Third combine pulled successfully

rockyridgefarm · Nov 6, 2022

I pulled this one 75 miles home today. Hitch seems to work really well. I still have one more to pull. I think I may retire after that one.

Phil9N3667 · Nov 6, 2022

Being nosy/curious, what kind of
highways do you run on and speeds do
you run? Any special things you do
with tires, etc?!

rockyridgefarm · Nov 6, 2022

(quoted from post at 15:37:56 11/06/22) Being nosy/curious, what kind of
highways do you run on and speeds do
you run? Any special things you do
with tires, etc?!

I can pull it up to 40mph and feel safe. I probably average 30mph. More then twice the speed the combine can drive. Today I was on hwy 20 in Illinois then 11 and 61 in Wisconsin. County roads both states. The county roads have less traffic, but the state roads have better shoulders. Township roads can be a bad place to meet someone. It pretty much follows like a shadow. Barring traffic, I could pull a 4400 to California. This one had a 4rw head on it, so I had to be careful of mailboxes and parked cars. The 4rn last weekend was way nicer to pull.

If I get one without a head, the gooseneck trailer is a better option. Opens up to more rules to follow though.

Bob Harvey · Nov 6, 2022

Maybe a silly question, but, what are you going to do with the units ?

rockyridgefarm · Nov 6, 2022

(quoted from post at 16:51:14 11/06/22) Maybe a silly question, but, what are you going to do with the units ?

First one spent its life outside with a family of coons using it as a latrine. I got the head for hauling it. It went to an Amishman that will use the engine for a power unit. The box will likely end up at a Mennonites place as a parts machine. This one is gonna harvest my corn with the first combines head.

Tree-Farmer · Nov 7, 2022

Can I ask for a close-up of that hitch? Of how you connected the hitch to the combine? Seems like a great idea!
Also, If I bought a working combine, would I need to disconnect the drive shaft to tow it?

rockyridgefarm · Nov 8, 2022

Yes, the final drives need to be disconnected. On a 4400, that is just two splined couplers with a roll pin. Drive out the roll pin and slide the couplers toward the center.

It works best if the combine comes with a head, otherwise the tongue weight is quite a bit. I had talked with a few people about it, and one told me he hauled a Deere 9600 this way. The hitch was quite a bit heavier and they used a semi tractor to do it.

Unfortunately this combine is either gonna need some patching or I will need to find another one. I got a couple rounds done and noticed an increasing trail of corn. Crawling under the combine, i found that the auger bed after the cylinder was rotten. Corn just pushed through. Replacement or patching looks like a real PITA.

showcrop · Nov 8, 2022

How are the brakes controlled?

rockyridgefarm · Nov 8, 2022

(quoted from post at 05:13:28 11/08/22)

How are the brakes controlled?

The brakes are controlled by the 10,000 lb vehicle in front

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