Okay, You F2 Guys

Why in the heck is it now shaped in a darned semi-circle? What caused that?

The more I dig into this thing, the more I think a fencepost was run thru 'er. Both the separater beater and the thresher beater show signs of something completely foreign, big and bad making the trip. :>(

Good news tho. Did find three fairly good and usable belts, both raddle chain and floor "look" okay. Charge pump on the hydro "feels" good too. :>)

Steering pump totally freewheels; hope that is because there is no oil in the system. :>(

Allan

Those beater paddles are at least 1/8" stock and it would take something fairly substantial to do that kind of damage.

Pulled the thresher beater baffle yesterday and this is what I found. Not a single mark on the cylinder or either door either.

Then, it finally hits me. With over 11K separater hours, it's a wonder the machine looks as good as it does. Probably on the third set of bars and concaves. :>)

Allan

Big Boys tell me that it was bent (U-shaped) due to over-use and the excessive material volume.

Guess you're upposed to take the darned thing clear out of the machine in corn.

Didn't know that part. :>)

Allan

Normally, you just "look" at a bean pod and they'll shell out. That's why the cylinder speed has to be kept clear down at around 160 rpm to keep from cracking the beans.

A very, very fragile crop.

Allan

Half the vanes on both the thresher beater and that separater beater have deep, 2" V-gouges on the leading edges. Just like a big piece of angle iron went thru it length wise.

On these damaged vanes, there are three different spots across it's width. They still turn okay, but boy! Are they ever floppy and crooked. :>)

Give a dollar to know what happened; just cannot figure out why that free-swinging supposed-to-be-straight baffle was "cupped" and bent 'forward' at it's bottom edge the way it was. :>)

Allan

Dry beans are really bad on 'em, especially the bearings and corn is no picnic, but this is the first time I've seen the inside of one look this bad. Ol' gal has had a hard, rough life.

Out here, if you find a "wheat only" machine, it's considered the same as "new". :>)

Allan