Combines R 52 elevator and feeder chain

You wont be impressed with the looks of the force feed chain. Use the Gleaner replacement. Didnt the original chains last and wear like they shouldIJ I know they are expensive but only replace with 557 chain WITH CHROME PINS!!! You can find the elev. chains from some aftermarketers just be sure 557 chain WITH CHROME PINS only and only on new orig. sprokets. Elev sprokets should be chrome. I dont know about the plastic paddles but must be centered very well to prevent high wear.

I would not go with the plastic paddles unless you like fixing wear holes in your elevator. The paddles will wear through the metal already made thin by the grain. Granted you will eventually have holes there but with the plastic paddles you will have them sooner. This has been my experience with plastic paddles. Pete Hinrichsen

On my R-52, the feeder house is the weak link on the machine, especially in high yielding, leafy corn. Corn boils where the feeder chains meet. Given some time, the top inspection plate gets knocked off and corn runs onto the top of the feeder house and some falls on the ground if I'm not paying close attention. Also, this is usually when the feeder chain will jump a cog on the sprocket.

You can get chrome pin feeder chains and elevator chains from loewen, I'm pretty sure, also 557.

change feed chain drives to fast speed on belts and this will help both problems.

I think this was allready done by the time the R52 was introduced but check to see square tube in front of drive sprockets is withing 1_4 to 1_2" of sprocket teeth. Also I would be sure the rear feed shocks are installed and try running in grain rear position. Also check rear feed drive belt idler arm to see that tention arm isn't up against or near to idler arm stop. This could allow belt to start sliping out under load which would overflow between the chains. We haven't run any plastic elevator paddles. We tried Manchester chains to try increase capacity of feeder in wheat with no big noticable advantage (not that we saw a disadvantage). You might want to address transition area between chain and cylinder as well as helical situation for that can cause the feeder problems. Good luck