F2 header

pea_grower · Nov 28, 2010

I have a special use and need a 10 ft floating header for a F2. Is there such a thing? It appears that a K2 can have a 10 ft. Or can those be "easily" adapted?

Anybody using a bish adapter on a F2 with a JD head? I was wondering about the hooks that catch the bar across the top of the throat and if they were part of the adapter, or if you have to weld some onto the header.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

JMS/.MN · Nov 28, 2010

I bought an F some years ago - package deal on the auction (I wanted the 15 foot bean header). Had a 10 foot grain header modified to fit the F, but came from an E, maybe a K. Mod was in the throat, used it for quite a few years with a windrow pickup. Smallest factory option header for an F was a 13 footer. K had a 10 footer, and larger ones.

paul · Nov 28, 2010

'Easy' is a relative term.

You'd need to adjust the top hooks, and the bottom pegs to fit the throat of the F. Cut the hole wider & move the 2 supports outward, redrill the top 8 holes I'd guess.

The left side drive is probably similar, but would need to be moved - I'm guessing wider - as well?

--->Paul

Tim(nj) · Nov 29, 2010

I have a bish JD adapter on my K2. The adapter I have doesn't use the top hooks. I had to install upper latch pins off an EIII into the K2 throat to hold the adapter up top (the slots were already there, probably the same on the F2). I had to make a left-hand drive to run a JD grain head, as bish only provided the right hand drive for corn heads and row-crop heads. My 10' green grain head doesn't have the hydrostatic drive reel, if you use one of those you'll have to add a pump setup to the combine.

pea_grower · Nov 29, 2010

Tim

What # is the JD grain head? I don't know their numbering system. Is that a standard JD feederhouse width in the 10 ft head? I assume that head goes on something like a 3300. And it is floating? Got any pics of your setup?

My bish has the four hooks, that B. Bish says is the old design for the early F series machines. He said with later F's, they started to put the pipe across the feederhouse and the two big hooks that hung the top without needing the top 2 hooks of the old setup. It also has a shaft for each side, no matter which side it is driving to.

Tim(nj) · Nov 30, 2010

It's just a rigid 10 foot quick-tach head off an early 3300. I don't know it if even has a model number, Deere might consider it a 100 series in the parts system. I believe 4-row heads drive off both sides. K was only good for 2 or 3 rows, which all drove off the right side only, so that explains that difference.
The Gleaner pipe setup won't matter for the JD quick-tach plate, that's totally different. Your F may have the holes in the feederhouse for the old style connectors, you just need the tube, spring and locks put in. A-C did that so you could use old heads on newer combines.

cadet trooper · Dec 10, 2010

I'm assuming you have an FKS2 otherwise unless it was ordered as an option you have no floating cutter bar option "just a reminder" The FKS2 and KKS2 headers were designed to interchange by moving some hooks and latches and the grain headers had just one drive line I think and remember I'm doing this from memory. I think you're going to have trouble finding 10' floating cutter bars for them because the KKS2 was standard with a 12' header and the FKS2 came standard with 23.1 drive tires and 13' header and KKS2 standard with 18.4 drivers.

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