Combines Trash catching in the First foot of sieves

[2rotorsrule]

Don't own a sidehill, or a JD for that matter, but the machine has factory six deflection plates for the air stream comming off the cleaning fan. My guess would be they are not adjusted properly, and no air or not enough air is suspending the material. Just my guess

 

[Bob]

Its not trash in the grain. Its corn stalks and bean stems in the sieves. I owned the machine for a number of years and its aways done it some years worse than others, I even put new sieves in it. I been around 7720 and 9500 they all seem to catch up there to. Thanks for your reply.

 

[slipclutch]

I know exactly what you are talking about. I believe it is trash that has fallen through rear portion of the walkers and come from the rear section of the supply augers.When the trash falls it just spears it through the sieve because of the angle it drops on the sieve. We have bolted a light weight rubber strip (1_8th inch thick)10 inches wide at the front of the top sieve that replaces the narrow rubber strip that is bolted to the tin just below the front shoe supply augers.Again this is located at the front of the top sieve area. The rubber lays on top of the wire fingers. Then I bent those fingers down to just clear the top sieve so the rubber lays at an incline to the top sieve. This has worked very well in grass seed without seeming to cut capacity and I am sure it would also help in the situation you discribed.

 

[lucky_luke]

I had the very same problem with my 7720 titanII. Deere must of had lot of trouble with that happening as they have a kit to put on top of the fingers to deflect the material back on to the sieve. It works very well to keep the sieve clean.It is nothing more than a light tin that bolts on the fingers.

 

[Bob]

Thanks alot you two, I glad to here that John Deere make a kit for them. Bob

 

[slipclutch]

You are more than welcome. Regarding JDs kit: I have seen the tin kit variety break those wires off after some time because they are bolted on and the extra weight causes them to bounce alot more when the sieve is in action. However I am sure they would work for awhile.