Combines M2 Questions for Tbran

The chaffer levelers are part n71346100 and used to be about a hundred fifty bucks. If you had a set you could make them for a lot less with a pattern, but thats beside the point. These are blades that bolt through holes already factory drilled in the side of the shoe and 'flap' over the chaffer thus throwing the built up grain to the center of the shoe. Not perfect but it helps. The other set bolt through holes they let you drill (nice of them huh - they want you to use that cordless drill and extra batt pack you got for christmas - just don't get that tie caught in the bit) just over the raddle. Instructions included with the kit. The 25 tooth sprocket 71132389 or 30tooth 71132391 (this is cheaper but I would not use it above 700 cylinder RPM) speeds up the thresher beater thus throwing the grain back on the raddle and giving it less chance to settle to the downhill side. Keeps thresher raddle from backfeeding and plugging in green soybeans too! Oh yes, it is the sprocket on the lH cylinder shaft. Most late models used a belt drive so this can't be added to the belt driven thresher beater with out machine work to adapt a 7.5" double sheave here. We have done this but I just can't find the info now to give ya as to what sheave we used to modify. Will post if I ever run across it.

tbran : I made a set of spider legs,Four rubber V belts each side, Under the metal curtain, Bolted to an angle iron one inch above the raddle chain, Belts foot long angling 45 degrees reaward towards center. Purpose: to funnel material towards center before dropping onto shoe. Works!

Tbran thank you for your answers to my questions. My M2 still has the chain drive so it will be an easy thing to try,parts manual shows a 25 30 and 35 tooth sprocket I will try 30. Manual doesnot show chaffer levelers or list part n I will be going to dealer in next few days so will ask them,if no luck I will post back. Thanks again Dan

Silver Bullet, Very interested in your"spider legs" what size angle iron did you use and how far apart did you space V beltsIJHow long do the V belts last do you use them in all crops or just corn and do they not just bend back to the sides of the combine when crop is flowing through IJ thank you for the suggestion Dan

Inch and a half angle iron Vbelts spaced about a foot apart (make sure the last one is far enough foreward that it doesn't get into beater above walkers) Used an old header drive belt off C2 (thick) so it doesn't bend back much. Made brackets on angle iron so belts bolt on like straw spreader belts. Used in corn only. lasts a long time (Raddle Chain runs slow enough so wear isn't a problem) After spending a lot of time inside a l2 I figured how to make some improvements starting at the front: Throw away the feeder beater, In with a Feeder chain. longer feeder house. Cylinder and Concave rearward to edge of feeder pivot. Straw walkers longer, Up to rear of concaves.Auger bed under walkers (these work better on hillsides).Transmission ahead of axle (to make room for auger bed) The problem is that once the grain goes down through the concave the raddles mix it back up with the stalks again then the walkers have to separate it again. With the walkers up behind the concaves the stalks stay up and away from the grain all the way out the back of the machine. It would be a simple and inexpensive machine.