gleaner M2 in soybeans (problems)

My gleaner M2 hates soybeans. It keeps plugging up. It feeds fine, but the first chain the stubble lands on gives me problems constantly. At the end where the stubble is supposed to fall on the next chain, it's like the stubble tries to go around again and then binds itself causing it to plug. Any suggestions at all. I have to go so slow, I go at about a slow crawl and it still plugs. I am willing to try anything at this point. Yesterday took me 2.5 hours to combine about 1 acre and got 46 bushel.
 
Chain? I'm a little lost as to where the plug is happening?

Back on the raddle?

Paul
 
I have 2 chains on mine. The first chain drops everything on the second chain. When the stubble is on the first chain and is supposed to drop off the end, it is like it gets wrapped up in the crossbar and tries to go around the end instead of falling down. The crossbar is about an inch high and there is room for about 1.5" for the crossbar to go through. When there is an inch of stubble and an inch crossbar, there isn't enough space for both to fit. Then it gets bound up and the clutch slips. Maybe this explained it better. I am just so frustrated with it. Next time I am able to combine soybeans and it happens, I will get a couple pics unless I described it ok this time.
 
Still a little confused. Are you talking about the straw inside the combine after it goes through the cylinder? Or is plugging up on the head after the sickle cuts the bean stalks?

Not trying to be a smart a--, but the part of the plant left in the ground after the sickle cuts it off is usually called "stubble."
 
Yes, the straw inside the combine after it goes through the cylinder. It's like the straw goes around the end of the raddle chain and then folds around the crossbar and tries to go around the chain again. If that makes any sense to you.
I understand what your saying, around here we bale up the soybean stubble which is the part of soybean that comes out the back of the combine.
 
I will bet you have lost a piece of the tin or plate the raddle chain runs on. The chain should lay on the plate with no space under it, if there is open space under the chain the straw can get under the chain and then would want to go around the end. Check the top end to be sure that the end of the plate still has the bend that follows the shaft or gears around about 1/2 the shaft radius. I wonder if that part has worn out and fallen off.
 
I never even thought of that. I will look at it tomorrow. I would be happy to at least know what the problem is. Then at least I could fix it.
Thanks
 
If I understand the problem correctly we had the same issue on our M-2. The stems are wrapping around the 1st raddle chain jamming the whole works up. Gleaner made an part that looks like a big rake, I assume your does not have one installed. It bolts in at the same place that the rubber skirt does above the 1st raddle chain just after the beater. Ours has 7 round rods that extend past the 1st raddle and bend down to drop the stems on the 2nd raddle. Most dealers will look at you funny if you ask for a rake for your combine unless the parts person knows exactly what you want. We got ours at a wreckers. It made all the difference in the world. Good luck
 
Really, that's what that rake thing is the fella sent along with the combine? I wasn't sure it belonged with the combine.....

Paul
 
your talking about the thresher raddle, as mentioned before a piece of the false bottom or other framework may be worn through or broken off ,look up agco parts book click on guest user then look up your machine there you can get a picture of the raddle assy.that may help determine the problem,if I make no mistake the operators manual has a cutaway view of your machine
 
Along with the cutaway view of the internals, I"m pretty sure there is an actual picture of it installed. Close up from inside the combine thresher housing.
 
There may well be some holes where they do not belong. As for the rake it is not shown in the operators manual, and I do not believe in the parts manual either. Its almost like some engineer made an oops then released the solution quietly so no one would see the oops. If it is installed it makes getting in the access door behind the left drive wheel a little more difficult. I will try and get a picture but that will not be until Friday.
 
I'm in northeastern WI and the beans I hauled in before all the rain now were at 12.6% I thought it would be a little higher than what it was, but I'll take it.
 
see if this picture will upload, may help explain the area you are talking about.
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My dad used our m2 to combine beans for one year, he was not a happy operator. We were money ahead hiring out the combining.
 
Man, I'd be scared reading this thread, I got an M3 2 weeks ago Monday, adjusted the shoe and cylinder speed, and took out my beans. Worked fine. I'm sure there are conditions it will give trouble, but not this year.

I did get an odd fork-looking thing with it, thanks all for saying that it is indeed for the combine.

Paul
 
Put a speed up sprocket on the beater behind the cylinder, and set your cylinder clearance a little tighter. As far as the fingered concave extention, I always found in green bean straw, the straw would just sit on top of it creating more problem than it solved.
 

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