Combines tr 85 backfeeding

I solved the problem by getting the front drum of the feederhouse chain out closer to the header auger. I used the cutting torch to allow the bottom of the feederhouse to go forward about 3 inches. Also you may have to let he front drum down to almost touch the floor. Also, is your feederhouse running slower than the auger in the headerIJ That's about all I know to do.

Never heard of that particular feeder chainIJ What kind of plastic bars does it have and are they what many call the "slats" on the feeder chainIJ Can't imagine a plastic slat holding up to the abuse, but I don't knowIJ Sometimes if the chain jumps time, it will cause the feeder to backfeed. One side of the chain will be ahead of the other side. just place a bolt, 5_8, 3_4 x 1inch on the sprocket which side is behind the other just as the the last gap goes into the chain on the sproket. Turn it over with a wrench and the bolt will ride the chain back intime. Be sure to retrieve the bolt out of the feeder. Other than that, it seems like you have tried some other things that might help. I'm curious to know more about that chain you have, I'd be suspect of it causing your troubleIJ JD

The bars (slats) have a spring steel insert so they will return to original shape after bending. I put it in approx 300 hours ago with the serrations leading, but looked at it tonight and I'm not sure that was right. The slats are very slippery and have a lip that sticks back approx 1_2 inch, I installed it with this lip trailing and I think it might work better the other wayIJ I will phone the company tomorrow. If it installed right I will try grinding more notches in the leading edge (the original edge is polished very smooth)

Is that chain made by "Manchester Man." I had one of their chains one time that had a lip on the back side of the slat. It was supposed force the crop into the rotors and help feedingIJ I bought it cause it was a heavier made chain than the oem. It was much heavier but it always hit the frame inside the feeder up front right over the front drum making a bunch of noiseIJ I can't remember if mine had serrated slats or just smooth ones but, the lip trailed the slat so as to force the crop inward. JD

this chain is made by harvest services in craik saskatchewan. i phoned this morning and i had it installed correctly so i will try to grind some more notches in it to grab more aggressivly.

we used to run one of those chains in our TR 96 and we had trouble with it one year with our MacDon 960 header. We really liked it because it was made using the same chain as the New Holland chain but weighed a lot less because of the plastic slats. It was also nice because with less weight and the plastic slats it ran a lot quieter than the New Holland chain. The slats stood up to abuse very well. We liked it a lot for th spring steel because we were running risk of rocks when doing peas and we never did have to fix a slat after we put it in. Once the feeder chain in our TR 98 wears out we will definately go back to the Harvest Services feeder chain.