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Simple to self maintain picker

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Harold H

11-20-2004 14:44:07




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In my opinion, the 416/422 was the last two row that was of a design that was simple for the owner operator to self maintain thus making it the best two row machine ever for the owner/operator/selfmaintainer. Everything was simple mechanical and straight forward where you could get to it. The 212/220 214A/220A were also simple but the 4xx series had a number of improvements over the 2xx series. The 616/622 was a higher capacity machine but it was much more complicated with either it's variable speed belt drive assembly or it's hydrostatic drive, both which required more maintenance than the straight gear drive on the 416/422 and earlier models, and all it's electric clutches which also could be maintenance prone, plus lots of other "monkey motion". For someone who didn't need super capacity, they could get everything they need or wanted on a 416/422 or 414/420; gas, LPG, or diesel engine (diesel was only optional on 416/422), cab, header control, basket extension, high lift, basket compactor, either as an option or standard and depend on lots of troublefree clean picking.

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jess in ca

11-20-2004 22:02:38




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 Re: Simple to self maintain picker in reply to Harold H, 11-20-2004 14:44:07  
harold i agree with your opinion about the 422 and older machines. as far is maintenance and operation goes, if a person was mechaniclly
inclined and had some savy about pickers you could get a lot of cotton picked with few breakdowns, I was talking with a old friend today about the 220 days, greasing those bars at the end of the day after the dew comes in because when everything is warm they take grease better, getting grease up to your elbows working on heads, it makes a long day out of it but
sometimes you can start picking earlier by doing it.i never owned a 422 but i picked with a good friend once that had one, so i got some time in on his.i dont know anything about the 622 models,
my friends that used them had different opinions about them but the most was good but harder to work on, most gripes came from the early belt drive models. jess in ca

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