ok, let me ask this. how big of head, and what ground speed ya running. and this is just me saying this, more comments are welcome from others, but if your happy w_ the speed your running, and still find the odd cob w_ corn on it, then i'd drop concave in 2mm jumps till ya don't see it. i'm sure your running at least 5 mphIJ i run a 9750 w_ a 12 row 20inch head. corn this yr was 150 to 200. most of the time was at 26 to 28mm, 300 to 370, and ran 5 to 6.5 mph. as far as the precleaner, you can order one from deere, or from lowen. try pushing your ground speed some. some hybrids are a pain in the a--. nk43M9 gave me fits this yr. just did not want to come off the cob. and then took in alot of trash. leaves, and tops.