Combines Remote Shoe Adjustment

[Dustmaker]

I actually made an electrical adjustment device with remote cables entering the shoe area to adjust the sieves on a TR98 NH. It has digital readouts in the cab, and is adjusted by means of rocker switches. Although our combine does not have a tailings monitor, I have found the unit to work very well for fine tuning the sieves, and now, always adjust the sieves from the cab when changing from one crop to another. I seldom have to go into the back of the combine, and never stop to make sieve adjustments. I would never be without a device like this on any combine. If our next combine does not have it, this unit will be transferred to it.

 

[John_W]

loewen makes a remote chaffer_sieve adjustment kit that moves the adjustment handles, but they are not remotely operated from the cab. http:__www.loewenmfg.com_innovate.html

 

[scooter]

I run a TR 89. Would be interested in something like this- can you give me any guidanceIJ

 

[walrae]

Dustmaker,sounds just like what I am trying to make.The lin ac is operated on 12 v power and is activated by a rocker switch.How did you make your cab readout and are you using potentiometre to indicate sieve positionIJAny help would be greatly apreciated.

 

[Dustmaker]

I actually used a couple of fuel gauge senders that I got from the JC Whitney catalogue, in conjunction with digital fuel gauges from the same source. The senders are contained in a dust free environment inside the control box where the electric actuators are, and work very well. I was unable to find any other potentiometre that was satisfactory, although I am sure they must exist. The 1_4" push-pull cables I sourced from a local supplier, and I might add, were very costly. About $120 each for six foot cables, but again they have worked very well. When all was done, I needed a cable with about six to eight wires in it to make it all work. The whole thing cost close to $1000 Canadian.

 

[Dustmaker]

I actually used a couple of fuel gauge senders that I got from the JC Whitney catalogue, in conjunction with digital fuel gauges from the same source. These indicated the relative position of each of sieves.The senders are contained in a dust free environment inside the control box where the electric actuators are, and work very well. I was unable to find any other potentiometre that was satisfactory, although I am sure they must exist. The 1_4" push-pull cables I sourced from a local supplier, and I might add, were very costly. About $120 each for six foot cables, but again they have worked very well. When all was done, I needed a cable with about six to eight wires in it to make it all work. The whole thing cost close to $1000 Canadian.