I put 26 seasons through a 4400 just like that only 2 wheel drive. I loved that machine. Dependable and put out a good sample. Easy to work on too, I'd bet there's not a part on it that didn't have my fingerprints on it. Sold for more than I paid for it at my retirement sale. I was sad to see it go.
Nice looking machine! We had a '67 square back 45EB with a 3 row head and a Curtis cab, had all it could handle in 1st gear with the variable as slow as it could go! My how times have changed!
I farm in WNY and it seems like I've seen this combine around our area over the years....what part of WNY did you film it? It's in great shape and is so unique having 4wd. I learned how to combine on my father's 1979 4400 2wd combine...great machines!
That’s neat! I learned to drive combine on this 4400 in the video so we’ve got that in common! This was just south of Avon. Used to be owned by a farm in Phelps.
So what would be the limiting factor on these machines when you push them. Do they run out of power first, throw out the back, or overload the tailings? Our 9500 was always cracked kernel and grain elevator. If we went too quickly in good corn it could overwhelm the elevator.
We had one just like the combine in the video, 1973 flat screen diesel, but ours didn't have a mud hog. We ran it for 29 seasons. The clean grain elevator on ours would overload and slip the clutch in 200+ bushel corn, but it was not the combine's fault, we were trying to put twice as much corn as it was designed to handle through it. We just couldn't run it slow enough to take 4 rows of 200 bushel corn. The bin on these was only 100 bushels (with the factory extensions) so you were constantly unloading. These machines were designed in the 1960s when 80 bushel corn was a respectable yield and 100 bushels was considered a bumper crop. We finally replaced it with a 9450 but the dealer didn't want to give us hardly anything for the old 4400 on trade so we kept it as a wet ground combine for soybeans for the last 10 years that we farmed. It was still in the shed when dad and I retired in 2020 and I think it brought $5000 with both heads when everything was sold.
@@trevorn9381 That's a great story. Thanks for replying. We were also blessed with a crop once where our 9500, that didn't have any extensions, was full almost every 90-120 seconds. And of course we blew the unload auger in the middle of harvest. Great times.
@@tf7274 We had the same thing with the 9450 running a six row narrow head. We put a Mauer bin extension on it and could go a little longer before unloading. When we got the 9450 it was a big combine for this part of the country, now nobody even makes a combine that small anymore. Back in the 1970s the 4400 seemed like a monster compared to the 1965 Oliver 525 it replaced on our farm.
@tractorchasers Well the reason why I'm asking is because I work with a guy in Napoleon, Indiana, who sold that machine a long time ago, and he came into work this morning with a big smile on his face because he had found this video of that machine
@tractorchasers From what I been told, it went up on Bingham Auction 8 years ago in Indiana, it started out as a 2wd and he put the Mudd hog on it with two new rear tires
I've got a few hours under my belt shelling corn with the same setup. Still one of my favorites. Simple, easy to work on and reliable.
I put 26 seasons through a 4400 just like that only 2 wheel drive. I loved that machine. Dependable and put out a good sample. Easy to work on too, I'd bet there's not a part on it that didn't have my fingerprints on it. Sold for more than I paid for it at my retirement sale. I was sad to see it go.
That’s a great story. They definitely hold their value when taken care of!
We had a 2wd 4420 for one year, traded it for an 8820. Did enjoy they 4400 video!
You’ve had some great equipment choices!
Nice old combine 👍
great video! are those wide rows or 30"?
Nice looking machine! We had a '67 square back 45EB with a 3 row head and a Curtis cab, had all it could handle in 1st gear with the variable as slow as it could go! My how times have changed!
Sounds cool! Yes it’s amazing how much combines have improved over the years.
I farm in WNY and it seems like I've seen this combine around our area over the years....what part of WNY did you film it? It's in great shape and is so unique having 4wd. I learned how to combine on my father's 1979 4400 2wd combine...great machines!
That’s neat! I learned to drive combine on this 4400 in the video so we’ve got that in common! This was just south of Avon. Used to be owned by a farm in Phelps.
@@tractorchasers very interesting! I appreciate your response. That 4400 is a unique and well-kept machine.
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Nice video
So what would be the limiting factor on these machines when you push them. Do they run out of power first, throw out the back, or overload the tailings? Our 9500 was always cracked kernel and grain elevator. If we went too quickly in good corn it could overwhelm the elevator.
We had one just like the combine in the video, 1973 flat screen diesel, but ours didn't have a mud hog. We ran it for 29 seasons. The clean grain elevator on ours would overload and slip the clutch in 200+ bushel corn, but it was not the combine's fault, we were trying to put twice as much corn as it was designed to handle through it. We just couldn't run it slow enough to take 4 rows of 200 bushel corn. The bin on these was only 100 bushels (with the factory extensions) so you were constantly unloading.
These machines were designed in the 1960s when 80 bushel corn was a respectable yield and 100 bushels was considered a bumper crop. We finally replaced it with a 9450 but the dealer didn't want to give us hardly anything for the old 4400 on trade so we kept it as a wet ground combine for soybeans for the last 10 years that we farmed. It was still in the shed when dad and I retired in 2020 and I think it brought $5000 with both heads when everything was sold.
@@trevorn9381 That's a great story. Thanks for replying. We were also blessed with a crop once where our 9500, that didn't have any extensions, was full almost every 90-120 seconds. And of course we blew the unload auger in the middle of harvest. Great times.
@@tf7274 We had the same thing with the 9450 running a six row narrow head. We put a Mauer bin extension on it and could go a little longer before unloading. When we got the 9450 it was a big combine for this part of the country, now nobody even makes a combine that small anymore. Back in the 1970s the 4400 seemed like a monster compared to the 1965 Oliver 525 it replaced on our farm.
Amazing video!
Thank you!
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It looks bigger with the Mud Hog!
I agree. Makes it look tough.
You don’t see them in 4x4 much. I had one 2 wheel drive 30+ years ago
Oh cool! I should have known you years ago!
My father had one too Andy...I learned how to combine on it when I was 13. Loved that little machine.
Did that machine come out of Indiana
This has been in NY for a while but may have originally come from somewhere else. There aren’t any dealer stickers on it unfortunately.
@tractorchasers Well the reason why I'm asking is because I work with a guy in Napoleon, Indiana, who sold that machine a long time ago, and he came into work this morning with a big smile on his face because he had found this video of that machine
That’s awesome! Talked to the owner and he thinks he remembers hearing that it came from Indiana.
@tractorchasers From what I been told, it went up on Bingham Auction 8 years ago in Indiana, it started out as a 2wd and he put the Mudd hog on it with two new rear tires
@@codymulford6076any way I can get into contact with him? I’d love to find out if my combine in the one he sold!
Getting the work done without a huge loan payment.
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How long did it take to combine that field?
We run two combines so not long