Combines third leveler chaffer

Please explain what you didIJ Dean

What I did was turn chaffer up side down counted back 6 rows from frout of chaffer cut them loose from flat adjusting rod an welded tab on, used round rod back to rear chaffer and made adjusting handle similar to factory ones, took me about 1 hr. I followed the suggestions of Hyper II, believe he developed this idea the man must be a real thinker.

I would like to compliment Hyper for the great idea, too. I modified the chaffer in my R-62, and am really impressed. To change from beans to corn takes 20 min. Change heads, adjust concave, switch form high to low rotor gear box, adjust chaffer and go. As I read about the mod I was reminded about the triple cascade shoe in the old Massey's, the top chaffer was built like that too. Great idea, would never be with out it! Dale Walker SCMI.

I would like to compliment Hyper for the great idea, too. I modified the chaffer in my R-62, and am really impressed. To change from beans to corn takes 20 min. Change heads, adjust concave, switch form high to low rotor gear box, adjust chaffer and go. As I read about the mod I was reminded about the triple cascade shoe in the old Massey's, the top chaffer was built like that too. Great idea, would never be with out it! Dale Walker SCMI.

What is the thought process on adjusting the front part of the chaffer differently from the rest of the chafferIJ I will make this mod on both my l3 and N7. I have a couple of old chaffers to rob the handles from.

Dale, Remember, though, that on the triple-cascade sieve Masseys, the front of the top screen opened directly to the clean grain auger. You had to be able to shut down the front differently, or you couldn't get a clean sample. Correctly adjusted, though, those old Masseys could clean the grain! Although, I used to get just as clean a sample with the l and M Gleaners, and had a lot more capacity than the 510 Massey we were running with!

Gleanerpilot; You are absolutly, correct, the first section of the cascade shoe went straight to the clean grain auger. Are you sure the M could keep up with a 510IJ The l was a little bigger than the 510, but our 750 would eat an l for breakfast!lOl We ran with cousins M, so have some experience. When Massey quit building convential combines, was one of the saddest days of my life, we'd run them since '64, were reliable, and tough, but were neading some updates, power was one area, transmission was another. They were inead of a header reverser. They designed the best quick attach head system bar none, you could set the header off anywhere and go back and pick it up again. If you haven't got the idea by now I was a real Massey man, but know I'm running a R'62 and I have changed my allegiance, Gleaner's Rule!lOl! Best of luck this fall, and becareful out there! Dale Walker SCMI.

Dale, I bought an 'M' in 1981, and my father purchased a 510 the next year, so we ran them together for several years. The M would definitely outdo the 510, but then we ran a 20' head on the M and only a 15' on the 510. But I think that a 20' on the 510 would have been pushing it's capacity, whereas it was about right for the M. Our 510 was gas, which was two strikes against it, as the diesel seemed to have more reserve power. However, it was sure nice listening to that 327 with dual straight pipes barking when you got in a little tough going! The 510 was a nice smaller combine, but the Gleaner was so much nicer to run. Didn't have to feel the heat coming up beside you from the engine, the 5 speed transmission gave you better selection of speeds (the M was belt drive),and reverse on the 510 was WAY too fast! Also really liked the electro-hydraulic controls on the M, until you had to rewire the console because the mice also liked the electric controls! Ah, the memories!!! GP

Boy! your dad did have an old one! Always wanted to run one with the 327, ours had the Perkins. What memories, they didn't know what Air Conditioners were back then, and the heater was a little red box with a heater core and a fan, they didn't know that in order to presserise the cab to keep the dust out the heater couldn't keep up and you frose to death!!lOl But you knowIJ It was a big step up from the Massey 80, 55 JD, 303 IH, 410 MF, NO CABS, I think the dust I eat from those nasty old brutes would fill 5 bu. baskets!! Thanks for the reply, I hadn't thought about those days for a long while. Good luck, and be careful out there! Dale Walker SCMI.