JOHN DEERE 4420 Combine Harvesting Corn

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  • In this video viewers spend time out in the field with a John Deere 4420 combine. This classic combine is harvesting corn. The video shares the 4420 combine's specifications, production history and original price tag.
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  • @susandailylife
    @susandailylife 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Your videos are such a peaceful escape from the hustle of life

  • @marknicholson2718
    @marknicholson2718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I bet this farmer's profit margin is a whole lot better. He doesn't have 1.5 million dollars in his field. This is a great tribute to a man who takes care of his equipment.

    • @hm12460
      @hm12460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Budd Hicks Also, running the header at the height you suggest should allow you to run just a bit faster too, terrain permitting of course.

    • @33jcut
      @33jcut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Budd Hicks the combine doesn't take the entire corn stalk through the machine. The head pulls the stalk down through it and snaps the ear off only pulling the ear and maybe a leaf or two in.... Head height doesn't really effect that. But I can say that on older heads it's better to have the head a little lower so that the ear snaps off as far back as possible. Because those ears snapping to far out usually bounce out of the head or sit on the snout.

    • @dwightl5863
      @dwightl5863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@33jcut Excellent reply. Could not agree more.

    • @jpenny
      @jpenny 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@33jcut A corn header that runs lower can be helpful in downed corn situations. That's part of the reason why the operation I work on opts to use a non-chopping corn head.

    • @33jcut
      @33jcut 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jpenny I know it can in down corn. I was just answering someone else who said to run it higher. I don't have down corn but still run fairly low because it's an older head and I reduce loss versus running as high as they had said

  • @garrywills9222
    @garrywills9222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These combines were and still are the best built, durable and efficient ever made and the 7720 series for the money!!

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The 7720 is one of the all time greats.

  • @mikeschwandt6050
    @mikeschwandt6050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The first New combine that my dad bought was a 1982 4420. That machine always did good in corn. Thanks for the video!

  • @gwgillman1
    @gwgillman1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    love this Old Iron,in its day was a big Combine,now,just a pup,but will most likely be running alot more years after the New Machines have quit,

    • @SoybeanFarmer3300
      @SoybeanFarmer3300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I got a 3300 still on the job at my farm.

  • @Ron-rs2zl
    @Ron-rs2zl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I paid $500 for a 444 corn head about 13 years ago and it still does the job. These old machines work great and don't cost much as long as you don't have an ungodly amount to do.

  • @chadtheartist5081
    @chadtheartist5081 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This reminds me of my youth. Watching old Deere combines run behind my house for hours.

  • @fepasarussa8642
    @fepasarussa8642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always fell in love with old combined using the small corn headers, they bring a charm i cannot describe

  • @mikewienert4312
    @mikewienert4312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When I first started custom harvesting in NW Iowa, my dad purchased a 4400 model, 2nd combine. Drove it for two years then traded it for a very good used 6620 identical to the other combine we had.
    Can you get a video with a 6620 utilizing a 643 corn head and 16 foot soybean grain head? Your videos take me back 40+ years. Thanks for the videos

  • @michaelshurtleff2465
    @michaelshurtleff2465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another piece of history that will be running along time to come . Hope ya keep bringing these hits to us Big Tractor Power !

  • @farmer1129
    @farmer1129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, That sure brings back memories, We bought a new 4420 the year I graduated..1982 I put many hours in the seat....Thanks for the video.

  • @brandonthomas1298
    @brandonthomas1298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love seeing the classic machines in the field still getting it done. We run a John Deere 6600 on our farm

  • @samtalley791
    @samtalley791 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome video. I would love to see more like this! I know it’s not “Old Truck Power” but I could definitely sit threw a video on the classic grain haulers like this old Chevy Tandem. I’m probably one of the few that really appreciate them anymore.

  • @JD-hf6me
    @JD-hf6me 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This combine tells you a story of rural small farmer of the past.

  • @stanhensley3082
    @stanhensley3082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The “old girl” is walking right along in some good looking corn 🌽.Great to watch this.Thanks

  • @johnnyholland8765
    @johnnyholland8765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Put in a lot of seat time in those machines. Both 66 and 8820 models. Good combines. My biggest gripe was if the air conditioner quit you were sitting within inches of the engine and hydraulic pumps. No amount of insulation would keep the heat at bay. Glad we didn't have many of those days. I still see those machines at sales go for just a few thousand dollars in good shape. Good machines for the small weekend farmers and you can still get most replacement parts.

  • @johnnyh1965
    @johnnyh1965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome video and just another great example of how Nothing Runs Like a Deere ! ! !

  • @TF21Snowman
    @TF21Snowman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    simple easy to work on. love the old school also simpler days for sure back then.

  • @augustreil
    @augustreil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's a channel called "This Farm Wife" and they have a 4 row combine but it's a Gleaner and it still works. Thanks for showing us this older piece of equipment BTP, thumbs up !

  • @byronmoon8351
    @byronmoon8351 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes I did. Love your videos. Merry Christmas to you and your family

  • @glencaple3888
    @glencaple3888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Worked on and ran a JD 4400 for a cpl of years. Mostly beans & rye. Great machine. Nothing like 'no-tech'.

  • @charlesswhitlock
    @charlesswhitlock 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dad and I still use our old 4420.

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The 4420 is a solid combine. What crops do you harvest with yours?

  • @tlspiker5341
    @tlspiker5341 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Old school love it

  • @highlightsbottleflipnbanfl1847
    @highlightsbottleflipnbanfl1847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hope the cobs didn't get you too bad on those shots from behind the machine, that takes a good camera man, way to go.

  • @militarymuseum3869
    @militarymuseum3869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No auto steer. No yield monitors. No grain cart. No semis.
    I think this is the route to take. Slow down. Simple life. Less stress.

  • @joeyfreeman6551
    @joeyfreeman6551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good ole combines.

  • @Thehoelogdog
    @Thehoelogdog หลายเดือนก่อน

    I haven't ever run a combine so I am curious why the head isn't closer to the ground? Won't it miss the ears on the bottom?

  • @jeremyswindell2330
    @jeremyswindell2330 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hes knocking it down 😁

  • @curtisdowling3773
    @curtisdowling3773 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's my baby !!

  • @danw6014
    @danw6014 ปีที่แล้ว

    We had one used it for years dependable dependable dependable!

  • @danielcadnum7214
    @danielcadnum7214 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love those JD 6600 and 7720 Titan II’s. 😊

  • @makingithappen9722
    @makingithappen9722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well, at least it has a cabin. When I drove combine in the 70s, it was very dusty, but good visibility.

  • @rexjerome5931
    @rexjerome5931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's a really nice Chevy 10 wheeler sitting in the field. Dad had two of those set up with air bag tandems that were used as road tractors. We pulled mostly 40 ft. Or longer livestock trailers but we also pulled grain trailers occasionally. 2 mpg at best. Miserable hot in the summer time

  • @vincentvanpaepeghem4844
    @vincentvanpaepeghem4844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! Nice seeing these old farm equipment working! Thanks for sharing!

  • @deanchurchill2667
    @deanchurchill2667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good looking 4420. Looks to be taken care of on the outside so I’m sure it was taken care of mechanically also

  • @dankinnard1833
    @dankinnard1833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice looking equipment, they appear to be well taken care of and maintained.

  • @eddiebalentine7938
    @eddiebalentine7938 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good looking 4420. Thanks for the video.

  • @JEDI-MAQUINAS
    @JEDI-MAQUINAS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Máquina top ainda em funcionamento

  • @williamcorley2434
    @williamcorley2434 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They were very good combine

  • @henrywardell4635
    @henrywardell4635 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo , Classic John Deere 4420 combine. Great combine / Great video.

  • @dafarmer3721
    @dafarmer3721 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your a brave man standing behind that old of a combine. We had a chopper blade from the back fly out and hit the grain cart

  • @robertjackson6932
    @robertjackson6932 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice combine and grain truck great video

  • @miguelangelvalderrama1808
    @miguelangelvalderrama1808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love those machines

  • @sean3223a
    @sean3223a 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video, love seeing these old JD's

  • @Wannabefarmerinmn
    @Wannabefarmerinmn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My father in law just “upgraded” from the 4400 to this. Pretty cool to see this. 55k? Brand new back then?

  • @Ronaldo7cr8
    @Ronaldo7cr8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oldie-goldie!!! Beatiful machine'.

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is a well cared for combine.

    • @Ronaldo7cr8
      @Ronaldo7cr8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigtractorpower ..agree! :)

  • @nielsdybro9759
    @nielsdybro9759 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I noticed the operator ran the machine with the auger to the crop side. Did he do that to have less issues with plugging the engine cooling air intake?

    • @ronmeier8850
      @ronmeier8850 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No it's was simply done as there is no grain cart being ran, so how he ran the machine really didn't matter. Is that simple as opposed to if there was a cart then he would cut the field obviously different.

  • @edcrego7978
    @edcrego7978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man we thought those old girls were brute's little did I know great video thanks

  • @JS-1983
    @JS-1983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see smaller and older combine at work.
    That Chevy grain-truck looks so cool 😎

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like finding classic farm trucks as much as classic farm machines.

  • @robertnymand9889
    @robertnymand9889 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a neighbor that still combines his beans and corn with a 4420.

  • @hughwhaley3179
    @hughwhaley3179 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great old combine and love the truck he is using 🌽🌽🚜🚜👍👍

  • @nitram739
    @nitram739 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 4420 is a 4400 with neater decals, a black cab, and a hydraulic auger. I have a 79 4400 that the previous owner added a hydraulic swing out auger. The 79s had the 4420 style rotary screen also. Essentially that combine was made from 1970 - 1986. I wonder if any other Deere combine had that long of a run.

  • @charlesfisher6668
    @charlesfisher6668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My uncle had one awesome combine

  • @ItsjustaDiesel
    @ItsjustaDiesel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw exact model harvesting corn in Santa Clause Indiana. It’s a nice looking old jd for sure

  • @kevinferguson4163
    @kevinferguson4163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a good looking 4420. Like your videos. I use one just like that still they’re good little combines and I like that they are all mechanical no computer to mess with.

  • @danielc5205
    @danielc5205 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish manufacturers still made smaller combines like the JD 4420, for the smaller farmers like us.

    • @33jcut
      @33jcut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. Sadly even if they made on this size we still wouldn't be able to float the price tag they'd attach to it

  • @khristopherwenger4856
    @khristopherwenger4856 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not able to drive that fast with my John Deere 4420 how to get that one setup any helpful hints would be appreciated please

  • @tf7274
    @tf7274 ปีที่แล้ว

    Upgraded the header to an oil bath chain? Nice...looks like a 893 era oil bath housing...

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  ปีที่แล้ว

      He may have. I am not sure. This was a very well cared for combine. It was traded last year for a 1993 9500 which is also pristine.

  • @ChiefAUS
    @ChiefAUS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Was that your dog or the farmers(at about 6:40)? Nice looking dog and combine. Thanks.

  • @kenmosholder1935
    @kenmosholder1935 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @ih1206
    @ih1206 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    We considered buying a 4420 at an auction when we were replacing the 4400. We decided they were too similar of a machine and decided to step up to a nice 6620. For no more than we farm, it’s plenty if machine with some room to grow with it too if we’re fortunate enough one day.

  • @frankkottwitz6279
    @frankkottwitz6279 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very cool machine especially for the price

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The 4420 was a popular seller. Good combine.

  • @adamreyling6505
    @adamreyling6505 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video,many memories there I've got a 4400 & 6600

  • @cdjhyoung
    @cdjhyoung 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video. Love seeing this older equipment doing real work. Could you tell me a bit about the crop rotation seen in this video? The corn is really dried down, great for harvesting. I'm surprised to see the soybeans in the background still as green as they are. Here in Michigan we're harvesting beans right now and the corn is still weeks away from being this dry. Are these farmers planting a long season bean? Is this some of the corn planted in early March you've referenced in other videos? Just curious because what I'm seeing doesn't match my local experiences.

  • @ohexcuseme2k216
    @ohexcuseme2k216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video as always, I do have a question through what size is the field in this video?

  • @mikeabresch94
    @mikeabresch94 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stream sir love the older stuff

  • @georgew.5639
    @georgew.5639 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I saw one today that was harvesting corn in a local farm field.

  • @robertsmith4040
    @robertsmith4040 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    A definite olde but a goodie combine.

  • @aydenyoung6865
    @aydenyoung6865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool

  • @peterjames2004
    @peterjames2004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ha ha ha corn cobs flying every where lol

  • @rodneycody8746
    @rodneycody8746 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice truck

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This farm has two classic grain haulers 😁👍👍

  • @ctgmoddingfs1962
    @ctgmoddingfs1962 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video man! There is a nice farm down near us in IL, all IH and its enjoying to whatch them harvest their beans with their 1680 and 1020 head

  • @SilverGleaner
    @SilverGleaner 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There were not many of those around here when I was growing up in the 1980's. I don't remember ever seeing one in action. Mostly 6620's and 7720's among a host of Gleaners and a few IH rotaries which were starting to get a foothold..

  • @SteveHolsten
    @SteveHolsten 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, Jason for presenting classic machines like this one. Am I safe to assume this combine has A/C since the windows were closed? Would this combine use any more fuel with it only cutting 4 rows over a much larger machine with a much larger engine?

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It does have AC. I am not sure on fuel consumption. I would have to spend time around several machines to compare.

    • @SteveHolsten
      @SteveHolsten 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigtractorpower Ok. Thanks for your response, Jason.

  • @mackowen9337
    @mackowen9337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Still earning its keep!

  • @DavidThurmond-l6o
    @DavidThurmond-l6o ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats all i would have yeah it may take u longer to get over ground but dam u dont need brand new 40 combines in a field with 50 foot headers just to get something done

  • @hunsadersrockinranch
    @hunsadersrockinranch 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool! VERY!

  • @robertdaly9036
    @robertdaly9036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    May I make a suggestion BTP ,
    Maybe if you made the first comment on your videos it would be easy for us to give you a thumbs 👍
    Nice video as usual 👍👍

  • @oukvantha
    @oukvantha 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always great works!

  • @leslieholman3121
    @leslieholman3121 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the 4420 basically a Case 1060 combine ? I know that when Tenneco decided to focus only on tractors that John Deere bought the Case combine manufacturing. A farm I used to work for had a John Deere combine that when you looked down on the castings of the drivetrain you could see the old abe emblem in it . I think it might have been a 1970s combine, not sure.

  • @jacobmansu8569
    @jacobmansu8569 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are these combines still rubost to run and harvest well?

    • @trevorn9381
      @trevorn9381 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The newest 4420 is over 35 years old some parts for them are getting hard to find. The 4400/4420 was introduced in 1969 when 100bu corn was a bumper crop. Modern corn yields are a bit much for these small machines. We had a 4400 dad bought in 1979 and back in 2000 I harvested some 200+bu corn with it and I was in low gear running as slow as it would go and was still overloading the clean grain elevator. It was just taking in more corn that that little combine was ever designed to handle. Couldn't make a round without dumping. It took forever to finish that crop and the next year dad traded for a Deere 9450.

  • @danielbeiersr3642
    @danielbeiersr3642 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s the difference between the JD 444 and 443 corn headers

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  ปีที่แล้ว

      Good question. A 444 is for wide rows 38” to 40” rows and 443 is 28” to 30” inch rows.

  • @edniemyjski3303
    @edniemyjski3303 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    are them prices for 1982 or 1986,it would be neat to see how much the price changed in them 4yrs.

  • @farmboy2848
    @farmboy2848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoy your channel. We are currently harvesting corn in NC with a jd3300 3 row/30” and snapping deer corn with a jd 18 snapper on a 4430 at low rpm with 1000 pto in the same field I Could send some video, if you would like to send your email.

    • @farmboy2848
      @farmboy2848 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Read description for email .. I don’t get out much.

  • @lowellwalter9420
    @lowellwalter9420 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this combine more similar in size to the 4400 or 6600 combines that preceded it?

    • @45Deere9500
      @45Deere9500 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lowell Walter
      Basically a 4400 with some updates.

  • @mew45869467
    @mew45869467 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love old Deere's!

  • @TwoHappyChildrenFarm
    @TwoHappyChildrenFarm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite video

  • @sergeantwilliams8185
    @sergeantwilliams8185 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 2:34, did any of the cobs hit you? Just curious.

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No not from the 4420 but in did get nailed but the new Claas 7500 and a CIH 9240 this fall.

  • @bduff007
    @bduff007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the smallest in this series? 3300?

  • @jeovaniobatista1097
    @jeovaniobatista1097 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good

  • @edcrego7978
    @edcrego7978 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could the4420 handle a six roll header

  • @MogaKenyi
    @MogaKenyi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am looking to buy one. How will I get it

  • @josevalenzuela7610
    @josevalenzuela7610 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you still find parts for this machine??

  • @curtweatherbee2523
    @curtweatherbee2523 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve said before my neighbor has one of these combine ❤️👍🏻✨

  • @grin1294
    @grin1294 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are the beans still green in the background?

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  ปีที่แล้ว

      They are double crop soybeans. All the soybeans in WKY where this was filmed are double crop planted behind the combine in June when the wheat is harvested. The corn is harvested in late August and the soybeans are harvested in mid October.

  • @markstengel7680
    @markstengel7680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Things have changed. This is tiny by today's standards. To me it looks early 70s in design. Well kept for, the paint and striping still nice looking with good rubber. JD looks good in any field. 🚜👍

    • @45Deere9500
      @45Deere9500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mark Stengel
      The styling is basically the same as the 4400 that came before it. Those were out in the early ‘70s, so it should look like it.

    • @danw6014
      @danw6014 ปีที่แล้ว

      1969 the 4400 came out.

  • @piperdoug428
    @piperdoug428 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny as it looks like a 1/2 scale model of the 8820 T2 i ran. Bet that wee gem can still earn it's keep tho. Hey Jason do you ever get shot by a cob, lol.

  • @davidmccowan7631
    @davidmccowan7631 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do a video on a 1997 Deere 9500 factory 4x4 with list prices etc.... please

  • @isaacschute6761
    @isaacschute6761 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My friend has a jd 4400 combine how much does this guy combine

  • @mrourcanada8964
    @mrourcanada8964 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy crap and I thing when is that dip in the field I thought that was the end of it he was going to stick the header right in the ground as a bit scary might’ve freaked out the driver to still that’s one of my favourite combines to see

    • @bigtractorpower
      @bigtractorpower  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s a good dip but the farmer knows from farming the field year after year how to work through that spot.