Combines Upside down SCH

[R5]

We did it to a new 8000 last year (30 ft on an R62) which we never ran the regular way. Some cutting and welding on the drive head of the sickle were necessary to get the elevations right; we didn't move the wobble box at all. Results were terrific.

 

[Irv]

There are pic's of ours flipped last fall on the other combine site. Might have to look back a ways....if I find it, I'll post it. I think I still have them on photobucket as well, I'll have to check.

 

[Irv]

Found it! http:__www.combineforums.proboards42.com_index.cgiIJboard=gleanerandaction=displayandthread=9003

 

[NDDan]

It was like the plague when we flipped the first one. It don't lower it by much but it gets close enough to base of plant it just plain cuts off clean. Even the neighbor with jd come in and bought SCH with roller guides to try match the Gleaners. Downfall is it will pick rocks easier and or shave the mounds of dirt into the combine. Rock bar or tube would come into play again to try keep foriegn material out. Guys also need to know where ground pressure adjustment is and make sure they are free to adjust (many operators don't know there is such a thing). Run minimum ground pressure to keep on the ground. Also need to know where to tilt cutterbar and make sure the screws are adjustable and not seized (many don't know where this adjustment is). Adjust to cut at maximum height and still cut clean under the crop. Header needs to be level with ground so cutterbar will be level with reel most of the time. Feeding on one side but not the other is tell tale sign of header that is not level. We had to flip the sickle for navy beans to get under the low beans. The texture of soybean plant and the height of the beans may not need as bad but will give a cleaner cut. It won't fix a sickle and guards that are wore out.