313 corn head

[Stumy10]

Hey guys what is a John Deere 313 corn head worth in fair condition. Also what does it fit on I've heard John Deere 45 combines but also heard 55s thanks for your help!

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

They were available for both the 45 and the 55. The difference is the feederhouse. On a 45 it is 26 inches wide and a 55 will be 30 inches. In good corn (160-200bu) a 45 will not handle a three row head. Even a 55 will be very slow going. If in very good always shedded condition it should be worth $750-1500. It might take a while to find the right person but there is some demand for three row narrows for 45 and 55 combines. Tom

 

[Stumy10]

thanks a lot for your reply that really sheds light onto the situation. I was always told it fits the 45 there is a guy selling the corn head and it's with a 55 and I was. It sure that it would fit on a 55 or someone fed him a line. It's good to know I have a 335 narrow on my 55 now looking for another one for my corn special 55. Is the 313 a decent head do you know? So the feeder house was an option from the factory or was it switched after the fact? Is the 313 kind of a rare header? The ones I see online for sale are priced at 2900 and 5500 lol

 

[Leroy]

I had a 313 head on my last year 45 for several years with no problems. It went to scrap when scrap was so high after I quit farming along with my 4 45 machines and 2 210 heads and 2 234 heads.

 

[tomstractorsandtoys]

I would never pay the prices you saw online. For that amount of money you could but a quick attach feederhouse and go to a 343. You would be very happy with that setup. Last year we replaced the 435 4 row with a quick attach feederhouse and a late model 444 head with poly and I wish I had done it years sooner. It takes less power and feeds in so much better. With some shopping a quick attach feederhouse can be had for $350-750. The 343 heads will cost $1500-3000. If you could find a wide row 344 it will cost about $500-750 (gearboxes worth $250 per row)and you can cut it down to narrow row.Shoup has every part to rebuild the 40 series heads and at reasonable prices. It is good to hear from other still using these machines as we have two 95's and a 105. I ran a 55 as well for beans untill it got water in the oil. Tom

 

[coonie minnie]

The 335 was a better quality- or at least more expensive- head than the 313. Making an educated guess, the feeder house is the same on the ones for a 45 and 55, but the mounting bracket that bolts on the
feeder house and attaches to the combine is what is different. On the larger heads of that time (like the 435) it was available to fit both the 95 and 105- but the mounting bracket was different to fit either
the 95 or the 105. Switching that head between a 95 and 105 meant changing the bracket.

I'd suggest you do what Tom did- get a feederhouse and the newer style head. They do work better and are simpler.

 

[Stumy10]

yea the 55 has a 30 inch opening where the throat bolts up and the 45 is considerably smaller. Yes I love combining with them don't think I wanna go through the hassle of changing to quick tach. Yea they're fun to use I have a 69 55corn special a 67 55 edible bean and a 69 45 I try to use all of them. But the corn special is going to get a fresh paint job this year or with in a few months

 

[Leroy]

The 335 was the standard head for the 55 combine and I think fror the 95 but there were no 95 in the area. The 313 head was lighter for the 45 as it could not lift and carry the weight of the 335 head that was built at the same tome. It being lighter and therefore probably cheaper is why some would put them on the 55 and why deere made the brackets for the 55 as well as the 45. When mine all went to the scrap yard I also had a 313 parts head with the 55 brackets on it. And the last of the 45-55 combines were 1969 models and the quick tatch head did not come out untill 1970 when the 3300-4400 series came out with the newer heads designed for them They would not mount on the 45-55 combine so if that combine owner decided the next year he also needed a corn head as well as the grain head or the other way around he could not buy one anymore as what would fit the 45-55 series was no longer being made. To accomidate that farmer Deere took the quick tatch feeder housing from the newer machines and modified it to mount on the older ones so the owner of the older machine could still buy a head for it. Country wide more 55 machines than 45 machines so more of the 335 and earlier 334 heads were made and sold but in some areas more 45 machines were sold than 55 machines so that is where the 313 head went. I would not have wanted a 3 row head on the 45 with the 145 engine but on the later one a 1969 model with the 180 engine no problem.

 

[Stumy10]

that is awesome info I really appreciate the help. I don't know to much as far as back in the day I'm somewhat young for all of that but still like using the old stuff for fun. You can tell the 335 on my other combine is a lot heavier of a head than the 313 just by looking at it. I just purchased a 313 head so hopefully it's still a good head of it was built cheaper. It's going on the 55 that I'm currently restoring so I'll fix up and paint the head as well. My 45 is a 69 so that must have the bigger engine. I don't think it would have the capacity to handle the 3 row as it pushes corn over the sides and a little out the back with the 205 header. Granted that's 250 bushel corn that was going through it