Have a soybean special F2 that needs a new Chaffer - I have replaced this part 2x in the past 5 years. First replacement was new made, heavy duty (square tubing - vinyl inserts for louvre wires) from Oakleys in Northern NC. Had Straw walker break and dropped down into the chaffer. It ate my new (several hundred dollars) chaffer up pretty bad.
I replaced it with a used chaffer out of an older F2 (wooden slotted braces) for a couple hundred bucks - ran ok for 1.5 seasons but wooden slots kept loosening. I put new machine screws in the wooden braces to facilitate keeping braces tight and it limped along for awhile. It broke in front of shoe side while picking corn this season. I welded it up and braced it, but the galvanized metal is too thin and it broke again just past the welds.
I have searched everywhere on the 'net' and can't find a source for the first new made "heavy duty" like a bought from Oakleys a few years ago. It would be nice to buy direct for cheaper. Shoup/Sloan/ etc has new made for L2's and up but not F2. Any suggestions? Oakleys is about the only thing going in the SE and they are 1.5 hours away. I could be persuaded to go used again if you are close enough. I still have about 40 acres of soybeans to get in. Thanks!
I replaced it with a used chaffer out of an older F2 (wooden slotted braces) for a couple hundred bucks - ran ok for 1.5 seasons but wooden slots kept loosening. I put new machine screws in the wooden braces to facilitate keeping braces tight and it limped along for awhile. It broke in front of shoe side while picking corn this season. I welded it up and braced it, but the galvanized metal is too thin and it broke again just past the welds.
I have searched everywhere on the 'net' and can't find a source for the first new made "heavy duty" like a bought from Oakleys a few years ago. It would be nice to buy direct for cheaper. Shoup/Sloan/ etc has new made for L2's and up but not F2. Any suggestions? Oakleys is about the only thing going in the SE and they are 1.5 hours away. I could be persuaded to go used again if you are close enough. I still have about 40 acres of soybeans to get in. Thanks!
