More Gleaner F Questions

It's been 30 years since I last put on a straw chopper.

But, doesn't that partition baffle under the walkers have to be removed when using the chopper? Or can it just be repositioned to let the knives miss hitting it?

Help my poor old memory here? I just cannot remember. :>(

Thanks,

Allan

If I just would have taken a minute, stuck my head under there and looked, I would have seen it; plain as the nose on my face.

The partition and the chopper "lip" together.

So now darnit, I get to put in two chopper bearings also. Darned thing is a bit noisey. Oh well, play with old iron, fix old iron, I guess. :>)

Allan

Can't really help more, as I've never seen an F around here without a chopper - standard equipment in this part of the world. Perhaps oredered without a chopper you get different baffling in there?

--->Paul

That's what I needed to know. Maybe the partition is different for chopper equipped vs non-chopper version?

I just knew there was something about that darned partition, tho. :>)

Allan

Got 'er handled. Now, I'm right in the middle of replacin' those two big bearings.

Darned chopper turned out to be the most expensive part of this whole combine. Bearings and idlers were $40 a pop and they want $45 for the belt, which they would have to order.

So, I'm gonna run the old belt and just hope it lasts for 40 acres. Darned alfalfa is growing up around the windrows, so I gotta get out there and get 'er done. :>)

Allan