Combines Feeder house inspection

WOW either I have been black balled or no has had any trouble with an R75 in these areas. That would be great if it is the last case

Where did the floor blow out, front,back,middleIJ Our R62 rear axle started showing cracks at the brace plates around the tubes at 2400 engine hours.

The floor blew out under the front drum on the rear chain. I think it was around 800-900 seperator hours, then again around 1500 hours. We also rebuilt the front feeder house floor at this time.

Just talk to NDDan. Put in a floor kit and be done with it. Irv

Don't know if it's the same thing you're referring to but sometime before 1000 sep hours the hump in our rear feed floor in the same area you're referring to got a big dent in it and the whole area got pushed down some. I never knew how it happened but feeding got better after it happened. From that point on, plugging the feed chains was a rarity. There were no holes or tears in the metal to leak grain so I ignored it. I ran it that way for several hundred more hours with no problems; it got to where I didn't want to fix it for fear I would have the feeding problems that get discussed here. I had one of Dan's floor kits put in last winter when the rear of the front floor got so bent down it started leaking grain. With our mediocre bean crop the new setup never got really tested this fall but the feeder house never plugged once, same as before. I know this doesn't answer your question about metal thickness but I don't think I'd spend any time or money keeping it as it came from the factory; I'd run it dented if it didn't make things worse and put Dan's kit in it if things get too worn. Did the bigger unloading auger speed up the bin unloading time substantiallyIJ

Thanks for your comments on the feeder floor. Yes the bigger unloading auger did speed up the unloading time. For example, while picking 200 bushel corn on our irrigated fields, if I started the field with a full bin and started unloading, with the R72 it would take about 1855 feet to get unloaded. With the R75 it only takes about 1300 feet. This really help with the grain cart being able to keep up. The combine could get empted out quicker so the cart could go unload sooner and get back for the next load.

Wouldn't know the life of 1_4" floors but they are twice of thick of 2 series and previous machines. If 1_4 floor has same abrasive resistance as old floors they should go X amount longer. As for checking thickness you would have to drill a check hole about where you wore old floors thru. If you have a history of cracking pivot tube for rear axle you may want to install anti sway blocks. I did find some factory installed on 75s and can be found in parts manual or ordered threw machinery. Hope that helps

That would help. Even in our dryland corn, it takes most of a quarter mile to get the bin empty in good corn. Since most of our fields are cut up with terraces and waterways, it's not often we have enough space to dump on the go in corn. Even sitting at the end of the field unloading it would help to speed things up. We demo'd a 670 Challenger this fall and although it unloaded faster than the 62, I don't think it was 30% faster. Guess I should have timed it. I forgot to mention I put the stabilizer blocks on our 62 rear axle a couple of years ago. I don't know how much it helped since things were starting to crack last year but it's not hard to do or very expensive. It surely can't do anything but help. Good luck with your repairs.

On the rear axle anti sway blocks; We made ours out of a nylon cutting board found in just about any kitchen. An inch thick [ IJ ] steel spacer was drilled and tapped to take the adjustable axle bolts from one side and to take the counter sunk bolts [ 2 of in each nylon wear pad ] which holds the nylon wear plate in place on the other side. Rotor evaluations; 11_25_07 Rolf -Rolfs Photos - Photos of home made anti sway blocks, 3rd row from the bottom.

Axle wear pad blocks Rolf