Combines M3 elevator plugs

T__langan

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We used to have the same thing happen with our M3 on occasion doing cob mix. It never got to be a problem though where it was happening all the time. Perhaps because we only ran a 4-38 head. Anyhow, I can't comment on the plastic elevator paddles - we never tried them. But speeding up the elevator would most likely help. I would find a smaller driven sprocket on the clean grain cross-auger to speed it up. Also, you might try propping up the clean grain bin fill auger to it's full height and unload before the corn reaches it. By doing this instead of letting it float, the auger would not have to push the corn out of itself and it may be just enough to prevent your slip clutch from going. We also had the slip clutch go (rarely) doing high moisture shell corn without cob. I always theorized that the l's didn't have any more real capacity in these conditions than the M's - they had the same size clean grain elevator that ran the same speed. If it could be overloaded on the smaller M's, the l's couldn't get any more through them either. Dry corn or small grains where another situation though! Best of luck - those M3's are great combines!
 

PETE

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I would try speeding the elevator up, I tried a set of those plastic paddles on a 81'F2 and they wore two holes in the top of my clean grain elevator, what a pain to repair.
 

Curt

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Our M2 has a 12t sprocket on the fan and a 32t sprocket on the clean grain auger. That should speed it up some. I don't know if I'm to late but I hope it helps. Curt
 

buckeyegleaner

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,make sure fan drive belt isn"t slipping on right fan drive...still can't believe it drivesalmost everything except cylinder and header,next check the spring length per op manual i think it is 2" colapsed if it isn't a copper lip broke behind the gear (71157144 i think)and you don't have enough pressure on the clutch.other main problem is sheared roll pins through shaft-gears top or bottom shaft,