Combines R72 with new motor

If you could come up with pic's to post i think alot of people here would like to see them.. What do think it cost to do thisIJ

Dad picked the R72 up for 8500 and the engine we took out of our peterbuilt that had rolled. So the actual cost i am not sure about, so i will have to sit down and figue it all out. I wanted dad to drop a C16 in there, but he said that would be silly. I will try to get pics. All three machines are sitting around the 430 mark in hp so it is very nice to have the extra power.

I'd sure like to see some pictures too. What did you do for cooling and did you use an air-to-air aftercoolerIJ What HP was the C12 set atIJ I have a C12 in one of my tractors and it is a very impressive engine to say the least! About all I can say about using it on an R72 is: the main drive belt should probably have one more rib ;-) Ed in Montana

The rad we had built by our local rad shop, we also used the air to air off the truck. The C12 is rated 430 up to 445 hp. We have not had any trouble with the main belt yet, but it is still early in the season and we are not pushing the old girl hard We had the machine dynoed and it is sitting right around the 428-431 hp. My two machines i had them turned up to 430 last season and they are just monsters.

You must not run much through those machines because if you run in 200 bushel corn or tough beans you will twist off the upper feed shaft or shred the rotor belt. We had our 2001 R72 set to 400 hp and did both the first two days. The Gleaner is a decent machine, but the motor is the least of its problems compared to weak shafts and underbelted pulley drives. The real shocker will be when the old kitty blows and you get the repair bill from cat compared to the one from Cummins. If Gleaner puts a Cat motor in their machine it will complete my switch to an entirely green shed.

It's stories like this one that make me respect Agco guys for real. You never see a post on the John Deere pages saying "I just got done putting an 855 Cummings in my 8820." I am only hoping that you put a straight pipe on the Combine. RightIJ Will

We have not had any problem last yr or this yr. My dad ran a 79 N6 with a l10 in it for 3-4 yrs no problems. We have 2 42 foot hb on my two machines as well a 30 foot flex head and 12 row 30 inch corn head and a pickup head, my dad runs a 36 foot hb head as well as a pickup head. When we cut for our customers some of them lay down two 30 foot swathes, that we pick up. When we are going speed is NOT an issue we don't push the machines hard we stay right were the sweet zone is, we like to save all the grain we can for our selfs and our customers. The added horse power is nice to have but we do not abuse it. Yes we have staight pipes on all three. As for fixing the engines we have had great luck with our cats. We have 2 C16 in our highway pete's and 2 C15 in our tandoms, we have always owned cat engines, and our dealer has always treated well.

I have an 8010 Allis tractor FWA_PS with water in oil. I don't know how long it has run that way and what the damage will total. If I need to re-engine, what Cat motor would you recommend for that applicationIJ I would like the technology of the 3126, but that's just too big an engine for this tractor. Present engine is the Allis 301, set at 107 pto hp. Would like a six-cylinder with brake hp around 140-150 to give me 120-130 pto hp.

Can't say these things can handle a 400hp engine for long but if it is feed nice it would make a big difference. With the way we have these things set up now the feeder is begining to be limiting factor again on the 330 hp machine and sometimes on the 285hp machines. Makes plenty of difference in various crops. I would rather see them streamline feeder like we've done to some rather than up the HP.