Anybody used (using) a IHC model 82 pull type combine ?

[560Dennis]

Like to get your opinion of the combine. Like to know more about that combine use in on all crops . I got a a AC model 72 to compare it to.

 

[flying belgian]

Like to get your opinion of the combine. Like to know more about that combine use in on all crops . I got a a AC model 72 to compare it to.

I had an 80. Don't know how comparable they are to an 82. It sure did not have much capacity in oats. Combined along side my cousin with an A-6 Case. No comparison. The Case had twice the capacity.

 

[DanielW]

I have two AC model 66's and one 90. And a chap around the corner from one of our farms had an 82 I spent a lot of time around.

The IH is ten times the combine the All-Crops are. The all crops were incredibly popular because they were cheap enough to bring combining ability to farms everywhere, and could do every crop type. But the AC's were built light and flimsy, and there were several aspects of their design that were downright foolish and cheap. And for any common grains/cereals, the IH will do at least as good a job threshing as the AC. Probably better than the AC, because at this age all the rubber concave in those all-crops are worn down and uneven.

I'd take the IH hands down. But condition is everyrhing.

 

[MeanGene1]

Gramps had an AC66 since before he got the 91 and 93 through his dealership. Back then, in addition to his own wheat, oats and beans, he did a great deal of custom work for others, and one of his guys had been running the 66 behind a Farmall M for years and was quite good with it. He had enough work to cover that they kept using the 66, sometimes in the same field. When the first 706D showed up, the M went away, and that guy was in hog heaven with the 706D, IPTO, power steering, nice seat, even an umbrella

 

[riverbend]

I don't have an 82 (or 80) either. I do have a A-C 72. It sits in the shed while my MH 60 gets used. The 72 has 100 places to grease it and does not have a lot of courage. The small diameter cylinder seems plug easily. It does do a nice job on beans without breaking many.

 

[Scott 730]

Like to get your opinion of the combine. Like to know more about that combine use in on all crops . I got a a AC model 72 to compare it to.

I have had an 80 and 2 82's. Still have the 2nd 82. In between the 82's I had a pair of AC 72's, one to use and a parts machine. Although the 72 seemed to do a decent job of cleaning grain it had too many negatives for me compared to the IH. The left hand cut was not comfortable as my tractors have right hand hyd controls. The cable lift header system wasn't ideal for me when cutting beans and having to adjust height smoothly to follow the ground. Probably the worst thing about the AC 72 was how obnoxiously wide they are, and with no swinging hitch to narrow them up it makes road travel an exciting event. With the machine offset to the left you can't see anything behind you. The truck or tractor is scraping mailboxes while the header is well over the centerline of the road. Rant over.

I have had no big issues with my IH 80/82's. I am fortunate that the local salvage yard has 4 parts machines. Bearings can be a chore to replace if you are not familiar with gib keys and understand how they work. The 4 rubber bushings in the sickle bell crank are getting grossly expensive for what they are. I always park with my sickle in the middle of the stroke so the bushings are not under any torsional load. I also extended my unloading auger by about 3 feet in order to be able to dump into trucks or wagons with side extensions.