Combines Rear end rebuilt

[strawwalker]

Kurt, Is this the R72 that was up for sale on SalvageSale a month or so back IJIJ ...if my memory serves me correctly it had suffered a similar fate. If it is I'd be interested in how much you had to pay for it..I was considering bidding on it. I also have a used adjustable rear axle for that combine if you need one. Good luck with the rebuild..

 

[Ed_Boysun]

Kurt, Sorry to hear about your tough luck. I saw an R62 at the dealers that had suffered a similar fate. A couple years ago, the guys from Agco mentioned an axle stabilizer kit that takes a lot of the strain off the pivot tube. Kitn 71373037 Didn't seem like a lot of money compared to the alternative, so I put one on my machine. There are a couple of pictures if you follow the link to "Axle Pads" on the Home page of my site.

 

[R_O_M]

I think AGCO came out with that axle spacer mod in about 1996-7. The original was a couple of metal block spacers bolted onto the rear axle and bearing against the frame to take the load off the centre pivot tube . We have used metal blocks plus a couple pieces of kitchen nylon cutting board, at a couple of dollars each, as the wear plates. We use the nylon type cutting board material as wear plates against steel in a number of applications. They last for years. Cheers.

 

[NDDan]

Did that thing have RWAIJ There was a bulliton on them to check welds. Sure happy this never has happened to us. Spindle breakage has even become unheard of around hear in the last 15 years. If a guy new the history of the stresses that rear end got over time you would likely know when the failure started. Sorry to hear of the bad luck.

 

[Kurt]

No we have had this combine since it was new. Thanks for the offer of the axil. The fix for the axil was easy as we just welded in a new tube. It was repairing the damage that was so costly. Kurt

 

[Kurt]

No Rear wheel assit. We do a lot of combining of irrigated corn with lots of sprinkler tracks. Some years this can really be a lot of bouncing and the grain bin is full a lot of the time. I figured this hasn't helped much. Kurt