When I was a kid on our farm, we had a 400 case tractor just like yours except ours had a wide front end. The first Combine I ever drove was a 55. John Deer really enjoyed. The video brings back memories.
I had a 1969 model 45 with a complete history on it. 69 was the last year of the 45-105 series. The 3300-7700 series started in 1970. I had a pair of 3300’s for many years.
Man what a machine. Clean inside and out sounds great too. Wheat looks to be running 50 plus and standability too. I always look forward to your videos. If you find time the first week of November plow day at my farm. It will be all Oliver's tent food cold drinks and a great time with the buckeye Oliver club.
Dad had a '68 45. I think they stopped making them in '69. His had a aftermarket floating sickle bar (Love bar). I have video on my channel of that 45 in soybeans in 1996. There was a shield for that chopper belt that you are missing or maybe took it off with the chopper. For some reason, cabs on these seem to vary. Dad's had a factory cab but it did not have a opening window over the shifter console like yours does. The blower fan on the ceiling was also different. Almost never had a wheat on the farm, but did oats for hog feed and straw. Always was swathed and never strait cut. Things would never dry in our area enough for that or too much weeds/grass in it.
I have that shield but took it off when I took the chopper off. I have put the chopper back on but left the shield off-it’s a hassle to put on and to my mind makes it harder to deal with the chopper belt. I’m going to check out your Dad’s combine. Thanks for your comments.
We have a case 400 diesel. Looks just like that except obviously the engine. Power steering and remotes on the rear. And this is a mostly JD farm. But that case is one of the most comfortable tricycles I’ve run. Plenty of power. The only wonky thing is the shift pattern. But you get used to it. No worse than a 4020 with the telephone gear selector 😅
@@rogermiller7411 to be honest I don’t know. It was bought on a whim , and tried to research after but not much info out there. Is there a super and regular diesel ?
There are both diesel and Super diesel. The Super is worth quite a bit more - they didn’t make many. Even rarer is a Super 400 gas. Only ever saw one of those. I believe Case only made Super 400’s in 1957. Serial number is best way to tell.
Twelve years ago I decided that given the acreage I have (about 60 acres) I couldn’t afford modern equipment so I thought I would farm with equipment I grew up with in the 1950’s and 60’s. I’ve enjoyed the challenge of finding, repairing and using my equipment. It’s amazing to me how comparable my yields are to my modern farming neighbors. Of course if I was farming 6000 acres instead of 60 there’s no way I could use the equipment I have to cover the ground. But many of my modern farming neighbors like to come over for my plow day and other times to operate the equipment.
Great Roger as always!
When I was a kid on our farm, we had a 400 case tractor just like yours except ours had a wide front end. The first Combine I ever drove was a 55. John Deer really enjoyed. The video brings back memories.
Love it roger it’s really cool how you keep the old stuff running
Thanks!
I had a 1969 model 45 with a complete history on it. 69 was the last year of the 45-105 series. The 3300-7700 series started in 1970. I had a pair of 3300’s
for many years.
Thanks for the info. Mine is a 1967.
We had a 95 and a 105 Diesel when I was growing good combines in the day for sure
Another classic video Roger nice job
Overloaded the sieves if grain hit the fan . On any combine. Need to close down on the front.
I love it.
I owned a Couple 45 Combines Good Machine and Easy to Maintain
That's a 57 case 400 and it's beautiful beautiful
Man what a machine. Clean inside and out sounds great too. Wheat looks to be running 50 plus and standability too. I always look forward to your videos. If you find time the first week of November plow day at my farm. It will be all Oliver's tent food cold drinks and a great time with the buckeye Oliver club.
Love to come if available.
Wheat was 72 bu/acre. Handled it fine. No weeds.
@rogermiller7411 I will give a update when it gets closer. I am outside of Marysville Ohio. Would absolutely love to see the 77 there
Way to go Brother.
That's a nice one , my Grandpa bought a 45 round back in the mid 90s for me to run, that's what I learned to run soybeans with.
Dad had a '68 45. I think they stopped making them in '69. His had a aftermarket floating sickle bar (Love bar). I have video on my channel of that 45 in soybeans in 1996.
There was a shield for that chopper belt that you are missing or maybe took it off with the chopper. For some reason, cabs on these seem to vary. Dad's had a factory cab but it did not have a opening window over the shifter console like yours does. The blower fan on the ceiling was also different. Almost never had a wheat on the farm, but did oats for hog feed and straw. Always was swathed and never strait cut. Things would never dry in our area enough for that or too much weeds/grass in it.
I have that shield but took it off when I took the chopper off. I have put the chopper back on but left the shield off-it’s a hassle to put on and to my mind makes it harder to deal with the chopper belt. I’m going to check out your Dad’s combine. Thanks for your comments.
We have a case 400 diesel. Looks just like that except obviously the engine. Power steering and remotes on the rear. And this is a mostly JD farm. But that case is one of the most comfortable tricycles I’ve run. Plenty of power. The only wonky thing is the shift pattern. But you get used to it. No worse than a 4020 with the telephone gear selector 😅
Is yours a Super diesel?
@@rogermiller7411 to be honest I don’t know. It was bought on a whim , and tried to research after but not much info out there. Is there a super and regular diesel ?
There are both diesel and Super diesel. The Super is worth quite a bit more - they didn’t make many. Even rarer is a Super 400 gas. Only ever saw one of those. I believe Case only made Super 400’s in 1957. Serial number is best way to tell.
@@rogermiller7411 ok. I’ll check on that. Have me curious now. I’ll let you know what I find.
Roger, another great video. Why do you farm with antique equipment?
Twelve years ago I decided that given the acreage I have (about 60 acres) I couldn’t afford modern equipment so I thought I would farm with equipment I grew up with in the 1950’s and 60’s. I’ve enjoyed the challenge of finding, repairing and using my equipment.
It’s amazing to me how comparable my yields are to my modern farming neighbors. Of course if I was farming 6000 acres instead of 60 there’s no way I could use the equipment I have to cover the ground. But many of my modern farming neighbors like to come over for my plow day and other times to operate the equipment.
Nice video,
I had a JD 45 and JD 45 EB
Then moved upto a 3300.
Can you still get parts for them 45's?
They work good in Oats.
Seems like there are still a lot of 45’s around our area. Belts, bearings shouldn’t be a problem. Might buy a junker and park it in the woods.