massey 510 combine

[Dean in iowa]

Looking at a 510 Massey combine. It has the 350 engine. Are these a good machine? Any pros and cons? Do they do a good job of combining and are they reliable? Capacity?

 

[Anonymous-0]

Really depends on what your looking for. How many acres are you covering? Can you get parts rather easily? 510 is a good usable machine.

 

[olgentdc]

fine machine in all conditions , 350 will have to be fed ......

 

[Anonymous-0]

buy a dsl. they will run on 2 gals. per hour , normally start good and can be bought for $500 to $1000. If it isn't worn out to start with they will do alot of work with normal maintenance. Always ran an 18 foot bean head and they have good capacity. LH side of the machine is tight to work on otherwise not too bad, 510 heater on the floor wasn't much, about as much heat as a cig. lighter!

 

[Dean in iowa]

The 510 I am considering buying was used on a small farm, about 80 acres of corn per year. It was always sheded. Has not been used for the past 10 years as the farm was in the 10 year program. All the sprockets and chains and augers look real good. All the big main belts look real good. A couple of the small belts are cracked. The rasp bars look like new. Other than being thirsty, is the 350 a good engine? He said it uses no oil and is and Industrial 350 with four bolt mains. Is this true? Does it do a good job of combining? It will be used on approx. 70 acres of corn per year. The four row head looks good too.

 

[formerly ny bill]

your 510 sounds a lot like the 410 that dad bought- never outside overnight, small farm, no dents, only used on small grain, never corn, 292 gas engine.
when he got it set for corn, it did the cleanest job a combine could do, just short on capacity in heavy corn.
i have a 510 and it has a lot more capacity than the 410.
i have no experience with the 350, but on 70 acres, the amount of gas used vs diesel is a non-issue.
i don't know which head you are looking at, but the 43 head runs off a v-belt which is a little more challenge to keep tight, the 1143 head runs with a roller chain so the drive won't slip. hth

 

[Dean in iowa]

I think the head is a #44. Does that sound right? What JD combine would the 510 be comparable to?? A 6600??? There is a #44 head coming up at an auction, what is it worth if I would buy it for an extra head. The rools and chains all look real good.

 

[formerly ny bill]

the 44 head would be wide row, the 43 is narrow row. i don't know if the 44 head can be narrowed up to 30" rows but i suspect it could. no idea on prices. combine prices in ny seem to be about twice what they are in your part of the country.
just guessing here, but the 510 is between the 4400 and 6600. they are all 70s machines.

 

[olgentdc]

may be a good idea to grab it ,,.43 can widen to 32"i Think , the 44 is not able to narrow below 36" , (not sure again )...in all probability parts are interchangeable except for sheet metal center covers... rather than rob one for parts it might be best to widen your planter spacings if one wears out prematurly ,,. the important thing about the gearboxes on the shucking rolls is gearbox backlash should be checked and shimed each season and these gearboxes should be pumped full of grease ,, it DON'T MATTER WHAT COLOR OR MAKE YOU ARE RUNNIN' ...

 

[Dean in iowa]

I am sure the head is a #44. It is wide row (38) inch. Which is fine because I plant in 38 inch rows. Any ideas on what the second head is worth?

 

[Anonymous-0]

510 will easily outrun a 6600, have seen nice 1144 heads for 3 to 4 hundred, 1100 series has better gear boxes than 44's and flip up snouts, 44 square decal head will work ok, buy a 44 hi-tin round decal head only for parts, put in a new brg. under the vert. unloading auger before you take it to the field, and every year or two after that. I am sure the ind. 350 would hold up ok.

 

[olgentdc]

Ya Got That right Dboll , THE 510s will FLAT out SHELL THE CORN ,, My Gleaner F luving Neighbor got So Mad ,because He could not go as fast in wheat as my brother could with his old 327 powered 510 ,,, He walked across the road where We were combining , And Told Me ," JIM, You better Slow him Down , THERE is NO WAY that 510MF could go that fast and not leave a lot of wheat in the Field ",,, But when He and I looked on the ground , there was None to be Found ,, and I told him I gotta go and get another truck for all the Wheat , That steamed him Up a little .LOL ..., JIM

 

[Anonymous-0]

an f gleaner doesn't have a chance in he!! running with a 510, maybe a 410 would be closer, a neighbor helped me finish a field of beans once with an f, he had a 15' head I had an 18' and walked all over him, I did appreciate the help even though he had a dirtier sample in his tank. A 510/550 doesn't look big but they will really take the stuff through.

 

[Lee in Iowa]

Way back when, we demoed a 510 gas, after 2 fires we bought a new diesel. It was a great combine with the exception of the transmission, it just was not stout enough for our hills. If you buy the gaser and end up wanting a diesel I"ve still got the engine from our diesel 510 in the shed.

 

[450D]

I ran a 510 gasser with a 350 for several years.
It is a 350 Chevy 4 bolt main block. The only trouble the engine ever gave me was a wiped out camshaft
at very high hours and a couple electric fuel pumps. I ran this machine until the augers were paper thin and the seals on the sides of the grain pan wore through the sides of the combine. It had run a lot of grain before I got it and I put a lot thru it. I bought the 510 diesel in the pic from a retiring neighbor to replace the gasser. For your acreage go for it.

 

[Anonymous-0]

everyone should have used the U2 reel, they work really well.