Fordfarmer
Well-known Member
Wasn't looking for one, but ran across a 3RN corn head for my combine at an auction. Figured it might be a good thing to have this spring - it's still so wet here that no one has started doing any field work. Might get me in the field a couple days earlier than carrying the 6-row. (STILL lots of last year's corn standing around here) Only had to out-bid a scrapper to get it, so not a lot invested ($300), and only 20 miles from home. Knew it needed one gathering chain. Found out when loading it that it also needs an idler and tensioner for another gathering chain. Still doing OK on price, and not much labor to fix.
Put it on the combine today, and pulled some tin off to work on it. Found out a gathering chain drive is bad. May just be a $20 bearing, but those things are a royal PITA to fix. Now I'm debating fixing it, or parting it out. May offer it whole on craigslist, but figure it's worth more as parts - I'd keep a bunch for my other heads, sell some, and the rest would probably go to China. Get most of my $$ back, anyway.
Thing looks like a toy, when you're used to a 6RN, or even a 4RW.
Put it on the combine today, and pulled some tin off to work on it. Found out a gathering chain drive is bad. May just be a $20 bearing, but those things are a royal PITA to fix. Now I'm debating fixing it, or parting it out. May offer it whole on craigslist, but figure it's worth more as parts - I'd keep a bunch for my other heads, sell some, and the rest would probably go to China. Get most of my $$ back, anyway.
Thing looks like a toy, when you're used to a 6RN, or even a 4RW.