NH 975 combine

Mitchy16

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hey guys. i have a chance to pick up a NH 975 for basically scrap price. its never done much work and has been stored inside. it hasnt run in about 15 years though. i cant seem to find a whole lot of information about them. does anyone know if the heads from the 985/995 or the 1400/1500 will interchange etc. forgive me as im fairly new to this side of farming. thanks in advance.
 
Yes the heads will interchange.I had a 975 and the heads fit on my TR70 too.The 975 and TR70 were not very good combines for me.The 975 that I had had lots of bearing issues. The happiest day I had with the tr70 was when I hauled it in for scrap.Not saying every one is like mine. I bought a 1460 IH and its been a great machine. If I remember right the new holland corn head was a 962 4 row wide and the bean head was 960 13.6 ft wide.
 
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. For the amount I?m going to use it, maybe 30-50 acres per year max, I think it will work good for me
 
If you are just paying scrap price you should be able to get your money back. The 4 row head made the back of the combine kinda light going down a steep hill with the bin full.Other then that it handled it just fine. Good luck!
 
Parts would be an issue around here. There are ZERO NH combines here of that age. There are newer twin rotors but not too many of them either.
 
I ran a 970 back in the day (in Eastern Montana) and we also had a lot of bearing issues. Most are double-row ball bearings in self-aligning housings, and they're all metric (I believe ours was built in Belgium). After replacing a bunch of them and keeping them all greased meticulously we got decent use out of it. It turned out a decent sample and would go through 90 bushel barley slow and steady with a 23 foot header. Ran a Ford 300-6 and burned about half the fuel what the 302 V8's ran. It would run alongside the Massey 760 the neighbor had (which was the new big dog at the time if I recall). Parts were not cheap then (late 70's, early 80's) so you may need a parts machine. Just don't expect to salvage bearings... they usually came out with a blue wrench or not at all.

For a few acres and at a cheap price, I'd go with it. It'll mostly depend on whether the machine has been treated well, and if it's still around it probably has. I recall the 975 being the newer model (possibly US-built) and the 1400 being the follow-on to it (but memory could have faded in that many years...)

Ken in AZ
 
My dad had a 975 back in the early 70's. In fact some of my earliest memories are riding with him in it. He and uncle didn't keep it long, and there are very few good memories of it from the older generation.

Lots of metric bolts and bearings, as well as failed bearings were common issues. Remember metric was not as common then as now.

Parts availability would be a big, big challenge today.

I'd suggest something else.
 
There are a lot of them sitting in the fence line or bush around here. (Edmonton AB) Some of them are likely the larger 985. Must have been a good dealer years ago. NH sells lots of combines in this area due to good dealer in the area.
 
Only late production 975's had the quick-tach feederhouse. Heads for early ones will interchange with 985/995 that are also early/non-quick-tach. Late ones used the 960 grain head and 962 corn head; these were also used on late 985/995's, 1400/1500's, and TR70's. 975's could have a 240 c.i. or 300 c.i. Ford 6-cylinder engine.
 
Thanks fordfarmer. Like I said earlier I?m new to some of this so forgive me if this sounds like a dumb question, but how can I tell if it?s a quick tach or not?
 
If its quick attach the feeder house is not part of the head. Quick attach the feeder house stays with the combine.You just drive up to the head lower the feeder house drive into it and raise it up. Two clamps on the bottom, two bolts up top and put the double chain on to run the head.
 

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