Combines New style chaff spreaders on older series

[Tom_Russell]

What do you mean by, air foil chaff spreadersIJ Is it a chaffer or is it the spreader thing above and behind the shoeIJ I am still trying to achieve a uniform spreader pattern behind my R60 especially in a heavy crosswind that always seems to be blowing when I do beans. Thanks Tom in MN

 

[John]

Yes, it's the thing above and behind the shoe. Couldn't think of anything else to call it. Thought air-foil sounded better than rear spoiler lOl.

 

[Tom_Russell]

Rear spoilerIJ I like that better but I am also a racing fan. We will be enjoying last Sundays races on tape in our spare time for the next month. Is there any connection between what you are describing and what dibber mentioned in his postIJ I am interested in any device that will improve chaff spreading. Tom in MN

 

[WFEOlI]

Tom, I have seen some effective mods to the chaff spreader board (at least that's what I call the rear spoiler you're talking about above). If a guy is handy with a welder, you can double the lenth of the spreader board fins and run the spread board tilted farther downward. This will provide a wider spread over a wider area while giving those pesky crosswinds less chance to disrupt your spread pattern. I've seen some of these running on R62s_72s in soybeans in Iowa and they work quite well. If you do this though, the left-most fin is actually removed or left as a single fin so it doesn't try to spread into the straw spreader. An idea for you to entertain...

 

[Tom_Russell]

Can you change the sieve with those extended spreader board finsIJ I use round-hole sieves that need changing for corn and beans. Actually, I dont have fins installed because I bumped my noggin on them one night while looking into the shoe. Maybe I was a sore loser but I really did have a sore head. Tom in MN, the state where nothing is allowed.

 

[WFEOlI]

Yes, the chaffer can still be removed_changed as needed, but it does get tight. It is easier on the pre-96 machines as the shoe is not inclined on them like it was beginning in '96. However, the chaffer can still be changed on the later machines as the one I saw was on a '98 R72. I know what you mean about those fins though. They kind of hurt until you learn to crouch enough. But at least we can get to the back of our sieves. Those poor red and green guys have so much machinery behind their shoes they have to look through a peep hole in the side of their combines to see the shoe and make any adjustments. At least Gleaner is keeping it simple. WFEOlI in Iowa, where everything is allowed; well not everything, but nobody cares.