So cruising along great in the corn a few days ago with the Gleaner M3, getting close to 4 mph with the 6 row head, corn is really dry.
Now a slip clutch is going. Slowed down to 3mph, but still the slip clutch.
Get dark out, dew comes can't even notice it yet and the machine just says nope, gonna quit now, slip clutch won't catch.
Its the rear slip clutch on the right side, runs the return elevator and the walkers.
Last two years my corn went down bad, I was running most of the whole plant through the machine, dont even remember that slip clutch ever going off. My beans this year the water hemp got out of hand, it was a struggle to feed that gosh awful mess through, but not a single whimper from that slip clutch ever.
Return elevator is clear, can look up it with a flashlight at night, nothing loose, nothing catching, middle board looks smooth and intact.
The walkers are hard to inspect underneath, but appear solid, free, don't clash, I cannot find any roughness in a revolution.
There is no slam, grind, noises, or wobble. The slip clutch often grabs and works fine as the combine slows down to a stop or when starting it up, there is no sudden stop or issue. Its as if the slip clutch is just weak. There is no sudden stop of things, it just slips out and slows down the walkers and return elevator.
But nothing has moved or shows any sign of movement on the shaft, clutch, etc.
The jaws of the clutch look fine, no rounding or wear.
Spring looks fine, not broken.
No bearings in the whole system are warm or wobbly.
I have three washers under the slip clutch spring now. Helped, but when dark ess came last night, it just shut down, chatter chatter chatter.
It's become a worse issue three days in a row now.
I've run these old Gleaners since 1980, I suck at hydraulic and electrical stuff, but mechanically I can take apart and put together with a flashlight in my mouth, and know what is wrong before I get out of the cab when something is wrong.....
This has me totally stumped!
Now I can't even figure out mechanical stuff any more, I'm getting old and feeble.
15 acres or so to go, rain coming, and it can't make a slip clutch work or figure out what is stopping it.
Why do I do this for a living?
Paul
Now a slip clutch is going. Slowed down to 3mph, but still the slip clutch.
Get dark out, dew comes can't even notice it yet and the machine just says nope, gonna quit now, slip clutch won't catch.
Its the rear slip clutch on the right side, runs the return elevator and the walkers.
Last two years my corn went down bad, I was running most of the whole plant through the machine, dont even remember that slip clutch ever going off. My beans this year the water hemp got out of hand, it was a struggle to feed that gosh awful mess through, but not a single whimper from that slip clutch ever.
Return elevator is clear, can look up it with a flashlight at night, nothing loose, nothing catching, middle board looks smooth and intact.
The walkers are hard to inspect underneath, but appear solid, free, don't clash, I cannot find any roughness in a revolution.
There is no slam, grind, noises, or wobble. The slip clutch often grabs and works fine as the combine slows down to a stop or when starting it up, there is no sudden stop or issue. Its as if the slip clutch is just weak. There is no sudden stop of things, it just slips out and slows down the walkers and return elevator.
But nothing has moved or shows any sign of movement on the shaft, clutch, etc.
The jaws of the clutch look fine, no rounding or wear.
Spring looks fine, not broken.
No bearings in the whole system are warm or wobbly.
I have three washers under the slip clutch spring now. Helped, but when dark ess came last night, it just shut down, chatter chatter chatter.
It's become a worse issue three days in a row now.
I've run these old Gleaners since 1980, I suck at hydraulic and electrical stuff, but mechanically I can take apart and put together with a flashlight in my mouth, and know what is wrong before I get out of the cab when something is wrong.....
This has me totally stumped!
Now I can't even figure out mechanical stuff any more, I'm getting old and feeble.
15 acres or so to go, rain coming, and it can't make a slip clutch work or figure out what is stopping it.
Why do I do this for a living?
Paul