parts question

dozerman · Getting There

parts question

Tim in NJ · Old Timer

There should be no slop in that shaft. I'm trying to remember without a book in front of me, but I think there are shims in there that can be added or removed to adjust the gear mesh. Could be as simple as that, or it could be a bad bearing, or the gears could be shot.

dozerman · Getting There

thanks tim for the info. do you know the name of that part.

Tim in NJ · Old Timer

Hopefully this link to AGCO parts breakdown for the 324 (same parts in 311) works correctly. http://www.agcopartsbooks.com/PartsBooksN/Viewer/book.aspx?book=agco/985787 You need to scroll down left menu bar and click on long gathering chains to get the breakdown for those boxes.

-- Edited by Tim in NJ on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 10:56:05 AM

Tim in NJ · Old Timer

I had to give $2500 for my always-shed kept, low-use 324 with 327 husking bed. I had a 324 with 326 bed (rustbucket special) I paid $800 for and ran it 4 years until it broke a shaft and a couple sprockets. It's in the parts row now. I had a rustbucket 311 before that I got for $100 (when you had to pay to get scrap hauled away) and ran that one for 4 years before the sheet metal wore through on the snapper bottom. Put parts from that one together with parts from another junker to make one good one and sold it for $500. Lately it seems that the sky's the limit for a good 325 2-row narrow . . . . I watched a like-new one with the 327 bed sell at auction for $4500 (!).

-- Edited by Tim in NJ on Tuesday 21st of February 2012 10:51:51 PM

dozerman · Getting There

Thanks again tim for your help. this picker looks fair very little rust,chains sprokets seem to all be good, one snout bent a little.would you give your opinion on a fair price for this machine.thanks again.

Bleeding Orange · Old Timer

Not sure about price in your area. A few years ago up here in SW Iowa I bought 4 working NI324 pickers for $1800 total. They used to be pretty common in this area, though, so there are still quite a few around.

rustyfordgarage · Wasn't Born Yesterday

Two row pickers usually bring $500 or better around here (Southern WI/Northern,IL), regardless of condition.

dozerman · Getting There

Thanks guys. Not a big demand for them here,but not alot around either. he's asking 900.00 but i think i going to offer 500.00 to start always can go up. thanks again.