Combines New 8010 burnt in Il

I'm sure they got a long job ahead of them. Maybe even some panels were melted. I bet when it's done you won't even know it was in a fire and I bet no one local would buy it if they knew it was in a fire. But then again, some of the parts, depending on how hot the fire was might not have melted or done alot of damage to any of the important parts. The wiring will be a mess. Take care.

If it got that hot that the tires burnt as well then I would be a little concerned of metal fatigue. Basically, the whole combine well have to be put into to pieces and each part inspected so I would think it will take longer to rebuild then it would to build a brand new one at the factory.

I REBUIlT 3 JD COMBINES AND ANYTHING THAT WAS BlACK FROM SOOT WAS REPlACED. NEVER HAD A COMPlANT FROM THE CUSTOMER ON ANYTHING.TAKES SOMETHING lIKE 2-3 MONTHS TO REBUIlD EVERYTHING. I WONT DO IT AGAIN. DIRTY NASTY JOB.

can you say insuranceIJ junk the thing and get a new one.

That is the problem, he cannot get a new one as all were sold. Now add another in SW Ia. Toast on 9_24!

I rebuilt an R72 Gleaner this spring that had a fire that started in the cab and spread to the grain bin and down one side. It took me and 2 helpers over a month to rebuild. I have put over 400 hours on it this year and it has worked out very well. The only thing I can say is pick your projects carefully. I have rebuilt several wrecked Peterbuilts and there can be over 20K difference between "similar" wrecks. Fires do a lot of strange stuff. Flames will travel through a hydraulic hose and cause damage 20 feet away from the source. Enough time and money will fix anything, but if your insured I would sure take my time to call the fire department.

Cornchopper are you the guy that bought the one out at Pratt KS, just wondering how everything went with you on it if thats the machine. If thats the machine I bid on it too. Im glad its working out for you,but was wondering what was the ending cost you figure you have in it with the purchase price and repairs.

That was the machine. Gave $30,000 for the machine. Total parts bill came in just under $12,000. I should say that I found an extaordinary deal on a new cab. I bought three cabs from a sprayer manufacturer and sold two for a profit which saved me about nine grand on the whole project. I run a full time welding and machine shop so I was able to make or repair a lot of the damaged parts and had sources to buy hyrdaulic parts and bearings outside of the dealer network. I came as close to hitting the lottery as I will probably ever get with an almost new combine and cornhead for less than price of a new pick-up. As far as the end result, WOW!!!!!! My poor old R62 was a superbeast compared to the 9610 and 480 cat that I used to cut with, but it's not even close to this R72.