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Curdogman 
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Posted: 24 Oct 2020 at 9:02pm |
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Looking for 330 head for k. Orange or black, either will work
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 25 Oct 2020 at 4:37pm |
Any local combine salvage yards around you?? Our "local" (Bryant Combine Parts) offers useable corn/grain heads  .
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Posted: 25 Oct 2020 at 6:32pm |
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I saw one on St Louis Craigs list wandering through there today
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 25 Oct 2020 at 7:37pm |
WOW !!! I just looked up 330's on Tractor House, they are asking more for a head than a K combine is worth IMO  !!
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Curdogman
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Posted: 25 Oct 2020 at 10:09pm |
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Yep. I saw one on t house for 5 grand! That’s crazy. I only gave 1000 for my k and 10 ft grain head
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AC7060IL
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 7:02am |
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k-330, Orange painted frame, cornhead is older gleaner technology, single chain drives all row units. At auction, they usually sell cheap or scrap metal price ($25-100).
A330 black painted frame cornhead is newer-old technology & hold their value. It has shaft driven row units, better coned spiral snap rolls, adjustable decking, spring-adjust gathering chains that extend forward of decking that grab downed stalks before snap-rolls, longer snouts to help lift downed stalks, ear savers on snouts, tilt-up snouts for easier servicing. greaseable bearings, etc... Yes, the current used pricing for good A330 will usually meet or exceed combine/platform pricing. Crazy? Not if you’ve ever experienced stopping ever 25-40’ to unplug downed corn from an orange cornhead & snapped it’s single drive chain during it. Or walk alongside with a pitchfork helping feed corn into cross auger - worse yet, pay someone extra to harvest it with a newer better cornhead(A330,A430,A630,A830). Or simply give up & fence the cows into it. 1977 new A330 sold just under $10,000.
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Lonn
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 8:24am |
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My old orange EIII 240 head had adjustable stripper plates. It was a good head but it needed new flutes and for some reason I broke a shaft going to gear box underneath twice. Sits in the pasture now.
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Curdogman
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 11:41am |
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I’m sure your right about the newer black heads but I’ll just go to an f2 and a 4 row if I have to spend 5 grand. I’ve saw nice black 430’s go for less than black 330’s. I assume that’s because there were less black 330’s built.
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AC7060IL
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 12:03pm |
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Curdogman - yes your F2-A430 combo price/choice is right on target.
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 6:28pm |
 AC7060IL wrote:
k-330, Orange painted frame, cornhead is older gleaner technology, single chain drives all row units. At auction, they usually sell cheap or scrap metal price ($25-100).
A330 black painted frame cornhead is newer-old technology & hold their value. It has shaft driven row units, better coned spiral snap rolls, adjustable decking, spring-adjust gathering chains that extend forward of decking that grab downed stalks before snap-rolls, longer snouts to help lift downed stalks, ear savers on snouts, tilt-up snouts for easier servicing. greaseable bearings, etc... Yes, the current used pricing for good A330 will usually meet or exceed combine/platform pricing. Crazy? Not if you’ve ever experienced stopping ever 25-40’ to unplug downed corn from an orange cornhead & snapped it’s single drive chain during it. Or walk alongside with a pitchfork helping feed corn into cross auger - worse yet, pay someone extra to harvest it with a newer better cornhead(A330,A430,A630,A830). Or simply give up & fence the cows into it. 1977 new A330 sold just under $10,000. |
7060, I went through this EXACT scenario 352 days ago with a Black A430 as far as the stopping every 40' in downed corn , I don't recall having to do that with the Orange 4/30 we had previous to this one ??
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AC7060IL
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020 at 8:22pm |
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Always room for improvement. Black cornheads had improvements. Early had non-spiral flutes. Later had spiral flutes. Additionally, front of snap roll knives could be ground off 3-4” to accommodate stalks to feed further back before being snapped downward.
Also, Ear saver tin & rubber flaps can be unbolted & removed to ultimately open-up feeding contrary down twisted stalks.
Orange cornheads era could satisfy if conditions favored.
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