Gehl choppers

Brown Swiss · Sep 10, 2017

What is the difference between a 600, 700, and an 800 chopper? All parts seem to interchange as per serial number breaks! Did they just speed up the cutter head on the 800s to give it more capacity?

JMS/.MN · Sep 10, 2017

I had a CB 600, but I think the 700 and 800 were smaller capacity...I think the 700 was a 1 row. CB 600 was replaced by maybe a 1080? I"m sure the 1000 was smaller. But, it"s been many years. last time I chopped with the CB 600 was 2001. Many parts might interchange, but be aware that Gehl often had odd sized shafts and bearings, like 1 1/16, while others would be 1 or 1 1/8. Gehl liked to be proprietory with their parts.

Brown Swiss · Sep 11, 2017

Ya found out about the odd sizes the hard way! LOL Was looking for a 900 NH but my neighbor quit farming and offered his 800 with both heads cheap so I took the 800. Needed new bushings in the feed rolls and when go it apart the shaft was so worn it wasn't worth saving them. Went to a junk yard and got different ones and the equalizer arms plus a set of good knives and shear bar plus a few other parts for 75 dollars, was a good buy I thought. Had to order the bushings online and waiting for them to get here, so not to bad of a deal. There are lots of them choppers in my area so not hard to find parts.

Gehl choppers

Brown Swiss

Well-known Member

JMS/.MN

Well-known Member

Brown Swiss

Well-known Member

Similar threads