Combines duals on 2388

[tex]

everybody is having the same problem, just make sure the bolts are torqued correctly, and all the tires are aired the same. most the time the bolts are over torqued

 

[nd88]

We ran a 1680 for about 10 seasons without changing a bearing in the feederhouse. That machine had about 2500 hours on it before we went ahead and overhauled the feederhouse just to be safe. Nothing was really wore terribly bad but the hex shaft up on top. We had changed the upper gears once before. We had mostly small grains at the time.

 

[david]

i heard that the rim manufacturers were making the center hub diamater a bit too generous and as a result there was lack of support for the bolts. Keep the torque where it is supposed to be and check often. supposedly the left side tends to loosen and the right side tighten with travelIJIJIJ good luck!

 

[mid_west]

We found 3 or 4 broken on our machine last year, the scary part was we didn't know it until one fell out. We replaced all the bolts on that side. Now we check them all the time.

 

[warrior]

How do you get a good torque reading down inside the dualsIJ Tom

 

[J]

When running duals, you want to make sure that the outside duals have less air pressure then the inside, so you put more pressure on the ground with the inside tires. I think you might want 5psi. less in then the inside.

 

[farmert]

there are new bolts available from case Ih with high touque ratings I'm running a 12 row corn head with duals with the new bolts and have had no problems

 

[fats]

If you get the newest bolts with the funny grey coating make sure you use the new torque and not the one in the ops manual as they will be over tightend and break for sure. Your dealer should be able to help.