Combines Crary Air reel feeding problems

[ruben]

Check to see if tubes are pluged have had some dirt plug them make sure under flex plate is clean and going down as far also check senser on that side to make sure it has not move or come lose Good luck

 

[R_O_M]

I have no experience with the Crary Air reel but a lot of hard learned practice from building and operating a small seeds vacumn harvester for many years using nothing but air to lift and transport the material.[ a 400hp cat engine was needed to drive it!] Air has weight [ 1.225 Kg's _ cubic metre] and inertia and does some very strange things including going straight past out lets that any body would assume that it will go down. On our R62 combine, we had a similar experience as yours in a home made 30 ft air duct that used a full length, 5mm wide slot instead of tubes to blow material into the header. To check the air distribution along the duct, drill 1_16 th holes every couple of feet and use a water manometer; A length of small diameter clear plastic tube in a U shape attached to board. Each leg of the U should be about 3 feet long. Put water in the tube until the legs are half full. Place one end of the plastic tube hard against the drilled hole in the duct and measure the difference in the water levels in the tubes. This gives the air pressure at that point in the air duct. Repeat along the duct. Big variations will indicate air flow problems within the duct. How to fixIJIJ In your case I don't know except a try every thing approach. Using pitot tubes similar to those on aircraft, manometers can find all sorts of air flow problems and verify fixes in the separation areas of combines as well. This suggestion may not help but it does allow air pressure and distribution to be checked. Cheers!

 

[NDDan]

The header itself is likely not lever to the ground for the right side. This is very important without air reel and in toughest conditions even with air reel. left side is likely a sign of just how tough it is. Wonder how you would be able to do without air. Tube trick or raised feather sheet would likely help also even though you got air. Good luck

 

[max7777777us]

How new is your Crary fanIJ The older ones had a pot-metal fan that will wear out very fast in the right conditions, they use a steel fan now. The left side of my 800 doesn't feed as well but it is pulling everything one row farther. Just let those green beans dry or freeze.Make sure your reel is back as far as it can go on both sides. Good luck with harvest.

 

[Hyper_Harvest_II]

JJ, Don't forget to check for mud dobbers nests and cocoons inside of tubes if header has sat for a year.Hard to get them little buggers to blow out.May have to run wire in each tube.like R.O.M. said,a water monometer may be your best bet. Hyper Harvest II

 

[R_O_M]

A further humble suggestion: If the air inlet to the Crary duct is on the problem end and if the problem is not mechanical or adjustment, try turning the duct inlet elbow to a different position. At high velocity, air will follow the outside radius of the elbow and take a few feet to redistribute downstream in the duct. Also try putting a curved sheet metal vane inside the inlet elbow. The vane should be bent to follow a constant mid point radius around inside the elbow. This will split the air flow into an inside stream and a larger radius outside stream around the elbow. An internal elbow vane usually has a very large smoothing effect on airflow in the elbow and a large effect on smoothing out downstream airflow. Cheers!