Left For Dead!! Rock Damaged Case IH 1020 Bean Header!! Can We Repair It? 

Great job as usual glad to see such a nice head repaired instead of scrapped out

I have used a bottle jack to straighten a bent cutterbar. You get a log chain, bolt it down on each side of the bend using bolts bolted through the cutterbar. Put the chain on top of the jack and jack down the hump.

Good lesson on how to fix bent metal without having to fully dissassemble the whole machine! Good job guys!!!!

George does a great job...

It's funny how a rock can bend it up, but look how much work it took to get it back! Good Job!

Looks as good as new! were there there is a will, there is a way 🙂

Enjoyed watching this fix up project. Nicely done!!

If it doesn't work you got a parts head atleast. Great video so much talent. Between the three of you.

I love the way you fix all kinds of Anything. It’s certainly good to see old school thinking and working, not just changing parts. Thanks

Excellent video Brandon :) , your Dad don't be shy on video or camera :) , George :) also Brandon remember my dad damaged grain head on cutter board by some rocks year ago and only header for combine! We couldn't find good parts so had rebuilt cutting board and bend in same area in middle like guy one bean head one! We had use 2 Loader tractor Desiel motor chains tow metal rope too pull bend out and straight up cut board plus fingers and blades broken to! Plus torch heat 🔥 some too and was 4 days take apart but 3 days assembly back together! What lucky part the 1964 McCormick International Sickle Mower pull type was same as 1968 McCormick International 105C combine gas motor on 2 carraige bolt fingers and knifes 🔺️ 2 pop rivets each same both things Lol ! Save money because my dad always bought extras parts save for repairs times to and when I did repairs lots to same things so had double parts extras Lol! It was smart ways doing it and especially days was want get things fix and go to it !

Great video Brandon,Dad, and George glad you got it going 👍

My next job is adjusting the floor behind the knife on my 1020-20 so this was a helpful video. I hope you unhook the battery when you weld on your combine. There’s a lot of electronics in a 2388 that you can fry

Give 'er the beans!

It even runs pretty smooth

That is the first header i've seen with fingers the full length. Yrs ago the neighbor told me it was impossible to weld over head! Dad told him , I could make it look as good up side down , as rite side up!

It is an excellent video though Brandon!!

Y’all did great on that head. Look forward to hearing how that head performs.

Another great project! Thanks for videoing it for us.

I guess when it boils down to push and shove, its the pushing and shoving, that makes the reels go around!

neat re bending to fix the rock damage! especially in the cycle bar! keep an eye on the polishing of the cutter see if it is ok, or needs more tweaking. great find, happy harvesting!

Good job guys. That turned out real nice. Might take a little bit to shine it up but that's normal. See you soon in the next one!!

Whatever insurance company that guy had sounds like a great one most places won’t pay for a replacement unless they make for dang sure it can’t be fixed lol you done a great job fixing it I kept trying to tell you get little *ick and push down on the cutter bar lol then you got it 😂 good job buddy thanks for sharing

Very cool, it's way bigger than my mower behind my WD.

That head would look good on L2

The 5020 looks sad sitting in the healing weeds

Hello from Ireland.. any chance of dad cam during harvest??

'Thats going to be a good header. And we always call rocks, sex stones F****** rocks lol

The audio is really sub par.

The audio is way to low.