Combines Thoughts on 643 corn headIJ

[guru]

we brought a 643 new in 1978 and it is still running today not with us but we see it often and the owner is still pleased with it we done a gearbox or two and put a new floor in it but considering what area we done with it i can honestly say we owe it more than it owes us... hopes urs treats has well has ours treated us

 

[VAfarmboy]

We used to run an Oliver combine, and the cornhead was always a problem. When we got a John Deere back in the late 70s, we were amazed at how well the cornhead performed even in patches of johnsongrass and fall panicum, that used to be a big agrivation with the Oliver. My cousin has a Massey Combine, and the cornhead on that thing does not compare to the deere.

 

[VAfarmboy]

We used to run a White Oliver combine, and the cornhead was always wrapping. When we gog the JD 4400 back in the late 70s, we were amazed at how well the cornhead performed even in patches of johnsongrass and fall panicum, that used to be a big agrivation with the Oliver. My cousin has a Massey Fergeson, and the cornhead on that thing doesn not ompare to the deere. I think the biggest difference is the design of the rolls.