Combines Hydro drive SpreadersIJ

Our R72 came with the dual spreader option and yes we did have problems with the gears moving on the shaft.When we replaced the gears we put locking collars under the gears and have never had a problem since.In our conditions the speaders work well spreading the straw.Besides replacing those gold tipped gears helped AGCOs bottom line no end.I like the KISS idea(keep it simple stupid)and putting more Hydro motors on sounds like more cost down the track,the belt and pulleys are easy to fix.My 5 cents (we don't have 2 cent pieces any more) worth john

we run a hydro motor on the spreader of our R72. Done one season and works great. No more cogs to replace each year.

This is how the dual-spreader conversion on the N7 was done. I have no idea why it wasn't implemented after on the R's. Changing the spreader on our R70 from 30' (for wheat) to 20' (for corn) is a pain.

How did you set that upIJ ie, plumb in for hydraulics, what size of hydraulic motor, and how to vary the speedIJ

I'd be all for the hydralic spreader and you will need it if you were to add the dual spreader later. We have had no problem with the hydralic dual spreader kits for the older machines. Orbit motor drive for reel has also been trouble free so I wouldn't worry about trouble down the road. I believe anytime you can get by without a bevel gear drive weather it is incased in oil or not the better off you are. Imagine if you have the hydralic spreader you could bost about not a single 90 degree drive on the main frame of combine. That is if you didn't choose to have the turret unloader or tailings return to cylinder. The bevel drive for tailings return to cylinder is so low load that that don't bother me especially when you can just flip a lever to rethrash or reclean the tailings. The closer you can stay to straight threw power transfer and Natural flow harvesting the better off you are. Have a good one.