IH 205

[d282]

There is a 205 and 13' bean head coming up on an auction and wanted to get your guys advice on the combine and value.. It has been sheded and has good tires. I am looking for something to combine some beans with so I can leave the 403 set for corn. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[RedRoundhead]

Well, I would maybe recommend some filler plates for the cylinder. They seem to help, especially in spotty beans. I just made a set for a 91, and working on a set for my 82. They are easy to make with access to a larger press brake. If you need some prints, I took measurements from an original filler bar.

Is the bean head on the combine? Is it a soybean-special? I know, or think I know, that there are some slow-speed sheaves and sprockets to slow the cylinder, auger, and reel down. I would check for those.

I also use a chicken wire over the shoe sieve; it helps keep really thin unthreshed pods out of the grain bin. Unless it has the bean shoe sieve; then you have it made!

I want to say that there is a really hard to find two sided belt that drives the tailings elevator. I would check on availability on that one.

From what I remember, the rest is pretty normal, and reliable. An operators manual is a plus.

Best of luck!

 

[AJB-830]

d282, I have a 205 that I used for wheat & oats. I don't know how good the grain head will work for soybeans. I don't think they had a soybean head for them when new. I think there is a slow speed cylinder gear you have to use for soybeans. Mine still has the gear under the seat never used. I might sell mine next year if my JD 4420 I recently purchased works good. I would think about $1,500 would be the going price for a good one. Al

 

[d282]

Thanks for the help. I will let you know how I come out.

 

[rljgoss]

Is this the combine on auction by Woden Ia on June 23, if not there is a 205 on that auction with a corn and bean head also a 2MH-HD corn picker on a farmall M along with other combines and pickers.

 

[John_PA]

I bought one of those for $200 that set out in a field for 5 years. I tried like crazy to get it to go, but, I just got tired of dealing with it.

I think I got $200 for the motor, $400 for the wheels, $130 for the head in scrap, saved the back tires for my gleaner K, $400 for the combine in scrap, $50 for the steering wheel with center cap, and $10 for a random gear that someone needed.

$200 investment gained me nearly $1000 in profit.

I'd say, with the scrap prices being higher now, any combine you buy for under $1500 will net you a bit of profit, especially if the drive tires are good.

As for how it worked as a combine? I'll never know. I do know that a few parts were too hard to find and the grain bins that shifted from tank to tank was a neat design for hillside farmers like me.

One thing I didn't like about the engine is that you can't spin teh oilpump without spinning the engine, because it drove from the cam shaft. I like to prime an engine after it is in storage for extended periods of time.

 

[d282]

Well, the combine was in excellent shape. It was bought in the 70's and used very little. The owners brother said that the combine has sat in the shed for over the past 20 years. He was smart to fill the cylinders with oil when they parked it because after all that time they put in fresh gas and it started right up. The combine brought $900, which I would have bought, but sitting next to it was a 2M-HD picker in really good shape. I did not need that as bad as the combine, but I have been looking for one for the past 25 years, and decided that was what I was going to buy. It is sitting on the trailer, with pictures to come in the future. I guess I will see if I can get the 403 ready for beans. I want to use the 82 but Dad is afraid I will run too many down opening up the fields. Thanks for the advice!