Combines Gleaner F series problemsIJ

[PETE]

No less than a F2 diesel 1979 or newer with the longer shoe and walkers,hydraulic unloading augar,clean grain elevator running off the fan drive, not the walkers. Big sprocket on the beater behind the cylinder to pull the material away from the cylinder quicker. If you are doing corn and soybeans wide spaced cylinder bars will increase capacity and grain quality tremendously. Side hill blower and raddel if in hills. Bin extention on hopper should give you about 120 bu capacity. I had 81' deisel for seven years and loved it, most of my expenses were for upgrades. Two years ago I sold it for $9500 (2000 hrs) with both heads and felt lucky to get that as I saw others selling for around $5000-$7000. I moved up to a N6 and until I "hyperized" it I wished I had kept my F2.

 

[PETE]

No less than a F2 diesel 1979 or newer with the longer shoe and walkers,hydraulic unloading augar,clean grain elevator running off the fan drive, not the walkers. Big sprocket on the beater behind the cylinder to pull the material away from the cylinder quicker. If you are doing corn and soybeans wide spaced cylinder bars will increase capacity and grain quality tremendously. Side hill blower and raddel if in hills. Bin extention on hopper should give you about 120 bu capacity. I had 81' deisel for seven years and loved it, most of my expenses were for upgrades. Two years ago I sold it for $9500 (2000 hrs) with both heads and felt lucky to get that as I saw others selling for around $5000-$7000. I moved up to a N6 and until I "hyperized" it I wished I had kept my F2.

 

[Tom]

Pete, What mods did you installIJ I did everything to my R60 except the separator grate and am very happy with the results. We ran out of time or we would have done the separator grate too. Corn planting is in full swing in Minnesota and we should finish today. Tom Russell

 

[wheaty]

i have an f and i love it i recently bought an l2 and i like the F just as well or better i would not hesitate at all about buying one