John Deere 6620 Combine Broken Axle Recovery 

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Glad everyone is okay . Working around heavy machinery on a slop is never good. But you guys did a great job. Equipment can be fixed or replaced, but human life can't be. Great job guys

Happened to me twice on my 7700 when I had floaters on it. Once right side once left. The second time all I said was catch on fire catch on fire but no luck. Now I have 24's and no more problems. Be safe out there we need you.

That was an excellent recovery.. no damage on your behalf..good job boys...Stay safe

Who ever the operator is, two rules. . Never do end rows with a full load. Never turn on a downhill grade with a full load. I'm really happy that this unit didn't completely land on it's side or worse. I could see from the way the rear wheels were turned, the operator was doing a sharp turn with an obviously full load into a fairly steep grade down. That was a beautiful recovery you guys made. Hopefully with some new parts and some wrench and hammering time she'll be as good as new again, soon. I'm sorry it happened to you, but in every mistake, we learn a lesson. Always off load into a cart when your near full or full before taking any kind of turn on steep grade. I'm just thankful no one was hurt and this happened so close to your shop. Again, great recovery guys, very impressed. God Bless y'all.

Nice team work! Beautiful combine, glad no one got hurt!

In my last video I used the word dagnabbit. After watching this video I didn't really have a true dagnabbit. On a side note that is the cleanest 6620 I have ever seen. I wish you well with the repair and putting that machine back in service 🙏

Nice teamwork there. I had to recheck when these units were built, as that thing has been so well looked after.

That has to be the cleanest 6620 I've seen since the 1980s. Hopefully you're able to get back together without breaking the bank.

I like the way you keep a cool attitude during a catastrophe, Excellent video!

Well done gentleman. A fine example of the entrepreneurship of the American Farmer! Im looking forward to watching the repairs

Now we need to see the repair work great video

Most farmers are high level agricultural engineers and that was a professional recovery

The thought process , the men helping to get the combine to a level spot , it shows patience & talent , being calm !! Amazing work that will have to be done ! Stay strong , continue on & best of luck getting it all back to working order , stay safe everyone !!!

Can’t help but notice the irony of the “sidehill” decal whilst the machine sits very broken… sideways…. On a hill.

Awesome recovery!!!!! you guys almost looked like you knew what you were doing!!! thank God it wasn't worse!

I love the 'can do' attitude of country boys, you can put your hand to anything and have fun doing it. Great video.

Man, I really love smart people at work....

Yikes! That had to be a wild ride with a high pucker factor when that happened. Especially on the downhill side. Good to see it wasn't a worse outcome.

There is nothing better than a little family time . Have a good one.

Same thing happened to me twenty years ago going down the road with a load on a standard 6620. The axle had been cracked for a while when it broke. Insurance rebuilt that entire side from the damage. Ran the combine another 16 seasons after the repair.

Amazing how calm everyone seemed. I know stuff happens on the farm and in real life, but that looked catastrophic. Glad for your explanation narrative, I calmed down after understanding the various issues. Many thanks! Stay well, stay safe!

Found your channel while watching Diesel Creek. This is an interesting recovery. Thanks.

I had no ideas that could happen on a combine I'll tell you what that was this has been an interesting video watching how you guys recovered it kudos to you and your dad and your brothers

Yep, grew up on a 6600 combine. Love those old machines.

this was a thrill to watch, you guys are so resourceful with this recovery. everything seemed so well planned.

Great job men. You can't beat farmer ingenuity.

Great job!

Nice job getting the combine out of the field. Liked how calm you stayed through out the video.

KUDOS TO YOU FOR KNOWING YOUR MACHINES LIKE YOU DO. GOD BLESS.

That was fun watching!

In over 60+ years of being around farm equipment, I have never seen a combine to this before. Good job on the recovery and getting it moved to the yard.

I sent this to my cousin and he says this is a relatively old combine but in amazing shape! It must have spent its life in a barn :) He was interested in how the hill climber combines were setup and found this very interesting. Thanks for the video and we hope it all worked out for you.😀

Nice treat for the birds to find.

FARMERS ARE CLEVER PEOPLE. GREAT JOB.

Always nice to have one good chain on hand!

Could have been a lot worse. You guys were patient and did an nice job getting it down to the shop. Nicely done.

i,ve watched ths 3-4times and always amaze.s me how great u all work toghter . you send a great pic to young people how family means everything

I spent several thousand hours in a 6620 standard cutting wheat and barley, just sold it a couple of years ago, always shedded it.

I think you guys got it under control. The good thing is that nobody was hurt. Time for a prayer 🙏.

Wow, great video. Never seen this from this angle. Keep it going. Sam

After seeing this I’m sure JD sent a TSB on this right here. 6620 owners are looking at their axels all over place. Great recovery guys.

Talked to your dad today & he told me about your recovery, looking forward to catching up with you, haven’t talked to you in a while!

We had a 7720 break the final drive in a rice field. We were driving cribbing to China before it was finally able to hold the weight to get the machine up. Changed everything right there and went back to cutting that day. I even had time to go register for college afterwards.

Great video.

new to channel. thats going to cost some money for sure. I am so very glad that no one got hurt. Thank you guys

great job!

Seeing the plantations makes me want to come to work

Thanks for the explanation of the damage at the end. Don’t see a lot of combine damage in NE NJ. 👍👍

Nice job taking it back to the barn. Maybe we will see the repair. I’m a new subscriber. Enjoyed

Looks like a normal day farming with older equipment. Looks like a pretty sharp 6620. Don’t see a bunch of hillside machines in Southeast Michigan. Definitely nice to have some big iron to make the job a little easier. Good luck getting it back together. Thanks for the video.

Nice oldie machine, she'll be like new again.

Man that was and is a great looking 6620. I’ve got one myself. It’s been completely gone through. Runs like a champ. After looking at yours, mine needs a wax job! Ha!

Nicest titan 2 I've seen for quite some time!!

Could have been worse.No one got hurt ,the combine will need some tlc but this is the joys of machinery best wishes from Ireland 👍👍

good luck & best wishes ...

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15:00 That Sidehill logo is a nice touch

Very nice looking older machine. It looks like a really well cared for John Deere machine. Those 6620 and 7720 turbo side hills are great machines. Just need to take extra care when a full to partial full load situation on hills. I hope she can be fixed for many more working ours. Good luck! 🇺🇸

so sad.hope the best for you,sir.

I thought you were going to load the header on the back of the golf cart!!!!!! Hardee Har Har!!!!! Ah, the unseen joys of farming...

nice combine in the 80's

Good assessment at the end. That's pretty much how it goes. Ya, for curiosity's sake you can usually tell where the old cracks were and the fresh break happened by discoloration. Not all that useful except maybe to look there at the other side, if it is in a visible area. There are spray kits than can help detect cracks, but I dunno if you wanna get carried away like that or not.

Holy crap! That could have been so much worse including a serious injury. Very nice save. Liked and subscribed and was brought here by Matt at Diesel Creek.

Your stick and bucket cylinders have more leverage than the boom. Use all the boom then go to the stick or bucket cylinders. Woops you just did it, nice! Keeping the boom as low as possible helps if you shorten the chain. Your fortunate to have that 240.

Just wow...the lord had his hand on that unit..😀😀😀😀😀

Sorry for your troubles but thank for explaining everything

THATS WHAT YOU CALL A LUCKY BRACK . 😊😊

Yikes, that’s sucks man. Glad nobody got hurt.

Feeder housing is strong for picking it up. Claas comboines are loftes that way in factory.

Feeder houses are rarely destroyed, but frames can easily be torqued. Like you, I thought I was looking at a ''dead'' combine, too! I'm glad this beautiful and now quite rare combine, is going to make a full recovery, and not just parted out. Long live this 6600 SideHill!

I seen another 6620 sidehill do the same thing on the same side. It happened on flat ground and didn't hurt anything on the feeder house.

We had a 7720 that did the same thing on the other side just a treat

Gosh ! I hope you let us know the progress on the repair

Man that sucks, that was a straight old combine too!

I feel your pain had the same thing happen twice insurance covered it both times

Glad it wasn’t any worse praying for you to get fixed soon

Mercy!

That is still a good looking 6620. I hope the repair went well. My son helped with a 2388 that broke an axle. It was a 4"x6"x1/4" rectangle. They fixed it in the field but of course they didn't have hills to deal with.

Ive done alot of sidehill final drives on 9500's 9510's... know how this battle goes.

😂😂😂 experts at work 👍

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Cool video. I was a John Deere tech in SW Nebraska for 21 years and never saw or hauled a sidehill combine. Interesting.... I have jacked up several regular machines with broken final drive axles. Not fun!!

I really hate that happened. But it sure made some good video. Good job fellas

Yes it could have been worse. We run a 6620 Sidehill also. This is kind of scary. There is alot of stress on those parts on these hillsides.

I bent the auger on a 6600 for the first time since 1996 never happened till this year!!!!

It could have been a lot worse! Great job getting it to a good working location without further damage!

Just another engineering project for an American Farmer & he is up to the task!

This machine works really fast

That must’ve been a wild ride when that axel snapped

That is bad never seen any thing like it hop you be able to fix it 👍 👌

Dear John RIP

Yeah, 6620's just a hair out of warranty ;) Awesome machine, though. Thanks for posting the video.

WE just replaced a final drive on a 7700 and it uses the same drive we found a new one for $1800 We had a bearing failure that caused that wheel to lock up and bust the casting in the EXACT same place!!! Its a common issue with the sidehills

I hope you get on to John Deere and shame them into replacing that diabolical casting! Whether or not it's under warrantee - if I'd made it - I'd do my damnest to stop anyone finding out. ZK MasterTech channel has quite a few more axles from Mr Deere that have given up the ghost rather too early for my liking - the flipping price of them, the parts should be guaranteed for life.

Amazing how that driveshaft actually bent inside the final drive :D May have chewed some gears in there as well..

Another day in the life of a John Deere sidehill combine. The 9500's have similar problems.

Your doing just great! You seem to have everything in control & know what your doing. If the warranty is no longer in force is it going to be feasible to repair or is it a total loss & all its good for is to part it out?

Amazing how the farmer can keep the humor in the day even when that failure just cost him thousands and thousands of dollars. Thanks Scrappy.

Good thinking the way you recovered it hope insurance covers it