Deere 6620 Titan II sidehill - will a JD 443 corn head work?

andy r · Sep 24, 2016

I have an opportunity to buy a John Deere 6620 Titan II sidehill. Currently plant with an 8 row planter. This 6620 Titan II has been operated with an 8 row corn head, but understand it is extremely hard on the king pin where the head turns up front on the combine throat. In fact this king pin has been broken and replaced. Safety seems to be an issue with me. Owner told me he was under the head 15 minutes before it broke sitting in the driveway. I guess I could use a 6 row corn head, but there would be matching up concerns. What about running my John Deere 443 head for a few years? Do the side hill components on each side make the machine any wider than a regular John Deere 6620 that I know will operate with a Deere 443? Thanks for your ideas.

JD Seller · Sep 24, 2016

The base machine is too wide for a JD 443. Even with narrow dished wheels you would run over corn. A JD 444 just barely covered the tires. Use a six row narrow and if you want just pick from the open side of a land and pick four rows.

I would NEVER put an eight row corn head on a JD 6620 side hill. They were never and eight row machine. I would not only be worried about the front header pivot but the side hill final drives are not made for that weight. I never recommend a bin extension fore the same reasons.

If your ground is flat than just find a level land combine and pass on the side hill.

thartiga · Sep 25, 2016

We run a 443 with a yellow top 6620. Need to put the ladder up or it hits corn. No other issues.

JD Seller · Sep 25, 2016

thartiga He is talking about a JD 6620 SIDEHILL. They are wider than a JD 6620 level land machine.

Deere 6620 Titan II sidehill - will a JD 443 corn head work?

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