390 HAYBINE SCRAP OR REPAIR
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Topic: 390 HAYBINE SCRAP OR REPAIR
Posted By: 1946WP
Subject: 390 HAYBINE SCRAP OR REPAIR
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 9:44pm
| I HAVE A 390 AC HAYBINE WITH BAD WOBBLE BOX. IT'S PROBABLY WORTH MORE IN SCRAP IF I CAN'T FIND A WOBBLE BOX. ANYBODY INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE OTHER PARTS, BEFORE IT GOES. |
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 10:34pm
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I wish I had one. I would make from scratch a wobble box that would last. It can be done, I have done much harder. Can't find one close enough to get. Tracy Martin ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: Ky.Allis
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 10:46pm
| While we are on the subject of AC haybines,I believe they made 3 models-904,829 and 390. Does anyone know what order they were produced in? - Just curious - And was there one that was better than the others or did they all have wobble box problems? |
Posted By: Don Jr NY
Date Posted: 05 May 2012 at 5:42am
| The 829 was first made from 1966 to 1968 and it had a pitman arm drive for the sickle similar to the drive on the 90 all crop harvester. The 904 came next made from 1969 to 1971 with the wobble box drive. The 390 was last made from 1972 to 1975 also with the wobble box drive. The wobble box was the weak point in both machines. The entire hay and forage line was dropped in 1975. I have one of each model and my personal opinion is if they had adapted the twin wheel drive to these machines they would have been a much bigger player in the market. Don Jr. |
Posted By: AllisFreak MN
Date Posted: 05 May 2012 at 8:40am
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I saw one (390) at an auction that was converted over to a John Deere wobblebox off an 800 swather. It didn't look like it would be too hard to do if you have a welder to make some custom mounts. Parts availability for the JD wobbler would be much better. ------------- '49 A-C WD, '51 A-C WD, '63 A-C D17 Series III, 1968 A-C One-Seventy, '82 A-C 6060, '75 A-C 7040, A-C #3 sickle mower, 2 A-C 701 wagons, '78 Gleaner M2 |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 06 May 2012 at 6:27am
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Is the wobble box used on any other A-C machine such as the corn head on a 780 forage harvester? ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: JimWenigOH
Date Posted: 06 May 2012 at 6:57am
| Would a SCH Pro-Drive box work on that? |
Posted By: Oldoug
Date Posted: 06 May 2012 at 8:50am
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How much do you want for it instead of scrapping it? ------------- Matt Folkers FOLKERS RESTORATION Restoring vintage things to last so the future can enjoy our past. |
Posted By: Michael (WI)
Date Posted: 07 May 2012 at 8:24am
| If you run a search on the forum under my name or 904 wobble box you will see the lengthy disucssion on wobble boxes. I myself am looking for one also. Someone last fall indicated a wobble box off of a 720 chopper corn head would fit but I have not been able to confirm that. I do know the 409 and 390 boxes will interchange although the 390 has exterior improvements at the mounting ears. |
Posted By: 1946WP
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 9:01pm
YOU GUYS ARE WANTING SOME PICS SO LETS TRY THIS.        I FIGURE IT'S WORTH $300. I LIVE IN NORTHERN MN.
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