Let’s try this again! Will the 6600 make a round without a breakdown?

[@rickt44]

As dry as that old grease was that you removed from the bearing I don't blame the old bearings for giving up the ghost😅

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! They gave all they could lol

[@PaulChesnut]

As many fixing you have done on that you should have the only brand new 6600 . Lol. Love it!!!!!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Won’t be long lol

[@david19659]

I’m impressed sir. I think you answered every comment. I know people appreciate the interaction

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! I try to answer 90% of them

[@arvbergstedt3303]

I have had vehicles that were irritating with problems. Traded them off. New ones had issues too. And cost a lot to find out. Now drive my old stuff. They are garaged. Look good run good. Just fix as necessary. New stuff now is really scary. No tranny dipstick. Electronics everywhere. Built in planned obsolescence and high repair costs.

[@halwilliams1682]

I admire your patience it takes to keep your machine running. Reminds me of when I was your age and spent hours keeping my old Massey 850 combine in the field.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@johnprendergast3173]

JT, I sanded down and resprayed my first machine. Hats off to you my friend, I learnt the basics from you. Apart from a few streaks of course 🙄

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’ll happen! At least you did it! That’s 3/4 the battle 😉

[@johnprendergast3173]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 doesn’t help I’m colour blind as well

[@t1963007]

Oh the joys of old equipment! At least its paid for! Great vid, as usual.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 👍

[@Mr9501]

Before you know it you’ll be the only kid on your block with a fully restored 6600 Deere combine… But, you know…that’s why I like your channel so much…it’s real. I grew up around farming, and what you’re going through is something I can definitely relate to…sure, it’s cool watching some of those other farming videos, but watching guys running around with their new million dollar pieces of equipment is something I can’t imagine doing….

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! That’s something I’ll never be lol

[@timdex91]

So true... stay safe, Tim in Texas

[@ronaldschultz1189]

Repairs are a part of farming. We broke an end snout and stalk stomper bent sideways and a hydraulic fitting split while picking popcorn and this is on a 500000 dollar combine. What a day.

[@johnbeam-d3v]

Great job JT. You are a smart fella. I believe you could fix anything but the break of day and a broken heart!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I keep trying if nothing else 😉

[@davidclark5344]

He can mend a broken heart!

[@JohnDeer-n6d]

At least the 6600 keeps the repair videos coming.😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Good point!

[@zendoargos4988]

Harvest is a series of opportunities to practice your repair skills until the crop is out of the field.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on 😉😆

[@bm4751]

Your so positive

[@ToddWoodward-r8h]

I hope that your persistence pays off. Maybe if you paint it red everyone will stop telling you to get rid of it.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right 😆😆

[@Papermaker-fl4bh]

JT you've got a lot of patience and perseverance my friend... stay positive 👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you, I will

[@d6joe]

Back when i worked on green combines at the dealership, i rebuilt many, many, many of those gearboxes. 8820 even used the same one.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on. I discovered as I was shopping for gears (after this video) that those pieces fit most of them.

[@frankripley1995]

Seems as though no matter how much someone tries to anticipate what could happen. There always is a surprise waiting around the corner. Good luck 👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Definitely!

[@zerogravity8465]

Simple go to the john deere shop and get a print out of the price check on a new harvester , then get a picture frame and place the quote for a new harvester in the frame,,,,, this will make the prices for spare parts look cheap

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

For sure!

[@thomasjones3946]

Good one again JT you've just got to love these older stuff. Fingers crossed for you 🙏 keep on pushing along.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent Video JT :) also I hope that John Deere fix hopefully keeps going strong and no breaks at all! Just minor changes you need do next and nothing big expensive on !

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! It gets better for tomorrow video!

[@jstoeck784]

This sums up how I feel about my 85 JD 318 mower. It has made me learn more about small engines than I thought I would ever need.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@mrclaus859]

Good luck. Thanks for posting JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@darylwilson6793]

Haha! Harvest is a series of breakdowns until its over with. So true! I have a few more acres tmrw then I'm done. Love my Massey 750 tho, no matter. Cheers and hope you can get it done.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

I had a customer at the AGCO Allis dealer I worked at in the mid nineties that would bring his M2 Combine and Grain Head in every year. I would literally crawl through that machine and replace anything that was questionable. The first year was quite a job, then every year after that was less and less stuff to do. They were able to run the whole harvest without any issues. It was worth it to them. There is a sharp 6620 down the road from me. It was shed kept its whole life, seen it sitting behind the shed the last couple years. I wonder how much they want for the old girl. You want to add another to your collection, I’ll drive it up to you. Thanks for the videos, JT.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Hate to get another green one, but at least I have plenty of parts 😆

[@CircleTFarms419]

Great video as usual JT, it just really messes your day up when stuff just isn’t moving , that’s supposed to be,or when stuff is moving, that is not supposed to be 😂

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

So true 😆

[@RonStauffer-k7n]

I think it's great u keep it going it's fun to watch it's a challenge u r up to

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you!!

[@vincegross7617]

JT you have a lot of patience 👍,equipment is a constant breakdowns on the Farm ,We broke down twice this week broken cutter bars on both combines JD9770and the 9660 ,part of farming

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on

[@SteveLingen]

I'm surprised that you haven't retired that old john deere combine and bought a Massey Ferguson combine. I drove a 750 Massey on the wheat run one year and I loved that combine. I would do it again.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Well, as I have said before, there aren’t many Massey combines near me, so I have to keep beating the old Deere lol

[@stevecolwill5681]

Well doneJ T . Brilliant job.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@mikestewart2409]

Great result 👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 👍

[@GeneMusall]

I know Murphy’s law often gets used in scenarios like this, but you prove them partially wrong. I enjoy watching things be repaired since I never got to try that kind of large scale equipment repair. Hang in there, you’ll get r done.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! I’ll get it 😉

[@CurtMcElvain]

That 4420 is an absolute gem, the 20 series was much better than the 00 series. Still guys around me running 20 series, mostly 6620. Hard to believe a 9500/9510 is 30 +/- years old. Keep on keeping on, great video!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@masonlugg]

You know with that 6600, I'm starting to believe that harvest is a series of breakdowns until its over with

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That is exactly what it is lol

[@davidwittmer8806]

Another awesome video My friend. I enjoyed watching that 4420 eating up them beans!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@jippel1]

What would you rather been doing mate 🤣good job again by dr jt👌cheers from down under 🇦🇺

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@GaryYff]

When it rains sometimes it pours. I’ve had a dark cloud hanging over my 2 pickups the last month. I was down to driving my 27 model T for a couple days. But eventually the sun comes out and the smooth sailing will surprise you. Good luck. Eventually there will be nothing left to fix.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@MasseyDave]

Feel your frustration JT , just catching up now , not been a great week here 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤬

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Sorry to hear that my friend! Hope it gets better soon!

[@MasseyDave]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 thank you , onwards n upwards 👍👍👍

[@farmark457]

Maybe repurpose it to run a snowblower or something else. lol. Nice video. Thx

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Not a bad idea

[@timmywade1313]

That auger is easy fix it has set screws in it welded in the holes. I drilled mine out welded nut to auger shaft and put bolt into nut to make auger spin. I have 1974 model 3300 they are exactly the same 6600is just wider

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@RWhite-fn1ch]

JD - I drive a 2006 Jeep Commander with 272,000 miles on it and a 2010 GMC truck with 172,000 miles. Both occasionally break down and sometimes cost me a few bills. THEN I look at the costs of replacing them. Both are basically strong and I'd take either across country any day of the week. A couple of hundred or a couple of thousand occasionally beats payments of five to seven hundred dollars (or likely more) each month. Your combine is much the same. Basically of good stock. Many years of use. Things will wear out and break. A little aggravation and a few dollars now and then beats high monthly payments with high interest all year long. ESPECIALLY since the combine is used for such a short time each year. Hang in JT. It could be a lot worse.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Agreed!

[@antiochman8222]

I remember when the first combine arrived the farm. It was either 1978/9. It had a 10ft boom and we thought it was a monster and a marvel of modern engineering - but it was probably already 20 years old. It was however a major step forward from the reaper and static harvester we had been using up until then.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@vincegross7617]

Nice bearing driver 🤠and seal driver Gettner Done

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! Use what ya got lol

[@briannelson4493]

At some point it gets frustrating because it seems like all that gets done is to fix. I hope it works for a while this time. Great job JT😁

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@joekemp5034]

My family has run Red equipment forever except for gleaner combines. We've had one green tractor in my 48 years on earth and it lasted only one season.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@eddiebaughman2809]

We bought a C2 Gleaner. Thought it was a good machine. In harvest we was broke down by 10:00. Fix it and broke down at 2:00. We changed every bearing on it. The final one was the cylinder bearing. A neighbor finished cutting for us. That winter Dad traded that pos. The guy who bought it never had any problem. We had changed every bad bearing and still I wouldn't trust it.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! That happens

[@chipps1066]

We bought one off auction in 75 or so,upgrading from an open station JD 45.We only grew corn to feed livestock so 150 acres maybe a year.It was a ordeal to make it through a season.Ours was gas and that motor was a total pos.We finally re-engined it with a diesel and made a good combine out of it. This was in S.Georgia.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! I can’t imagine one of these as a gasser

[@chadarcher4299]

I gave you a like for effort, love the old equipment but Damn does it test a guys patience. i can relate.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@whitefishy1]

JT, not sure if someone mentioned this already (I searched) but you right rear wheel looks like its ceasing up. Look at minute 9:48 on. It stops spinning when you are turning and starts again. I looked again with 1080p on and doesn't look as obvious. Maybe check your footage anyways. Good luck with the rest of harvest!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Sometimes my camera gives that illusion. I can’t explain it but I’ve noticed it on other stuff too

[@wadepinnon1694]

The rebuild on that box isn't too bad . Little tip , that gearbox actually takes cornhead grease instead of regular grease. It stays liquefied and doesn't " cake" like regular grease.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@paulwiller1647]

You know some you tuber once said… harvest season is just a series of break downs until your done, I just can’t remember who it was ….. lol. Keep trying and you’ll get there!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

😆😆😆

[@seth1704]

😮 just wondering if the 4420 has as much capacity as a 6600 ? I use a 6620 myself, but I have a 6600 in the shed for a backup just in case, fingers crossed I don't need it😂

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

The 4420 is less, but it gets the job done 😉

[@James-fu8fj]

JT just think how it was treated before you bought it road hard and put up with every season without anything done to it now you’re replacing small stuff. It’ll be fine. You’ll do it you need it.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Very true

[@MasseyDave]

Least ya fixed it 👍 well done JT 👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you! Hopefully it’ll hold up lol

[@robertnelson5064]

Just like new. good work.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@christopherjones2557]

It would be great if you could find a Massey 760 combine to add to your fleet. Another fine V8 Perkins powered machine!!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@jeppeknattrup]

Love to see you get a Massey combine project. That would fit nice next to the tractors 😅 maybe a 760 or 865

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@richardschaffling9882]

Nice fix and good luck

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@taztaz6539]

At least the 4400 hasn't let you down yet - that 6600 is probably best kept as a show combine I can see a caseIH / Massey combine incoming n it'd be a good project too Love watching your trials and tribulations jt

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Thanks!

[@Derek_00Mustang83]

Just preventive maintenance lol. What combine get to shell your corn?

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I’ll use the 4420 for that. The 66 has a spike tooth cylinder and it’s not ideal for corn

[@660r2003]

jeepers creepers i would hope that last repair will do it, just a bunch of frustrating shit all the time lol good luck pal

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@michaelcorlett3400]

Good video as always JT, you know what the problem is with those two combines? they are just the wrong colour, maybe they should be RED!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right 😉

[@dougvaldivia3395]

metal fatigue is a real thing in old components. keep working on it we know you will be successful. on the other side of the world there are those who have problems with brand new equipment. rather watch what you do to get back in the field than the boys with broken down new gear.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@scotthay9492]

No matter the colour, machines just break! It’s still fun though!!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@JB-mt5oy]

I think that the 6600 is just jealous that the Massey Fergusons have been getting all of the attention. On the plus side, at least you can fix a 6600 on your own - unlike the modern JD's and their proprietary software.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Bingo!

[@billkroczyk3749]

You enjoy working on it anyway and it is a lot cheaper than a new one

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Very true!

[@garlandhenry6792]

Don’t feel to bad. I don’t know if you watch Chet Larson’s videos, but they just had a 699,000.00 dollar JD Combine open a hole in the block, a big hole. Keep on rocking you will getting that 6600 in line

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I saw that. 😬😬

[@stevec5338]

You're going to need to paint her red and put on a chrome stack. If you're every going to get anywhere. She's jealous!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right!!

[@kevinwilliams563]

The combine says what you got now? Joe says “Hold my beer.” Time to go all red.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@terrycannon570]

I've got a 3 minute welding job to do and have already spent 2 hours working on the welding machine. I think my shop has a bench with little problems sitting on the bench like little basketball players. When one comes out another goes in to play the game.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I’ve been there lol. Know how that goes

[@larryklostermann5779]

Nice video JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@patrickschulze2995]

Still have that parts 6600 here in northwest Ohio a whole machine the engine is missing an the feeder thoat is off of it but gose with it

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@cliffordarnoldussen]

JT if you think you have a problem, go watch yesterday’s video with Larson Farms. They boot the engine right up in their combine and put a hole right through the side.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! I saw that, that is painful!

[@timmywade1313]

Oh hell you have all those bin floor augers I forgot about those 3300 don't have gearbox

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on

[@fejimus]

Woooooooooo!!! Its Friiiiyaaaay!!!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Yeaaahh!!!

[@alfredgilpin8251]

I would take mechanical problems over electrical gremlins any day enjoy your clips

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

For sure!

[@timmywarren2349]

Very good Video 👍👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you 👍

[@vincegross7617]

Hey JT how come ya all not running a Massey Combine MF510 or MF550 or 760 .?🤠

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Just nothing in the area that I could get my hands on

[@charlesjohnson89]

You must live next to an "old school " auto parts store. Ahhhh ... memories. Now, if they can't find it in the computer, it doesn't exist. ... so, count your blessings. Also thanks for the channel; and I think my orange tomcat has the hots for Fluffy. lol just saying lol

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

😉. She’s a looker lol

[@rongrose3746]

Might be time to retire the ole girl 6600! Love your humor on the farm .

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Thank you!

[@billyhaddock5540]

JT, I would post a for sale sign stating, " The best cobin in the world at breaking-down at 41FEET into a job". That would get people talking, good or bad.. sale it as parts.. Look like Fluffy didn't like the machine..

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! She might become a parts machine lol

[@TCW-hw6iw]

I think there may be some truth that green paint is expensive. It's nice to have a backup, but 2,500 plus and you got what..maybe 5 bushels? Aw well, maybe next time it will get in a full lap or more..Hope springs eternal ! As for how I would have handled all that, well it would depend on my insurance policy and nerve . lol

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! She almost got a match lol

[@bradenconway9066]

Just get yourself a good old 14 or 1660 ih or a nice old massey 850 or 860 and be happy. Ive always wondered why deere’s have so many engine hours on them all the time then i ran one for a week, nothing but driving back and forth to the yard to fix the stupid things. Will take my cih any day over any green combine

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on

[@jerryware5749]

One of uncles had a saying for events like the 6600 saga : "I'm wiping my butt with a wagon wheel. The stuff just keeps coming around."

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Perfect 😆😆

[@Slane583]

Uh oh, looks like Uncle Johnny threw his back out picking up a zip tie. Time to call it quits for the day. 😁

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on 😆

[@70elcamino.]

Might be time for a new Holland

[@frankwrogg2515]

Best of luck, eventually, you will have it all rebuilt.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Hope so!

[@goranhudi4996]

Cool video JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@goranhudi4996]

👌👍👍🏻​@@jtsbarnngrill6873

[@jamiemckechnie3662]

JT I think it's time to get rid of the 6600 and look for another newer combine

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I think you are correct

[@goyoman1978]

Me gustan tus vídeos y me gustaría saber de dónde has sacado la camiseta de licor 43 que mitica bebida...

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Got it at a garage sale actually

[@goyoman1978]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 Its from Spain... Here we cant do this things you can in usa. Here only stupid laws ... Agaisnt old machines

[@PaulChesnut]

Pretty soon you will have to up grade to the 7000 series combine.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! I’d take a 7720 😉

[@gearsandtears7643]

Best of luck with it If you put a washer in before the gear being it closer to the other gear maybe there won't be as much lash in the gears

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That crossed my mind

[@gearsandtears7643]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 well if it stays turning your on a winner Best of luck with the last of the harvest

[@duanedale2505]

I guess the 4420 is a racer, used to have a 7720 yrs ago , it was a good machine with really no down time

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@terryj1196]

Should maybe consider a beautiful red combine JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@markward6076]

Two identical cars on the line at the factory except one's a lemon 🍋 and one's a cherry 🍒. Who knows why.

[@markklumpp39]

Can't wait to see if she runs for ya

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@Farmerboy2-o7z]

Are both your combines the same size?

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Nope, the 4420 is the size down from the 6600

[@stepark3437]

Putting a rain cap on the auger caused the hole problem. No water to lube the mud (grease) in the gear case. Just think it only took 50 years to cause that problem.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on 😆

[@andrewmills9353]

I’m thinking the guys telling you to buy a Massey combine just want you to make repair videos for them… if you do replace it, do yourself a favor and get a 14 or 16 series IH!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on, that has been a thought. At least they’re still red 😉

[@andrewmills9353]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 I’ve got a little 1440 that serves me well.

[@garyduquette1784]

What was the plan JT, one combine for beans and the other for corn?

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Originally that was my plan.

[@fuzzwack1]

The dirt from the beans just eats the old combines up for dog meat!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Sure does!

[@Franisboche]

Grandpa got 80 bushels to an acre at 8% moisture content on his beans.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Nice!!

[@gunnarbeck225]

JT I think it's about time to get a John Deere x9!!!😅

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Ha! I’ll call the bank 😉