Machinery
Looking at possibly updating wagons from a 640 to a 1051 kinze. Will a John Deere 8420 be enough tractor to pull it?
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Something to think about: The most important part of combining is keeping the combine running non-stop. Not loading a semi in one dump. If a semi has to wait a few minutes it does not cost you money or efficiency. A combine not combining 5 to 15 minutes per hour costs you money and efficiency. Think about having two 625 bushel grain carts, can be pulled by JD 4640’s, far less compaction, and you c...
We ran an 8320 on our 1196 Brent. Worked just fine. Also had ILS which helped with front duals. Switched to a 1396, thought we needed the 8320R, for the heavier draw bar and brackets.
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Maybe not a big deal, but pulling it is one thing, power to turn the pto is another thing to think about. When I upgraded carts, the power it took to run a full auger was almost more of an issue than moving the cart around the field. The other factor is operator, a skilled operator can make an undersized tractor work long after your general run of the mill steering wheel holder has seriously scre...
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Curious about this also. We are going from a J&M 750 to a 1432 this fall and an 8420 is our largest tractor currently. It’s fully weighted but I’m still a bit nervous about some of our hills. Almost twice the cart as we had previously but we wanted to be able to fill a semi in one shot.
Yes we we pull a 1k with a 8430JD
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We did here in north Texas but we don’t ever have any mud to fight
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