Combines Feederhouse chain update

[Ilnewholland]

That sounds a lot better than taking the feeder house off. I have had TR's for 27 years now and used to think I knew all about them. Found this web site and seen that I still have a lot to learn. Why is your chain jumpingIJ I had that problem a few years ago when we had 35 bpa corn. Seems I had some very small ears that would make the chain jump. I had to over tighten the chain some to stop it, but it still jumped a few times. I think a new chain would of fixed it maybeIJ Ilnh

 

[Nemotr]

Not sure why but figure we were letting the chain get too loose. It usually shows up after we've ran in some tough feeding conditions. Not much of a problem with the newly aquired knowledge from this board. We do loosen the spring on the side we are working on. With the reverser lever its an easy fix.

 

[ahbecalm]

A John Deere owner posted advice to attach a string to the bolt for easy retrieval. On our Gleaner I shaped and fastened to the torque tube, gussets to prevent cobs from falling on the chain. Cob on the chain is the operative phrase here.