Combines Replacing unloader auger on l3

Performed this surgery on two F series, I think it should be about the same. Recommend lining floor with kit from May-Wes. I like the aftermarkt swivel joint, with nylon bearing that I used. Was disappointed with the aftermarket unloading tube, as it was 2 pieces joined in the middle, which was ok once I covered it with the support sleave from old auger, which sets in the cradle. Also, the tube would not slip over the swivle joint, had to split it in four places and spread it open to install it. Works but not pretty. Had it to do over, would use factory parts. Considerable amount of aggravation to save a few dollars. Pulling your old auger out should not be difficult, as you remove the bolts at the end of the tube, and it all comes out as one unit. The shaft attached to the universal joint in solid, and just slips inside the hollow tube of the auger. Good luck. greg

Off topic sort of! Contract harvesting [ custom cutting!! ] way up in NSW about 400 kms from home with an l2 way back in the late 70's. Had to drive the l2 [ Driven to all jobs. Trailers are only used for the fronts;ie headers ] about 40 kms down a very rough dirt road to the next job. When we got there we discovered that the unloader auger had been bouncing up and down on it's cradle from the rough road and had developed a rather large bend or kink in the tube where it lies on the cradle. Our client threw a blue fit and did a bit of a dance as his crop was good and ready to take off but was somewhat astounded when the two of us had the auger out and the tube off the l2 in about 20 minutes. The auger itself was fortunately still straight after it came out of the tube with some reluctance. Back the 40 kms to the small outback town with the tube strapped to the top of the ute. So now how do we straighten this darn tubeIJ No holes or other problems in the tube. The sheet metal tube was just badly crinkled on the inside of the bend. Enlightenment as we looked around a local's workshop. An acetylene cylinder from an oxy set was the perfect fit down the tube so a big lump of timber from a building site and the tube hard up against a stop, we hammered that acetylene cylinder with the domed top down that tube with the timber and using a hammer, tapped the bend right out of the tube. The seam was just split for about a half a metre so I decided to weld it up with the arc that was handy. An American who worked [IJ possibly the laziest American I have ever seen ! ] a local property for an american investor sat around and watched the whole proceedings. As I lit up the arc he queried" Are youse goin weld that there tube with that there acetlyene cylinder in tharIJ Yep! "Well I'm leavinng!!" And he diad, fast! Got going again in about 4 hours and got a lot of work for the l2 in the area when the word got around on how good it was to fix and service.

Just in case somebody gets the wrong impression! When it comes to dodging work we most surely have some record holders here in OZ so don't think you can make any unsubstantiated claims and claim the record!

It seems that the folks way down south are required to vote under penalty of fine or whatever. We certainly are lazy enough, but a fair number of us show up to vote without the threat of legal action. Not that it matters much anyway, but we try.

Americans are not the least bit lazy. If you were you would not have been able to build the most technologically advanced and most powerful nation on earth. We just struck one lazy American. Yep! We do have compulsory voting in Australia so we don't have the hoopla and the conventions and the over the top, by Australian standards, beat ups that Americans seem to have. Nor do we have a president but our Prime Minister [ Prime= first or senior ] is elected by his _ her party and has to stand in his _ her electorate like any other aspiring politician. The previous Prime minister lost his seat at the last election so the rather cynical electorate likes to even things out occasionally despite the pollies preference for making sure they stay in power. And we stuff up our selection of political leaders and politicians just as much as you guys do and we often think more so!

With tube in saddle remove the bolts holding bushing support at end of tube, pull auger out, remove chain at swivel, remove 1_2" nuts around swivel, support tube about 1_2 way then pry swivel off the 1_2" studs, lower tube to ground and the rest is quite straight forward. Piece of cake compared to turret systems. Good luck