Combines Fires in Deere combines

So does that mean he also refuses the red, silver, yellow, or speckled combines as wellIJ If it's only Deere they're so concerned about, then why include All custom harvestersIJ I think they are just grasping at straws. All combines, regardless of make, are subject to fires, period. Fire has been the No.1 enemy of combines since 1838!

Al, have you ever had a fire in your red combinesIJ I've had one very minor one. One of those thrust bearing went out by the rotor variable speed. I caught it in time and it did no damage. I guess early on they had some trouble with fires in the straw spreader drive gears. Am I the only one that cant see anything over on the CIH siteIJ

I have never seen a green combine that burnt here locally but have seen one new red one and a yellow one. I wouldn't say the brand of combine makes any difference just the person operating it and how daily maintenance and cleanliness is performed is the key. Fires on new combines is very rare and old combines is usually the ones where farmers never blow the straw and dust of it and actually leave it like that for the next season so the mice and rats have a nice comfy home. Those are also the same guys who don't use the proper grease and don't have a daily maintenance schedule. Finally, insurance companies seem to be getting out of anything that is a little risky. Custom manure spreaders are having a hard time finding a company and even talked to a gocart track owner who says their broker might not have anyone available because it is too dangerous.

I have never had a fire on any of my combines over the years. I do keep the shields off the spreader gear covers in the back. I can't get anything going on the Case site either.

Nothing shows up on the CIH page. 2 days ago, I could not even get into harvesting.com at all, period.

The old 8820's were famous for the right hand counter shaft bearing going out, then the shaft would fall down and rub a hole in the fuel line below, and the sparks would eventually catch the machine on fire. Another bad spot on them was under the cab. Chaff collected on the top of the feeder house, and any hot oil dripping from the motor compartment by the fire wall would land in the chaff. eventually the heat was so great it would smolder and light up. Have seen 2 machines in my area that had smoldered but didn't go up. The 9600's that I have seen burnt were cab fires, and the only 9750 I know of was a fire that started in the motor compartment, but the operators got it out. We have a few massey rotaries around here that have caught on fire, usually from chaff on a hydraulic motor that just gets too hot.

nothing runs like a deere here too. I couldn't resist. gs

HA Ha.... your not the only ones haveing problems with the website hope they get it fixed

Had a 2000 9750 that i plugged up the front beater and smoked the belt, didn't know what was going on and went to check and had a pile of chaff around it smoldering pretty bad, put never have had any flames on one of them.

humor was my only intent, it was too funny not to let out. I think it is a pretty hokey sales tool, personally. Deere shops have plenty of deeres not running at all, just like everyone else. gs