Time to clean combine

Well now that harvest is over it is time to clean combine. I went from a 6620 to a 9500 which I really like, but I do believe it is harder to clean. I have blown dust off for 3 days (including headers) and now it is time to wash down. I do believe this is the hardest part (at least dirtiest) of harverst. I have also discovered another grease zerk and dip stick in the hopper. Any of you folks found easier ways to clean combines?
 
Easy to buy, easy to sell. Near as I can tell from my few months of experience, everything in between is a challenge. When I bought the 1660 it stunk to high heaven of rodents. I opened up the side panel and vacuumed out a little bit of stuff, cleaned the cab...not much. Opened the roof access panel and over the course of an hour vacuumed about 5 gallons of rat turds out of the ceiling of the cab. Smells a bit better now, but still needs some work.
 
Tom, I have a 9400. I use both a long air gun it's about 4' long to get under the cab and other hard to reach places. I also use an air gun that's about 2' long to get at the easier places. There is a big wire loom running under the cab that looks to me to be a perfect place for mice and rats to nest so get the junk cleaned away from it as best you can then use your favorite mouse deterrent or poison to keep them away. I dump the pan under the clean grain auger and wash out the shoe augers. I take all the doors off and wash out the grain tank and tailings auger. I also take off the door at the top of the tailing elevator and vacuum out the junk in there so they don't chew on the rubber paddles inside.It's a dirty job but I've never had a mouse/rat problem, knock on wood.
 
Wait, you found a DIPSTICK in the grain tank? Where? I guess I better get out the manual and see what that's about. I've never pulled any sort of dipstick in the tank. Yikes. There's one right behind it on the engine driven "transmission".

It is usually a full day job to blow her clean. I think that the 9500 is the dirtiest combine I've ever seen. It doesn't help that there are cover panels on everything. I'd almost rather shove my arm in a meat grinder than remove the screen that is behind the wheel under the cab. It has to be done, but man is that a knuckle buster. The only thing more fun is the shaft that runs through the grain tank. I've still got several acres of beans to get out and a 40 of milo. Combine cleaning days are a bit away yet.
 
Was using mine until a couple days ago.

Today is 30mph winds, temps falling into the middle 20s now, and a freezing rain.

If the diesel is winterized enough, perhaps if could drive around a bit and the wind and freezing rain would clean mine? :)

Sigh, but for a bit warmer climate..........

Paul
 
Hey, Notjustair. What I meant there was a dipstick located near the unloading auger which was located in the grain tank. It was in the manual for maint, I just missed it. The manual is not particulary good about showing all the grease zerks and cleaning areas. This manual must of been done by an intern working for Deere. There are also a lot of controls on this machine that are not intuitive for the operation. Other than that it seems to be a good machine.
 

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