Combines R sereiesBolt on accelerator shaft assemblys into N series

We changed the accelerator roll shafts to the newer bolt on segments type shaft in our 1983 N7 when we realised that worn accelerator rolls were the reason for the excessive grain loss off the sieves. The earlier versions had star type cutout multiple segments that looked like they had been cut out of old tyres and were mounted onto the shafts to give the same intermeshing effect as the later versions. We just slid the new type of rollers straight in without any changes. This was in the mid 80's. I think that from then on, all the segments are the same for mounting purposes in all the following models. There may be larger shaft sizes in the later R series but I don't know the answer to that one. Will even give you the old version shafts and etc from our scrap heap! Cheers!

Thanks ROM I'll try and source the pair from wreckers. Are you still running stainless steel version IJ Was'nt the gap a bit wide or something IJ Nice and wet around here and crops coming up really good . Thanks again.

We pulled the folded sheet stainless steel versions of the roller sections out and went back to the standard rubber versions. In our opinion, the stainless steel sections needed a bit more modification as they were just were just a little too small in overall diameter by up to 10mms. A bit hard to explain but this was due to them being a thin sheet and not the wide block of each leg of the sections. As the top of legs of the standard sections are flat, they have the effect of actually increasing the roller radius when measured from the outer corners of the top of the block to the centre. The thin sheet segments also allow a lot of gap between the legs which we suspect does not pick up and accelerate the grain in the same way as the wider and standard block segments. Things are looking pretty good around here with our best opening rains in a generation. We have had more rain on the farm so far this year than the totals for three out of the last five years. However, June has been really bloody cold which has slowed the crops down dramatically. It just got to the stage where it was becoming too wet , with water lying around for the guys south of Horsham but was OK for us north of Horsham. Almost no rain so far in June and it is a bit of a worry as the sea surface temperatures around the north west and Indonesia are suddenly cooling and going back to the same situation as last year which means very little moisture infeed from up there into our systems down here in the south. la Nina certainly seems to be delivering along the east coast but not down as far as us. Glad to hear you guys are going OK. It's about time you got a fair go. Cheers!

Yeah with little sub moisture so far i held back on fert by half to 50kgs_Ha as dead dryland drought crop of last year did'nt use any of 80 kgs i put on last year so figure that should be enough till hopefully leaf testing and than go off them with ample spring rain PlEASE ! Some blokes around here have gone with no fert at all as of the debt loads being carried and the price of fert. Other what i call "mystery " farmers have gone full steam ahead . I base my decisions on moisture through out the year ( or lack of lately )and i cant wait to get into mapping _ variable application of fert_seed to do a better job again . Ho hum who'd be a farmer. Cheers pengs 5.