Combines grain bin exensions

I don't know if you really understand what your talking about Ken. Have you ever used an extensionIJ Yes the extensions will add weight to the combine everyone knows that. And yes the combines are built to handle the extra weight. I have run a Maurer extension for five years and have never had any problems related to the extension. Yes I run an additional bin fill auger, but that is just common sense. The only reason Case, Deere and the others don't give the farmer the capacity an extension will give them is because the tire manufactures will not supply them with tires. I have often asked why Case never had a factory extension and the answer was always the same. Tires. The big boys know we run extensions on our combines and because they wont provide us with a factory extension they beef up the combine so we can go and buy an extension and get to the end of the field with out stopping.

Ever try collecting warrenty on a frame or component failure when a bin extension has been installedIJ Most warrenties from OEM's that I know of will be void for things like axles, final drives, etc. Sometimes I think that combine SOME conbine operators are just reincarnated bull haulers. Wouldn't make any difference on bin capacity or horsepower, whatever we give them they always want more. Check the compaction issues. Besides that what a grain cart is for anyway. Just my .02.

I love my bin extensions and would not be without them, even with a grain cart I like them. It is to hard for the buggy to get back on time and then the machine just sits there. Around here I dont think I could find a late model combine without one. The only advice I would give somebody putting one on is to check the wheel lugs on your 2wd machine often.

I don't know what even promted this thread. Maybe Ken had a bad day or just likes to stir up trouble. I know I wouldn't be without my extension. Does that that mean that I don't use common sense when I use itIJ NO! Of course I don't go across ditches with it full at full speed. Do I fill it as much as it holds every timeIJ NO! But it sure is nice to open up a field without the cab getting a bath of kernels on top of it. As far as irrigation tracks, I wouldn't even know what they look like since the nearest pivot is 100 miles from me. All I know is that I have used one for 5 seasons and haven't even aquired the smallest of cracks or stress on the machine. The "long" one year warranty that Case-IH has offered doesn't seem to be much of a concern to me.

What about the 9750sts Deere machineIJ It has a true factory bin extension, that CATs do to (whatever you call that contraption),and the Gleaner R72s have a huge tank on them too.

I have run a 2188 with a bin extension and with a 12 row cornhead. There is only one thing that you have to remember when running with a that much weight is.....COMMON SENSE! No, I have never broke anything, not even a lug bolt. I do run 30 psi in tires and ran duals. Always slow down on the end, put the header close to the ground when going through a wheel track, which will take weight off the combine as it goes through. My neighbor ran a 1688, with 12 row_extension for 2500 hrs. They broke several wheel bolts but never an axle.