very clean 1440 I traded one in at Torrington Wy. If you are interested e-mail me and I can give you the number to contact and all the details of the machine..

Ray,i have a 1460 with 8197 hr. We harvest 2200 tonne of wheat,300 tonne of barly and 500 tonne of canola in a month.We try to drive it 22 hours a day.we find it relialbe and easy to work on. All THE BEST

i have two 1440s one with a spec. rotor and one standard rotor. The spec. rotor feels like a 1460 and doesnt rumble like the standard, also i have fuel turned up a little on stand. rotor machine which helps some. if you can find a cheap spec. rotor there well worth the money, key to harvesting bean is to have smooth flow of material without clumps going in.

Be sure to check out all of the threshing parts. This can take time but these parts can be costly to replace. Make sure elepahnt ears don't have sharp leading edges and the bars on the concaves are not worn down and rounded off. I'm not sure how to check the standard rotor rasp bars. Also check for other things like sharp augers and worn sprockets. And check the clean grain pan for rust holes