Combines New style header hookup

[Jeff]

Your hugger will fit without any change. all of the changes are in the single point hookup for hydraulic couplers and wiring. We did not take time to get flashers to work on corn head, that will be the only difference.

 

[NDDan]

If your looking at a '07 or newer machine with one point electric hydralic hookup you will want conversion package for flex head. This conversion package is wired for the '98 or newer infinite head control. If your head does not have the single point electric hookup allready you may need that adaptor. If your head doesn't allready have infinite you might want to convert it as well. While guys wanted less points to hook up when switching heads at the same time more options were being added to heads it gets a bit difficult. The newer your head is the easier it will be. Now the next big question is are you looking at lateral tilt. If you are not looking at lateral tilt you will simply need the shorter hooks for top of feeder housing and your corn head will fit right on. I don't remember but if the '92 corn head has flashers I believe the old style flasher hookup is present tied away next to harness leading to one point hookup. If you have feeler for auto height and or corn reel you may want one point electrohydralic adaptor for corn head as well. I am unsure if there is an adaptor to set your '92 hugger onto the '98 or newer lateral tilt mount. Hopefully someone else can answer this if you are looking at lateral tilt for you newer machine. I hope this give you a few ideas on what you need to clear up to adapt your older heads.

 

[T__langan]

Your new combine probably has lateral tilt. These machines have a higher feederhouse front profile and need a taller opening in the heads to match up. I'm not sure about this, but I don't think lateral tilt was an option in '92 so your older Hugger may not be set up to be able to convert to the tall profile opening without some fabrication work. When lateral tilt became an option, the Hugger was given a taller frame to accommodate the extra height on the feederhouse. These newer heads were able to be set up for non-lateral tilt machines to make them backward compatible. We have one of these newer, tall frame Huggers that was set up for an older machine. When we traded for our R62 w_lT, we had to convert it over to the tall profile opening. We got a late start on this deal and by the time they delivered the combine, we needed to be running. We thought we had the head converted over to fit the 62, but the opening was too narrow when we went to hook up. Come to find out the "wedges" on the top corners of the opening are narrower for lT and our old, non lT wedges were too wide. Of course, no Gleaner dealers in the area had any new style wedges on hand so we had a local guy cut the old ones down to narrow them up. The moral of the story is this - you're asking questions now about getting your corn head hooked up to a newer combine well in advance. Smart guy!

 

[Marshaltown_Farms]

I am probably going to go with lateral tilt. I have seen the feeder house on them and it looks taller. I was told that the 92 heads would have to be fabricated. My 98 flex may hook up with less changes. I had hoped to compare the differance in the two and go from there. Not sure how much the single point hook up kits are. As to how smart I am will remain to be seen cause will likely wait til last minite to do it. Ever heard of that.