John Deere 105 combine in beans

tomstractorsandtoys · Oct 29, 2021

Here are some pics of bean harvest with out 105 diesel and a 13ft head. First time this machine ever cut soybeans as it came from North Dakota and only ever had a pickup header. We added the quik tach feederhouse for corn and for next year I have a 213 flex head. Best soybeans I ever had this year. The ones in the pic made 60 bu to the acre and were planted in June after a big crop of Triticale was harvested for silage. Tom

tomstractorsandtoys · Oct 29, 2021

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hoghollow · Oct 29, 2021

Back in the late 70s good friend of mine had a a 105. Did all of his and then ran it doing custom work until snow. I ran it some to help him out. All corn at that time. This was in southwest Wi They were a good machine back in their day.

casecollectorsc · Oct 29, 2021

Those made 60 bpa? I've had 50 bpa here in E SD but were taller and thicker than your pic...guess pictures can be deceiving.

fastfarmall · Oct 29, 2021

It was a dry years here in North Dakota where i live, and the soybeans and wheat were short, but our beans were loaded with pods, seems like they close together on the stem,so they can be decieving,our corn made between 4 and 202 bpa, in the same field!! My 105 has never cut beans either, but has threshed corn!!

tomstractorsandtoys · Oct 29, 2021

I would not have believed it if I had not ran them up the road and across the scales. Driving by the field I would have said 40 some bushels. I had early beans that went 77.8 bu across the scales. Tom

swindave · Oct 29, 2021

great pictures! i always liked those series of combines,
and a 105 diesel is a scarce combine in my area,
thanks for posting those pictures

Russ from MN · Oct 29, 2021

My dads last combine was a 105, I was impressed, it seemed pretty big after the smaller ones he had. He bought it at an auction in ND in about 1985. He sold the big farm in 77, but kept what he called his hobby farm, 80 acres, but only 30 tillable. It's where we built our cabin and have our tree farm, we planted to 30 open acres to trees.

Goose · Oct 29, 2021

I had a JD 105 once, only mine was a gas burner.

Combining wheat on a 100 degree day the thing would vapor lock. I cured it by mounting an electric fuel pump under the gas tank.

SVcummins · Oct 30, 2021

It came from wheat county with this big ol mud hogs on it ? Combines here always had diamond tread up i until these last mega machines anyway

coonie minnie · Oct 30, 2021

Very, very nice, Tom. Hope you keep the dust out of the cab!

caterpillar guy · Oct 30, 2021

Why such a small head on it. I worked for a guy that had a 20 foot on a 105 30 years ago. Worked fine in 40-50 bushel beans. Would run right with his L gleaner or his later 8820.

8850dave · Oct 30, 2021

Years ago I always thought i wanted to find a JD 105 diesel with the Hydraulic drive kinda was my dream for many years

fixerupper · Oct 30, 2021

The last year I used the 105 I had a 20foot head on it. The head did a better job of cutting because I was forced to slow down and the combine handled it just fine. The biggest grain platform available for the 105 was a 22 footer.

tomstractorsandtoys · Oct 30, 2021

We grow rye for seed and rye makes a huge amount of straw so 13ft head is enough for the 105. The little head is nicer to get around with and we do not cut lots of acres anymore. Tom

big tee · Oct 30, 2021

Tom--Thanks for the memories! When I got of the Navy my Dad had traded the 45 for the 105 EB--What a difference! It did not have the quick change heads and did not have a floating sickle--was a challenge to shave beans without pushing dirt. We put a Hiniker bar on it and thought--Wow--It don't get any better than this!--Thanks again---Tee

My Dad and Me

jddrawbar · Oct 30, 2021

Thanks for posting Tom, I always thought the 55 was about as good as it could get and then came the 95 & 105....WOW! After storms would put the rice down, they were the only machines that could pick it up without plugging the cylinder.

Tony in SD · Oct 30, 2021

Dad was talked into working harvest for a BTO in the 60s. Dads reluctance was what about his own harvest. The BTO said he would combine dads crops when it was time too. I remember 3 brand new cables 105s JD combines and 3 brand new grain trucks showed up. I think that was the fastest we ever got harvest done. I was about 12 years old then. One of the operators did not show up one day, So dad put me on one of the 105. The BTO was worried about me being too young to operate the combine. Dad told him he had nothing to worry about. As the 3 combines entered a new field, the other 2 started to combine the closest windrows. I went to the far up wind side of the field. Because I didnt want to eat the dirt from the other 2 combines.

55 50 Ron · Oct 30, 2021

What is your area ??

GermantownGreen · Oct 30, 2021

I grew up on a gas 95 corn special. 1967 model.
Father in law has a 68' same machine, has your throat, 443 corn head, but the 4400 bean head.
It will float, to a point. Has rice tires on it.
On my Dad's, we had Machine shop extend the back axle, it was a different machine in mud Milo after that. Way better.
My oldest, Bailey, 16, is helping clean up after corn this year.

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