Will Anyone Collect The Larger Combines From 70's

It takes a semi with a combine trailer just to haul them and the amount of shed space they take up is unreal.

Can you imagine the room it would take for a 915-1460-1480 IH,L-3,N-5-6-7 Gleaner,750-760-850-860 MF,
7700-7720-8820 JD,9700-9720 White,TR-70,TR-85 NH,etc.

I cant picture very many people saving these combines and the ones that came after them.

I think the 1940's-50's-60's combines will be saved in far greater numbers than the ones from the 1970's on up.

I think those late 70s/earl 80s machines will live on because they have so few electronics they were the last generation of combines you could fix anything with a welder, wrench, and a multimeter.

I more long term danger will be those late 80's early 90's machines-what do you think some of those circuit boards are going to be costing in 20 years?

Funny to think about-can you imagine in 2030 some collector grabbing a 25 year old 465 Lexion or Deere 9860?

Back in 1981 we had one of muddiest wheat and bean harvests ever.Some combines rutted out over 2000 acres each that year.I had a couple of brothers combine beans for me.One had a RWA 7700 JD with 30.5x32 rice tires.The other had a RWA 4400 JD with a turbo and terra rice tires.They kept getting stuck and had to pull each other out time and time again.

They were only going to charge me $16 per acre.I gave them $20 per acre and told them both that they lost money.By 1984 both the 7700 and 4400 were totally worn out and got traded for 8820's.The one brother with the 4400 had to quit farming in 1987 while the other still is going strong with a 9600 and 9750 JD's.

Most of the larger 1970's and early 80's combines just got beat to death around here and very few have survived.

I am appalled to think that in another mere 15-20 years from now, our most awesome and beautiful combines like the Lexions, 50-60 series Deeres, 8010's and others, will surely suffer the same fate.

Do you have any pictures of yours?If I run across one I'll put a picture on here.

Just plain drives me crazy! Sure miss my old F2! :>)

Allan

Theres not a single 6600-7700 JD left here and hasnt been for years..Most were used until nothing was left.Theres still two yellow cab 7720's being used and one lone 8820.

I know of one 915 IH and its sat outdoors unused for years.The last 815 IH I knew about had the motor put in a pulling tractor 3 years ago.It was low hour but sat outside most of its life.Theres one lone 1460 IH still in use and it sits outside.The last 1480 IH left this area 3 years ago.

The last of the 750-760 Massey's recently disappeared.Very few 850-860 MF's were ever sold here.

There hasnt been an L Gleaner around here for many years and the last L2 is now gone.Theres a few scattered L3's around yet.Most N series Gleaners are in the junk yard but I do know of a N-5 and N-7 still in use.They have been repowered.

The TR-70 New Hollands are all gone and I havent seen a White in years.

The smaller combines of the 1970's and 80's are quite common yet and quite a few are still in use yet.Its real easy to find an F series Gleaner,4400-4420 JD,715 IH,etc.

You go out in central and western Kansas wheat country and you can still find the larger 1970's combines in use.Corn,soybeans,and mud werent kind to the larger 1970's combines in this area.