Gleaner K which cylinder sprocket for oats?

John_PA · Feb 23, 2009

I have a lower speed sprocket on my gleaner K, and it was leaving some oats unthreshed. I closed the cylinder down, but it was just choking. I think I need to change the sprocket on the clyinder, and I believe there were a few options. Which sprocket should I be looking for for the correct cylinder speed range?

btw, lots of the guts of my machine are new, so I have eliminated that as the problem threshing.

Thanks,
John

Bob Bancroft · Feb 24, 2009

The smallest one that will go on the cyl., for the fastest speed.

John_PA · Feb 24, 2009

right. the smallest one.

ok, which is it?

Who is running oats through a gleaner K?

just because... It's the last week of Feb! Time for tillage adn planting!

I can't wait.

I probably won't do any tillage until the 3rd week of march, depending on ground conditions. but oats have to go in by the 15th of April around here. Oh I can't wait! I love tillage and planting time.

So, who is running oats?

paul · Feb 24, 2009

Combines, planters, and balers - a person _really_ needs a manual to run any of those.

You do have the manual, or you have it on order, right????

There are just too many seetings and adjustments to not have the manual.....

--->Paul

Skyhighballoon(MO) · Feb 24, 2009

John - the books says 1385 cylinder speed for oats. If you have belt drive using the 8.5" sheave you can get to 1385. With chain drive on the cylinder the 21 tooth smallest sprocket gives you 1282 maximum.

Rest of the adjustments are 2-5 concaves, 1/8 to 1/2 cylinder clearance, 1/2 inch on the chaffer and 5/16 inch on the sieve. I haven't ran on oats on my EIII but it's the same as your K. My guess would be to start with 3 concaves and 1/4 inch on the cylinder like wheat and go from there. Mike

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