Combines 500 Flex head problems

[venturis40]

i learned after the first year with my 300's that you have to blow off the tops of the skids i am running johnson rock bars and that causes lots of dirt to build up underneath due to the split tins last fall was sooo wet and it froze before i could blow off the underside also the last field i combined has salt and calcium in the soil that is off the map spent 2 days just getting the sickles to drop down without stepping on them if i get them blown out well and move them around a couple times in the summer they generally require very litte at harvest time just my .02 august wieser rosholt, sd

 

[R_O_M]

When harvesting lentils we usually have to blow the very dry dirt off of our skid plates 3 or 4 times a day. We use a 100CFM compressor for the job. We repair our busted rod end knuckles by cutting off the threaded end close to the ball and welding on a 5_8 x 2 inch UNF bolt using a high grade "weld all steels" type rod. We have yet to break one of these modified knuckles. Cheers.