acre's per hour? 1440.

Dave from MN · Oct 12, 2010

IH 1440 with a 4 row head in 180-200 bushel corn. Havent bought a combine yet and local dealer says about $100 per hour on machine. Is that a decent rate? Trying to figure out what it will cost me for about 60 acres. Custom guy will do it for $23 an acre, but I wont be able to move grain fast enough for him to knock it out in one trip.

Kevin Schmidt · Oct 12, 2010

Looks like to me that is way too high for a $3000-4000 combine

It would take you a couple days to knock that out, 15-20 hours on the clock, it ain't worth it. Plus fuel, plus time...

Hire it done, maybe hire a truck also to keep up with the custom guy. $23 isn't bad if he is running a newer combine and furnishing fuel.

NY 986 · Oct 12, 2010

Granted I am in a whole different market territory (Finger Lakes area of NY) but that has been the going rate for a while regardless of machine size. Probably pulling those numbers from some dealer association group. The custom guys would laugh or park their machines at 23 dollars an acre here. Here you might get somebody that feels for you to do it at 30 an acre and there are the guys that don't mind putting it to you and go 40 plus if they think they really have you in dire straights.
1440's for 3 or 4 thousand won't happen here at the dealer lot and you just never know anymore at the auction as good machines bring premium money.

just another old geezer · Oct 12, 2010

25 to 30 per acre plus fuel around here in cent wis

VADAVE · Oct 12, 2010

We just don't get custom guys here so it's do it yourself or get a neighbor to help.
I have a JD 4400 and in 165-170 corn it takes about 7 hours to fill a truck (900-1000 bu) then it's sit in line 2+ hours to unload. Took me 6 six days to do 36 acres. The 4400 is smaller and older then the 1440 but it is running as good as can be expected (no break downs and as fast as the machine will take the corn).

dhermesc · Oct 12, 2010

If you can find a good running 1440 for $3000 let me know. I'd like to buy 6 or 7 of them.

Mike Aylward · Oct 12, 2010

Vadave, is your 4400 a little "under the weather"? When I ran mine I could run in 180 bushel corn wide open in second gear with a 4 row narrow head. I could get a hopper full in about ten minutes if it was a big field. I've done 4000-5000 bushels a day many a day with it when I had it. Something's not right if it takes that long to do corn. Mike

Kevin Schmidt · Oct 12, 2010

Where are you located? I can get you several... The junk yards don't even want them here anymore

I am in western Iowa

Kevin

NY 986 · Oct 13, 2010

Too bad trucking is expensive as it is to get them back East.

acre's per hour? 1440.

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