IHC 1420

fred goodrich · Oct 13, 2010

Will it handle a 6 row head?

IaGary · Oct 13, 2010

Don't think there is enough combine there to pick it up. It may with a helper cylinder and a bunch of rear weight.

It would probably handle the corn if you went slow enough.

Better check the book to see if they advise picking up a 6 row with the 1420.

1206SWMO · Oct 13, 2010

Look at the picture and see why you wouldnt want to try it.A 15 ft grain head and 4 row corn head did this to both sides of my 1420.They are built pretty weak.Every 1420 needs a final pulled off so that you can drive some tubing in the hollow axle housing to reinforce it.

I know a guy that tried a 6 row on a 1420 and he said dont even think about doing it.With a 4 row head I could only run 4-4.5 mph in dry 150 bushel corn.

jd-tom · Oct 13, 2010

Years ago (late 1980's) when I worked at the local Case-IH dealer there was a guy who ran a 6RN head on a 1420. It wouldn't hardly lift the head and he ran it at 3.5 MPH or less. And this was when the corn ran 120-150 bushels per acre.

IHMANKY · Oct 14, 2010

I wouldn't advise it, as the frame isn't much. Mine has a lead-filled front axle, and I won't think of it. Book calls for a 17.5 foot platform too... but I believe I will stick with my 15 ft 820... Besides, in good corn, you can run fast enough with 4rn to make up the extra two rows, I can't make a round in a fairly small field as it is with 4 rows, and that's with a hiniker hopper-topper..

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