Combines where too find 8820

[jd9750]

Fearthedeere go pickup the September issue of The Farm Journal and turn to page 40.A guy named Jim Henning put together a 600 bushel grain cart based on a 1973 JD 7700.It talks about how good the flotation is and ow little compaction there is.In the last paragragh of the story he said that if he were going tp put together another grain cart it would be based on a JD 8820 and it would be 1,000 bushel grain cart.But to answer your question isn t there a place out in Kansas which has old salvagable combines.

 

[ndfarmne]

There are quite a few salvage yards in the upper midwest. There is also Abilene Machine in Kansas. I don't have a number but I can find it if you want it. There are also salvage yards in both Dakotas and in Minnesota, and those are just the ones I can think of right now.

 

[stretch]

If you are looking for a salvage combine here are some places to try Abilene machine Abilene Ks 1-800-255-0337, or Jack Boyle Vermillion Ks 1-785-382-6848 or 1-785-6857 or Mikes Equiptment at Buhler Ks 1-800-543-2535. Good luck Sounds like a terrific project, let us know how it turns out. Stretch

 

[deerelover]

Thanks guys for all the info .. ! That is where we got the idea from in the Farm Journal.. I think it would be a awesome way too handle grain .. thanks again

 

[greenstrat]

If I were you, I would look for a much better way to build something you might not wreck due to overstressing the framework (really easy to do when you start blindly carrying around 65,000 or so pounds on four dinky tires hooked to a frame designed by a shade tree engineer). I don't care if the guy in farm journal said it was cool or not, you will sink untold hours into a jobber project of gargantuan proportions with no real ending. Think about it, they already make good auger wagons, and tractors. Worst case scenario I can think of is the thing might let you down with a load and hurt you or someone you love. You want to have that in the back of your mindIJ Building stuff is a serious business that all farmers think they can easily accomplish. Be careful, have a safe harvest. GS

 

[Farm_Kid2]

Have you considered using the old Case 4wd's that steered (not articulated) to make a grain haulerIJ There was a guy in Kansas making them, or at least he made one or two of them. Seems like they hauled about 1000 bu and really unloaded fast. With the tractor you probably have the final drives and frame to carry that much weight.

 

[Combine_Wizard]

I have also read these posts. I see nothing wrong with using a junk combine for such a project, but I must agree that it seems extremely haphazard to put that much weight on ANY combines' chassis and final drives. I read one time where a farmer had taken an 8820 and extended its bin capacity to some 400 bushels. I can't remember if that was an exact amount. It was only about 20 years ago. The combine had to be beefed up in key structural points. Whatever amount the bin held was just about all the even suped-up machine could handle without sustaining damage. My suggestion is to do as someone else suggested and use a tractor, since I think SAFE capacity would be limited to 400 bushels.