Combines l steering

[brent_56]

Honestly i have never heard of this problem on any of the l or m series combines. The only thing i could think of was if you had bin extentions on this machine and it has too much weight. Good luck Brent

 

[miller]

No bin extension, no chopper. It appears to me that it is a steering geometry problem as all incidents happen when turning. Thought we had cured this when we put on two new spindles and two new hubs. Iam wondering now if the spindles are not the right ones for the combine.

 

[T3]

I have broken and bent 2 spindles on my M2. However both times it was caused by hitting a hole with the grain tank almost full. You said that the wheels were 6 bolt. The wheels on my M2 are 8 bolt. I looked in the parts book and there are 2 spindles and hubs available. Hope this helps.

 

[NDDan]

Sounds to me it just isn't strong enough to stand up to the test it is getting. Some sort of steering stops inside cylinder would help or take it easier on corners. Better yet maybe head out to salvage machine and purchase axle with heavier parts. Good luck

 

[Gleamer]

I believe they used to call this wide set up FatBack. It was the only system I ever new to break spindles. They have huge offsets on the wheel dish creating leverage several times the leverage of a standard dish rim. If you have the chance to change to 8x20 or 10x20 rims, 24"may be to tall, with tractor tires running backwards you will be pleased. It was actualy an option on l2 and 3's. The tires will grip and roll instead of plowing 16" wide path. It was standard on R models, look on the internet, virtually every r50 has some kind of tractor tire on the back. You will be pleased, and used rims and tire set would be cheaper than one spindle. You should have 8 lug hubs and wheels, Good luck