This farmer is living the dream. It's not all big and shiny but yet he's getting the job done with a smile on his face. Thanks for taking time out and sharing these videos hope you have a great day
Getting the job done probably without any installments and interest to pay. More of the income can go to get the land paid for and to grow wealth for future expansion or a comfortable retirement. Less chance of bankruptcy and defaulting to the bank. Just need to keep everything fixed during the off season and ready to go when harvest starts. Having the newest and the best doesn't always translate into the most profit. Happy harvest to all us farmers, landowners and farmers at heart!! Thank you BTP, great video!!
The 7700 was as big as they got in the early 70’s. Machines have changed allot in the past 4 decades. I made a comparison video of. Deere 6600 and S780 to show how combined have grown. 6600 vs S780 at m.th-cam.com/video/0SexwhXziz4/w-d-xo.html
Nice to see an older John Deere still running. You will never see these new machines up and running and get to the age this machine is, to many electrical gadgets and plastic. Thanks for another great video.
Dad had a 4400 I was raised on then a 6600..Grandpa had a 6620.......This guy is making money..,,That ol' combine probably paid for itself around 35-40 years ago....Thanks for Video I like the old stuff......
These guys have to make a ton of money for retirement. I retired early and pay nearly $2000 a month in health insurance, however my wife's recent cancer treatment and cancer complications racked up $300,000 in charges in 5 months with more to come. So medical and living expenses retired are high, and these guys are so smart using old iron to get it done. In the 70's we used a new NH combine and 4420, a new JD swather because the versatile was worn out. But the three ton grain truck was a 1932 GMC. My folks struggled as farmers with one section, but lived a great long time in retirement. My mom is 91 and still going strong. Long live old iron!
I LOVE watching your classic combine videos. I never got to run one of these, but I did get to run its smaller brother, the 4400 in oats and wheat in Frontier County NE. I also got to run it's biggest competitor ... a Massey 760 (one of the first ones ever made ... Serial# 93 I was told), cutting wheat in Hitchcock County NE.
You don't see this kind of equipment out in the fields as much as you used to! There's really no experience like driving these classics! Anyways, have a great rest of the day!
@@bigtractorpower Only big time farmers or custom cutters bought combines that big back in the 70s and most of them were run hard and put up wet and were ready for the scrap heap by the end of the 80s when the 9500s came out.
Saw a farmer using the 7700 today harvesting beans here in Indiana. May not have the 45’ header but getting the crop into the bin. Love these older models that are still working the fields!
I knew right away that was an older combine by its looks, but would never have imagined a 70s era. It has been well cared for. A quick check on google says apx $40K in 1978 dollars would equal $155K in today's dollars. Still a respectable price compared to new machines. I don't know what their maintenance issues and reliability are on this older machine, but if their not bad i would have a very hard time trading that in for a new one. Besides, I'm sure it's paid for! Thanks so much for the video on this classic.
Thank you for watching. The hardest part of running an older combine is tracking down parts. Deere is the best on older parts but still a long term challenge.
@@bigtractorpower I've never not been able to get any part except one, a complete cleaning shoe assembly, for my Gleaner L2. I can get the complete shoe piece by piece but it then gets expensive. Do you have a video on a straight L Gleaner with specs?
I would highly suggest making a visit out to the Pacific Northwest, there's a much more diverse selection of machines that I personally think alot of the viewers would like to see
Question: I have heard of the John Deere 7700 combines. How many rows could this particular combine harvest with the soybean head that's on it? 145hp was a lot for a combine back in the 1970s.
I spent the summer of 1973 on a harvest crew that ran 3 7700's. Two 1972 models and a 1973 model. They were really good machines and I don't recall anything major that happened with them that summer. We stared the run in Frederick, Okla. and finished in late Sept. in Havre, Mt.
It is neat. I did not have enough field time with the 4840 and 7700 to talk about the 4840 in this video. I have more footage of this 4840 with a 7720 II also harvesting in this field. Stay tuned.
My neighbor has one of these and I can't remember if it has the hydro-trans.or not,but he had it picking corn with a 8 row head on it last year,it was fun watching it cruise through the fields.Excellent video B.T.P..🚜 Now,does the 4840 in this video have the optional 4-wheel-drive assist?.It was running lug treads on the front and 4840's are kinda rare in general.
I put a lot of hours on dad’s old 4400 before we sent it down the road. They aren’t bad machines, but I’ll keep the 6620 we have now. These were popular machines around here for a long time and there’s still some still getting it done.
bigtractorpower Dad had four of them over the years. We had our own little bone yard for a while. We briefly looked at a 4420 when we updated machines, but they seem to be a cross between a 4400 and a 6600, kind of like they had left over parts and wanted to use them up. There’s a few things that I cussed on the 4400 that we’re still in the 4420 like the return grain elevator access door still being inside the cab, rather than there being an access to get into the elevator access on the 6620, if that makes any sense lol. I also didn’t like the 4420’s unload auger setup versus what you got in the 6620. Right now the 6620 is more machine than what we need but it gives us some room to grow into it, given the opportunity.
@@ih1206 The 4420 was a 4400 with the cab painted black and a tiger stripe decal on it and a hydralic cylinder to swing the unload auger. Most parts on the late 70s 4400s are interchangeable with the 4420s.
I would have given anything for a combine with A/C and a cab when I was working on the farm growing up. How wide was that header? Thanks for the video BTP.
Didn't know the beans were ready up north yet. Spent MANY hours in a 7700 machine. One drawback to it was if the ac quit sitting beside that engine would cook you. Those flex heads could really get the low beans. By the way his reel is way too low. He is probably batting the heck out of them. Oh well they are his beans.......
Hello Jason, its Hunter from Sunset View Farms. If you’re still in the state and interested, I could talk to my grandpa about you maybe coming out and filming this fall.
John Deere did not make carts but they did offer ones built by other companies in the 70’s and 80’s. United Farm Tools built the John Deere 500 and A&L built the tandem axle John Deere 650. J&M built a Frontier brand cart for John Deere around 2003.
I would have liked too but it was not moving enough with the 7700 to give details on it in this video. I have more footage of it with a 7720 II in the same field. Stay tuned.
As I get older and the memories of my youth fade....I THINK this is the model of John Deer combine my Dad had. I remember wheat, corn, and bean (great northerns or pintos) harvests with it. Do you perchance have any video of a 7700 combining corn?
I remember the header we had for wheat. It was some manner of convertible unit that could be switched back and forth between wheat and beans. I'll have to get into my Mom's basement, as she has all the old photos from way back in the day.
It is a 2wd with an aggressive tire tread. This is a 2wd with agressive treads. The 4840 could be ordered with hydraulic front wheel assist. The mechanical front wheel drive for John Deere did not come out until 1982 on the 50 series.
Hi! I watch your video's a lot in my spare time. They are darn'd good!! The New Iron Horse "40" series tractor brochure says that HFWA was available for the 4040, 4240, 4440, and 4640 and not available for the 4840. ( I'm holding the brochure in hand right now) Plus the dealership that I worked at didn't ever order in a single 4840 because HFWA was not available for the 4840. There were never any 4840's in this sandy, steep, and hilly potato and grain area because of that. Otherwise he would have ordered them in. If you find one, it was added by someone else. After the 4640 with HFWA, the 8440 and 8640's are also plentiful around here. :) The other reason is that the 4840 was only 8-speed powershift. The 4640 had optional of both 8-speed powershift and 16-speed Quad-range. The potato harvesters here needed more slower speeds than the 8-speed powershift to dig potatoes. But 4640's with Powershift and HFWA are around here also. I used to own one. To see a 4440 and especially a 4640 without HFWA around here in the 80's and 90's was a rare bear! I had never seen a 4640 without HFWA until I went down to South Carolina. It looked odd for me to see one without HFWA.
The price and options are nice you should do this on the newer machines that you show. These machines I know we ran 7700 and 6620 sidehill ones. Nice video
Why can't they add this combined in fs-22 for all consoles. why do they only release it for PC and nothing else I mean giants have complete licenses rights to John Deere. So I don't know what's the issue. I don't know, it's hard to get them Uploaded to giants. But there's no way that they would not be able Succeed since this is such a popular combine and model.
This farmer is living the dream. It's not all big and shiny but yet he's getting the job done with a smile on his face. Thanks for taking time out and sharing these videos hope you have a great day
Thank you for watching. I like finding the classics.
This is a neighbor farmer and one of my friends
Now this farming. Nice to see a 7700 and 4840 working together. This was big time farming in 1978.
Yes it was.
I absolutely love watching old iron at work. Keep the great videos coming.
Me too. Thank you for watching.
Getting the job done probably without any installments and interest to pay. More of the income can go to get the land paid for and to grow wealth for future expansion or a comfortable retirement. Less chance of bankruptcy and defaulting to the bank. Just need to keep everything fixed during the off season and ready to go when harvest starts. Having the newest and the best doesn't always translate into the most profit. Happy harvest to all us farmers, landowners and farmers at heart!! Thank you BTP, great video!!
Thank you for watching. I was excited to find a 7700 Turbo.
Love seeing the older equipment still purring along !!!!
I like finding the classics.
My dad still tells me stories of how the 7700 was a monster when it came and that the 4840 was one of the hardest pulling tractors he ever ran
The 7700 was as big as they got in the early 70’s. Machines have changed allot in the past 4 decades. I made a comparison video of. Deere 6600 and S780 to show how combined have grown. 6600 vs S780 at m.th-cam.com/video/0SexwhXziz4/w-d-xo.html
Now that’s a farmer! He’s driving equipment, he’s controls it. Not up to some GPS. My hope is he continues this way of farming!
Exactly, and he can even diagnose and repair problems without thousands of dollars of computers hooked to it!
What's wrong with autosteer....... I know of plenty of old equipment with autosteer
@@tysonfrank2105 there's nothing wrong with it, has a purpose and is very good at it, but sometimes old school is still cool!
We used to run a 4840 on our gain cart as well during harvest. Had the power shift transmission. Loved the combination
Owner took great care in keeping combine running & looking great. TY BTP
They are stand out classics.
Love this video, and the older John Deere equipment!!
Thank you for watching. I like finding the classics.
Nice to see an older John Deere still running. You will never see these new machines up and running and get to the age this machine is, to many electrical gadgets and plastic. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you for watching. It will be interesting to see how many years a 2018 combine goes.
Thank you BTP. Old iron still getting the job done nice.
I like finding the classics.
Nice video I love watching old machines
I like finding classics. Thank you for watching.
Dad had a 4400 I was raised on then a 6600..Grandpa had a 6620.......This guy is making money..,,That ol' combine probably paid for itself around 35-40 years ago....Thanks for Video I like the old stuff......
Thank you for watching. I filmed a 4420 harvesting corn this summer. I like finding the classics.
These guys have to make a ton of money for retirement. I retired early and pay nearly $2000 a month in health insurance, however my wife's recent cancer treatment and cancer complications racked up $300,000 in charges in 5 months with more to come. So medical and living expenses retired are high, and these guys are so smart using old iron to get it done. In the 70's we used a new NH combine and 4420, a new JD swather because the versatile was worn out. But the three ton grain truck was a 1932 GMC. My folks struggled as farmers with one section, but lived a great long time in retirement. My mom is 91 and still going strong. Long live old iron!
Forgot to mention that my health insurance has covered all the bills except 6500 deductible. Good value!
I hear ya Mike.....I run late 70's Steigers, Deere's and grain trucks.....
@@davehughesfarm7983 Keep the dollars flowing in because this retirement thing is not easy Street. Best of luck with your season!
I LOVE watching your classic combine videos. I never got to run one of these, but I did get to run its smaller brother, the 4400 in oats and wheat in Frontier County NE. I also got to run it's biggest competitor ... a Massey 760 (one of the first ones ever made ... Serial# 93 I was told), cutting wheat in Hitchcock County NE.
I enjoy seeing the older equipment I watched working when I was a kid.
Another great video of another classic JD combine. One of my mom’s best friend son bought a Demo because he worked for John Deere at Waterloo works
Very cool.
You don't see this kind of equipment out in the fields as much as you used to! There's really no experience like driving these classics! Anyways, have a great rest of the day!
The 7700 is getting harder and harder to find. Thank you for watching.
@@bigtractorpower Only big time farmers or custom cutters bought combines that big back in the 70s and most of them were run hard and put up wet and were ready for the scrap heap by the end of the 80s when the 9500s came out.
Good ole old school action, man! Jeez, you went way back before i was even thought of, not cool man not cool! Lol, great video.
I like finding the classics.
Great old machines, the old John Deere complement the Combine, definitely another super video
It is a nice looking harvest team.
Saw a farmer using the 7700 today harvesting beans here in Indiana. May not have the 45’ header but getting the crop into the bin. Love these older models that are still working the fields!
I like this era of combine. The 7700 was a monster in its day.
Good to see the older equipment working. Thanks
I like tracking down the classics.
Man he has that reel cranking.
Nice to see old school harvesting
I like finding the classics.
Wow, love to see this old machinery still out in the fields. Thanks for filming, greetings from Germany.
I like see old equipment working in the field....
Me too.
Ive seen that 4840 at our local tractor show in Oblong Illinois. Very nice restoration.
Very cool. It is a stand out 4840.
Good old machine help set the way to where we are in today’s equipment standards
I knew right away that was an older combine by its looks, but would never have imagined a 70s era. It has been well cared for. A quick check on google says apx $40K in 1978 dollars would equal $155K in today's dollars. Still a respectable price compared to new machines. I don't know what their maintenance issues and reliability are on this older machine, but if their not bad i would have a very hard time trading that in for a new one. Besides, I'm sure it's paid for! Thanks so much for the video on this classic.
Thank you for watching. The hardest part of running an older combine is tracking down parts. Deere is the best on older parts but still a long term challenge.
@@bigtractorpower I've never not been able to get any part except one, a complete cleaning shoe assembly, for my Gleaner L2. I can get the complete shoe piece by piece but it then gets expensive. Do you have a video on a straight L Gleaner with specs?
I remember seeing this type of combine harvesting wheat milo and corn. I miss seeing this.
The New Generation combines like the 7700 put John Deere is the solid lead as a combine manufacturer.
That's an interesting set of front tires on the grain cart tractor
Yes they are. It is a 2wd tractor. Just aggressive treads.
My favorite of the day. I know the big stuff is fun to watch, but something about seeing this unloading on the go was just awesome. Nice!
This is a great looking harvest team.
I would highly suggest making a visit out to the Pacific Northwest, there's a much more diverse selection of machines that I personally think alot of the viewers would like to see
I would like to do that some time.
I agree. Hillside small grain combines, potato combines, tractors in vinyards in western Idaho and apple orchards in Washington for starters.
My grandpa has a john deere 6600 combine
One of the all time great Deere combines.
I love John Deere 7700 turbo combines nice job on the video 😀👍
Good to see the old to see how munch equipment has changed over the years. Glad someone is still getting use out of it
I like finding the classics.
The stories this old girl could tell.Looks like this machine has a lot of acres left in it.Thanks.
It is nice finding the classics like these.
Question: I have heard of the John Deere 7700 combines. How many rows could this particular combine harvest with the soybean head that's on it? 145hp was a lot for a combine back in the 1970s.
It was one of the largest combines in its day. It could handle an 8 row 30 inch corn head and a 24 ft grain head for wheat and 20ft head for beans.
I love the sound of that tractor
It does sound good.
I spent the summer of 1973 on a harvest crew that ran 3 7700's. Two 1972 models and a 1973 model. They were really good machines and I don't recall anything
major that happened with them that summer. We stared the run in Frederick, Okla. and finished in late Sept. in Havre, Mt.
Very cool. Great time in farming. Havre is the home of Big Bud 😁👍👍
At one point in the 80s we where doing this with a 7720 and a 4640.
Nice set up.
Great find!!
It was a good one to film.
Love to see an old 45, 95, or 105. That’s my vintage.
I am working on lining up a 105 to film.
We used to own a 7700 combine before we got our 9500... it's in mexico now.
The 7700 and 9500 are both nice combines.
That tractor sounds awesome
It is a nice 4840.
Like the 4840 hoped you talked about that
It is neat. I did not have enough field time with the 4840 and 7700 to talk about the 4840 in this video. I have more footage of this 4840 with a 7720 II also harvesting in this field. Stay tuned.
Oh how simple the machines were back then!!
Too bad a fellow can’t buy a new combine today for 37K, lol. Nice video BTP!
Combines have gone way up.
Just think that today’s equipment will be like this one day if they still run with all the computers hooked to them that is
That is the big question on modern machines. What happens when the software wears out?
What size is the other combine out in the field at 5:26? It looks like a 20 series.
Good eyes. It is a 7720 Titan II.
My neighbor has one of these and I can't remember if it has the hydro-trans.or not,but he had it picking corn with a 8 row head on it last year,it was fun watching it cruise through the fields.Excellent video B.T.P..🚜
Now,does the 4840 in this video have the optional 4-wheel-drive assist?.It was running lug treads on the front and 4840's are kinda rare in general.
Very cool. The 8 row was the maximum size head for the 7700. It was a big combine in its day.
@@bigtractorpower Yes it was.
I put a lot of hours on dad’s old 4400 before we sent it down the road. They aren’t bad machines, but I’ll keep the 6620 we have now. These were popular machines around here for a long time and there’s still some still getting it done.
ih1206 that's what what we ran too a 4400
The 4400 was a big seller from John Deere. I filmed a 4420 in corn this year.
bigtractorpower Dad had four of them over the years. We had our own little bone yard for a while. We briefly looked at a 4420 when we updated machines, but they seem to be a cross between a 4400 and a 6600, kind of like they had left over parts and wanted to use them up. There’s a few things that I cussed on the 4400 that we’re still in the 4420 like the return grain elevator access door still being inside the cab, rather than there being an access to get into the elevator access on the 6620, if that makes any sense lol. I also didn’t like the 4420’s unload auger setup versus what you got in the 6620. Right now the 6620 is more machine than what we need but it gives us some room to grow into it, given the opportunity.
@@ih1206 The 4420 was a 4400 with the cab painted black and a tiger stripe decal on it and a hydralic cylinder to swing the unload auger. Most parts on the late 70s 4400s are interchangeable with the 4420s.
He got a light bar on the front of the tractor?
Yes it is a light bar above the weights. The John Deere 40 series did not have head lights.
I would have given anything for a combine with A/C and a cab when I was working on the farm growing up. How wide was that header? Thanks for the video BTP.
It is a 20ft John Deere 220.
Thanks for the reply.
Why is there a rubber hose between the air intake and the exhaust?
Thank you for the info.
I love the info about the combine. I know it’s probably a lot of work but you should do that for all the older equipment
I enjoy doing it. Did you see the Allis-Chalmers 4W-305, Steiger Panther II, IH 5488 video others I made like this?
Yes I did. Keep it up!!!
Didn't know the beans were ready up north yet. Spent MANY hours in a 7700 machine. One drawback to it was if the ac quit sitting beside that engine would cook you. Those flex heads could really get the low beans. By the way his reel is way too low. He is probably batting the heck out of them. Oh well they are his beans.......
Hello Jason, its Hunter from Sunset View Farms. If you’re still in the state and interested, I could talk to my grandpa about you maybe coming out and filming this fall.
Hi. Drop me an e-mail at contact@bigtractorpower.com
bigtractorpower will do 👍
Did John Deere make grain carts?
John Deere did not make carts but they did offer ones built by other companies in the 70’s and 80’s. United Farm Tools built the John Deere 500 and A&L built the tandem axle John Deere 650. J&M built a Frontier brand cart for John Deere around 2003.
Otimo video amigo.
Thank you for watching.
Nice Video!
Thank you for watching. Another John Deere combine for you. I filmed a 4420 in corn. Stay tuned.
Dang I think my dad paid right around 100G for our 7720 turbo. Makes this one look affordable.
Base price on a corn & soybean special was $86,000.
I wish you done more on the tractor the front wheels mosty are of interest
I would have liked too but it was not moving enough with the 7700 to give details on it in this video. I have more footage of it with a 7720 II in the same field. Stay tuned.
Was a great machine in its day! I like the rear wheel assist. But the grain tank extension is not factory. Is not even a Hiniker. Not sure what it is.
Hey that auger cart is the exact one we use on our family farm. And my boss has that exact some combine for cutting oats. Heh small world
Very cool.
As I get older and the memories of my youth fade....I THINK this is the model of John Deer combine my Dad had. I remember wheat, corn, and bean (great northerns or pintos) harvests with it. Do you perchance have any video of a 7700 combining corn?
Unfortunately I do not have a 7700 in corn. A 7700 shelling corn is on my wish list. I would like to find one harvesting wheat.
I remember the header we had for wheat. It was some manner of convertible unit that could be switched back and forth between wheat and beans. I'll have to get into my Mom's basement, as she has all the old photos from way back in the day.
Great video as always!
Thank you for watching. I like finding the classics.
Lovin it thanks for doing these vids.
Thank you for watching. It’s fun tracking down the classics.
I run two 7700 with pick up header
Very cool. It would be neat to see one with a pick up head.
How many acres do they harvest with that combine
I do not know.
Hey big tractor can you find more combine footage on 715 ih/combine
I grew up around ih/combine and tractor1486 I own a few of them here in south ga.about 30miles from the ga.fl.stateline
Awesome!
Thank you for watching.
Is the 4840 4wheel driven ?
sorry sonnenschein no they just put 4wd looking tires. look closely youll see its a 2wd front end
It is a 2wd with an aggressive tire tread. This is a 2wd with agressive treads. The 4840 could be ordered with hydraulic front wheel assist. The mechanical front wheel drive for John Deere did not come out until 1982 on the 50 series.
Hi! I watch your video's a lot in my spare time. They are darn'd good!! The New Iron Horse "40" series tractor brochure says that HFWA was available for the 4040, 4240, 4440, and 4640 and not available for the 4840. ( I'm holding the brochure in hand right now) Plus the dealership that I worked at didn't ever order in a single 4840 because HFWA was not available for the 4840. There were never any 4840's in this sandy, steep, and hilly potato and grain area because of that. Otherwise he would have ordered them in. If you find one, it was added by someone else. After the 4640 with HFWA, the 8440 and 8640's are also plentiful around here. :) The other reason is that the 4840 was only 8-speed powershift. The 4640 had optional of both 8-speed powershift and 16-speed Quad-range. The potato harvesters here needed more slower speeds than the 8-speed powershift to dig potatoes. But 4640's with Powershift and HFWA are around here also. I used to own one. To see a 4440 and especially a 4640 without HFWA around here in the 80's and 90's was a rare bear! I had never seen a 4640 without HFWA until I went down to South Carolina. It looked odd for me to see one without HFWA.
The price and options are nice you should do this on the newer machines that you show. These machines I know we ran 7700 and 6620 sidehill ones. Nice video
Love John Deere
The 7700 Turbo is a cool combine. Thank you for watching.
the feeder in the Head is Little bit faster than the machine and may cause losses, isn't It? By the way, it's in Very good shape.
You'd think the a/c would come standard with a cab .
Not in the 1970’s. In fact AC was an add on for cars and trucks back then.
I was a 70s baby lol , I don't have a/c in my truck it came with it but I find it easy to just roll them windows down
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classic
The 7700 is a stand out classic for sure.
Why can't they add this combined in fs-22 for all consoles.
why do they only release it for PC and nothing else
I mean giants have complete licenses rights to John Deere. So I don't know what's the issue. I don't know, it's hard to get them Uploaded to giants. But there's no way that they would not be able Succeed since this is such a popular combine and model.
big huh?
In 1978 this was the biggest combine and tractor you could by from John Deere.
Please stop putting chrome pipes on these classic JD's, it just don't look right on them!!