Massey combine questions

[woodland]

Our last combine was a Challenger 680B. In case people don't know....they are AGCO combines, I think what you have is equivalent to a MF 9795. GDR made a good point about baling straw coming out of one of these....you might be frustrated. But maybe not as frustrated as trying to bale what comes out the back of the newer Agcos. Also, if you're always working in tougher conditions it may not be as bad as we think....except that the rotary may grumble more than a conventional Lexion.

Absolutely nothing wrong with your style of equipment management...buying decent low value stuff, it's out there, just got to find it. No single brand(make) makes the best of everything!

Thanks Farmaholic. It’s the same as a Massey 9790 except it’s got a Cat engine and different sheet metal. We checked out our neighbors as they have one of each and seem satisfied with them. We still have the two TX’s for straw and they seem to work better in cereals anyways.

[woodland]

Make sure the engines good !

A Farmer from way out here traded a challenger with a blown engine to a dealer !

It may have ended up at where you bought it !

It had low hours cause it never ran !

The trucker that’s bringing it out was the same one that moved it already from Smoky Lake which ironically is way closer to us than Saskatoon. Said the guy traded it since he wanted a newer/ bigger unit. We’ll soon see how true that is😉

[hobbyfrmr]

Thanks for all the replies 👍. Ended up getting a Challenger 670 and the price seems good especially since I’m probably considered “kinda cheap”. We usually look for highly depreciated low usage equipment that comes here till it leaves as scrap so resale value isn’t a big deal. Mom and dad left this morning and drove to the other side of Saskatoon, did the deal, and should be back before midnight. Mom can make time on a 1300km trip. 😎

She even found a trucker to bring it out on Saturday which is great since everyone I called was booked up for a week or two. Can’t wait till it gets here since we’ve only got 60 acres off in three days due to plugging and fixing during the nicest weather we’ve had this fall. Hopefully everyone had had better luck than us since there’s still a lot of crop out around here.

Never apologize for being “kinda cheap”. Its your farm and your money. I run a 24 year old combine and watch the dealership service trucks following around the $350,000-$500,000 machines like a dog in heat.
Total nonsense.

[agstar77]

We have a 670B . Check the chaffer sieve drive. Bearing tends to go and break the keyed shaft, especially older as there was a shaft change.