Harvesting Corn in Western PA with a JD 4400 and and Ford F600

[@paulthegreat3521]

We love your videos, I enjoy your detailed analysis. Please keep making more. Also very educational for me.

[@pagrainfarmer]

Thank you! Will do!

[@ronniewayne5748]

New subscriber nice jd4400 nice corn sample

[@pagrainfarmer]

Yeah, it's a good old machine that still gets the job done. Thanks for coming on board and I hope I can continue to provide videos that interest you.

[@TAHDAHFarm]

Looked like some nice looking corn.

[@pagrainfarmer]

Thank you! It did turn out pretty well. I was pleased. Thanks for supporting the channel.

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

My friend I really enjoyed this video it was great to go for a ride in your 4400. Thank you very much for what you did to create this video, I know the time requirement🙂☕☕

[@pagrainfarmer]

Glad you enjoyed the ride. I know I always enjoy riding along with YOU. They'll be more video of doing soybeans and hauling that to the elevator. Thanks for supporting me, as always, my friend.

[@gleanerk]

Looking good cousin Charlie 👍🏻✌️🇺🇸👋

[@pagrainfarmer]

Thanks Cousin Scott. Your constant support and kind words are appreciated, my friend. Been enjoying your harvest videos, too.

[@crazydave4455]

Familiar looking setup. The 4400s are pretty solid

[@pagrainfarmer]

They are a good old combine. For the size of my operation, the 4400 is the perfect size. I don't need something like a 9500 or one of the newer/bigger combines. My friend with the 9500 can't believe how clean my 4400 gets the corn. thanks for watching and commenting.

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Nice clean corn sample

[@pagrainfarmer]

The 4400 is 51 years old, but does an awesome job of cleaning. My friend with the 9500 can't adjust his machined to get the corn that clean. Hope it hold together for me for years to come. Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend.

[@adamlarmer4598]

Putting out a great clean sample, glad it’s getting the job done so well for you

[@pagrainfarmer]

It's a 51 year old combine, but it still does an excellent job of cleaning corn. My friend Cory always marvels at it and he can't get his newer JD 9500 clean as well. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

Man yeah Mr Charlie!! Getting it done!! Thank you for explaining the header, never knew what the numbers stood for! I really enjoyed riding along!! That's crazy about the stubble knocking the sedime t bowl off, not once but twice!! 😳😳 Looks like things are going great, except for the plug up! The yooeds semm to be pleasing as well to ya, that's great!! Thank you my friend for bringing us along!! Look fwd to more!! 😁😁😁🇺🇸🇺🇸🌽🌽🌽🌽👍👍

[@pagrainfarmer]

Glad you rode along with me, Nelson. I am very pleased with the yield, but that's certainly not all due to me - God does his part, too. The problems were small, and God helped me when I needed it. Thanks for supporting the channel as you always do.

[@Pennies_on_the_dollar]

@@pagrainfarmer Amen to that Mr Charlie!! Amen to that!! Yes sir always!!

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Love corn going through that header. Your 4400 looks same as mine, a later model. It’s relaxing for us watching from home. Probably a little more ‘engaging’ for you😉.

[@pagrainfarmer]

Actually, my 4400 is one of the earlier models. The serial number is 005299H, so it was one of the first 6000 made. Probably 1970 or 71. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@raywhite1442]

You and Matt at diesel creek must be twins

[@LVFFarmVlogs]

Watching this makes me want to go combine some corn with mine! But due to the drought I will be picking mine because I need as much feed as possible, and that cob really adds up!!

[@pagrainfarmer]

When had cattle, I always picked my corn, too. The cob volume helps and I was always told that the cob does have some things the cattle need.

[@robbsmith1560]

Look like bandit had his hands full getting his combine to run.

[@pagrainfarmer]

Yes, but as usual, he prevailed in the end and figured it out.

[@jankotze1959]

Great video Charlie, I enjoyed the ride in the 4400, glad you are happy with the harvest

[@pagrainfarmer]

Glad you came along for the ride, Jan. Thanks for being here.

[@pinesedgefarm1155]

Thanks for the ride in the 4400. Your corn looks nice. What is the moisture of the shelled corn?

[@pagrainfarmer]

It's in the low 20's. Cory dries it for me for nearly nothing, so I don't mind taking it off a little wet.

[@HumbleHaymakers]

Looks good, with corn prices, a better than normal yield will be a nice return…👍

[@pagrainfarmer]

Sure is nice when the prices are high and yields are good.Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@AgWildNebraska]

Pretty cool. I ran a combine for my uncle when I was a kid and it was just like yours with the door that swung like that and it was a Chevy gas engine. My instructions were put the tips of the snoots down till they just touch the ground and go in second gear with the variable all the way forward. Anyway seeing yours run reminded me of that.

[@pagrainfarmer]

I'm glad that brought back a memory for you. That's really cool. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

My first JD combine was a 4400 a long time ago 🤦‍♂️😄

[@robbsmith1560]

Thank you for a great video.Have not started shelling in my area of Central pa. Moisture still to high.

[@pagrainfarmer]

I hope you can get to shelling soon. Corn seems to be running a little late this year. I took mine off at a high moisture than usual. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@matthewdavis4081]

It is good to see you Charlie. The 4400 sure seems to be running good. Corn looks great. Shelling corn is my favorite by far. I have only been able to run one field of corn about 60 acres and it is surprisingly doing very well. I hope you have a safe and bountiful harvest and thank you for another great video

[@pagrainfarmer]

I absolutely love corn shelling too. It's definitely my favorite thing on the farm. My corn did very well and I hope yours does too,. Thanks for watching and commenting Matthew.

[@farmerpete]

Looks good Charlie. People have just started to get serious about shelling corn here in the last 5 days or so. I’m planning to hit it next week.

[@pagrainfarmer]

Thanks Pete. I'm one of the earlier ones here. Haven't seen anyone else taking off corn yet besides me right in this area. I don't care about being first - it's not that for me - I just always want to beat the bad weather and getting stuck in the mud. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@carlosjbrr]

I have one 4400 too, what is the harvesting speed, thanbyou

[@pagrainfarmer]

My 4400 does not have a speedometer, but I can tell you that I was filling up 100 bushels in about 10 minutes. Thanks for watching.

[@gordoncarpenter1552]

I have a 444 I run on my John deere 55 I have a farmer that plants wide rows that is the only reason I keep it my gleaner f2 I do my soybeans

[@pagrainfarmer]

I plan to plant wide rows for the foreseeable future. Thanks for supporting the channel.

[@TheJohndeere466]

My son bought a s1900 international grain truck. I think it has a 16' bed. The other day he had it weighing 36,000 and it blew a tire while sitting on the scales. He had to drive it around the bins and dump it with one tire one the one side. It never blew the other tire. It still had room in the bed and I think it would weigh 40,000 if it was full of beans.

[@pagrainfarmer]

That's a lot of weight. That's something about the tire blowing out. Thanks for supporting the channel.

[@raywhite1442]

Is it a truck or an f-600

[@banditfarmer1900]

Charlie your really making me want to try my new corn head out ! LOL I think your moving right along with it and the corn looks like its yielding pretty good too. I was kind of surprised when I put the corn head on mine it wasnt tail light at all I even tried letting the clutch out in reverse kind of quick and it stayed firmly on the ground, But I have a set of weights just in case. Bandit

[@pagrainfarmer]

I'm surprised that your 443 didn't make your 4400 tail light. Because it's narrower, maybe it makes it just lighter enough not to lift the ass end. I know a couple times this year, when the bin was empty, my 444 head had the ass end of my combine off the ground temporarily (by accident, of course). Thanks for going along for the ride with me, Don! There'll be more when I do beans.

[@banditfarmer1900]

@@pagrainfarmer I bought a set of MF rear wheel weights just to be on the safe side, I dont think I'll bolt them to the rims but I will mount them to the combine frame in the back . The less on the back axel on that thing the better, Its already got those stabilizer arms on it to help keep it steady, They sure could have made that back axel a little stronger in the early ones or at least made an update kit for them. I did move the back wheels in about a foot on each side when I put the rice tires on it and it I measured it right the corn stocks will run about 3 inches in on the outside of the tires witch shouldnt bother the tires any and it sure took a lot of the wobble out of the back axel. They had the stabilizer arms pulled up tight on it and there was no give at all for the axel to move any so I loosened them up a little and now they give a little and I like that idea a lot better ! But I got a year to figure it out so I got some time to think on it. Bandit

[@raywhite1442]

The uh-huh