Interesting, years ago when i jump on 8900 White, its front size cant remember but it had wooden paddles instead of tin. Unfortunately it burn down in field.
It was good to finally meet you and monkey that day and having fun BSing with you guys, I think with a little TLC the old White should be a good one for you. Might be seeing you again very soon. Bandit
Sure sorry for losing it to the fire. Hope your able to find another machine for the his years crop. I told Ross I have a older F Gleaner your more than welcome to but I don’t think you would want something that small
You boys ever figure out what caused the fire on the other one? Might be able to save the short block on the burned motor and build up one from these parts.
Yeah, oil leak or seal blown there would do it' We had a turbo fire on one tractor, bird nest under there I didn't see. It was just smoldering when I saw the smoke.@@oliver770farmboy
That's a damn shame to have it happen to a good machine. Glad your field didn't burn! I do know of a guy that has many WHITE combines behind his hog barn located in Elmwood Illinois...
Could you combine the bean stubble into a windrow, sling it around with the tedder, then disc it under? I know its more work and time, but a possible solution to getting back after it?
That is what happened to our 8700 combining wheat. When we were combining beans dust was coming through the cracks and smoldering on the exhaust. We sealed them with expanding foam seamed to help. Still burned up later.
Doesn't make any difference the make model or color new or old they will all burn. Never had a machine burn so I don't know the feeling but I am sure it is kinda like being kicked in the stomach. My machines were always insured even if my house wasn't. It happens to everyone...
Sorry your combine burned. Fire is one of my biggest fears. I try to keep them pretty clean but it's tough in dusty beans. 7300 won't pick up your narrow row head? 704N or 706N? I currently have 9 white combines. But no 7300. If I wasn't 3 states away I'd let you use one or even a few of them. I got a cherry 8900 this past winter. Watched another rather nice one sell for 1,000 this past spring. There around but always so far away when you need them. Around here you can buy a Deere 6600/7700 for a few thousand maybe less. Problem with Deere combines is the corn heads are so expensive. At least around here they are. I've been looking for one for my 7721 pull type. It's possible to put white heads on Deere but it involves modify Deere's extra wide face plate or removing it and rigging something up. I use to run Gleaners. Gleaners nearly broke me. Life is too short for that sort of sadness. But you got to do what you have to do. Good luck
@@oliver770farmboysounds like some people need to mind their own business. Drink as much beer as you want when you want. 😂 after all you got a good reason to drink right now.
At least it did not happen on the road right in the middle of Seymour or bloomington wherever when u brought it back.bad it happend but better than it could have been
Any idea on what set it off? On the next one, I think I'd stay away from those with the motor next to the cab , they seem to have more issues with fire. That and their a pain to work on. As far the insurance, I doubt that you can get coverage on that old of a machine. For any machine built in the 90's up to the 2000's expect to spend $20,000 + ! With the extreme cost of late model to new ones, the 20 year old ones are in great demand by little farmers like us. good luck.
