Tonight's project is ---

RBoots · Nov 20, 2017

A Gleaner M2 combine! Removing the hydro drive for repair. Dad was running corn last week and it quit moving. The wonderful guys on the combine forum clued me in to look at the splined coupler between the hydro and the gear transmission. They were right, the center coupler bolt had broken and let the coupler walk to one side. For how long, who knows, but it slowly ground off the splines on the hydro output shaft to nothing. By sliding the coupler over, and replacing the center bolt, we were able to finish the field we were working on, but it was slipping bad. We got it up to the shop to work on it, which worked out ok anyway since it's been raining every day since then, so it's too wet to combine anyway. All parts are on order, they'll be here Wednesday, and I'll put it back together after work Wednesday evening. Supposed to be rain free for a week, so that will give the fields time to dry for a little until I get it back together. Only have one little 25 acre field to do anyway, then the dismal 2017 harvest and yields are behind us!

Ross

Fawteen · Nov 21, 2017

I feel your pain. Neighbor kid bought a Honda ATV that's had the crap beat out of it. He welded the hubs to the axle to get a few more hours out of it, but the hubs and axle splines were so worn that the welds were the only thing holding them on. Didn't last long.

He's about $500 into parts to replace axle, hubs, bearings and sprocket. Good kid from unfortunate circumstances, don't mind helping him out with the labor.

Dave H (MI) · Nov 21, 2017

Ross, I pulled the 1660 out late yesterday (it took that long to get to it there was so much between it and the big doors). The fluids were good, including the hydraulic fluid (surprise!) so I pulled it out on the field by the shed and ran a row. All good, so I crossed the tree line into my SE field and did one row of headland around the north half of it. Coming up the hill I started slewing a bit but it was coming on dark and I could not see much ground beneath the thicket of corn. Got worse at the top of the field so I pulled across the tree line again and headed for the shed...didn't think I was going to make it. Drove back there with the four wheeler and could not believe the ruts I left. Those fields are REAL muddy and I had no clue. I have a thick stand this year, hoping it dries out or freezes so I can get it off. My preference would be dry. I've sledded down a hill before in a combine...no thanks!

RBoots · Nov 21, 2017

I used to work on a lot of quads and motorcycles Tee, you have my sympathies! Some of those things are the worst to work on! I have also seen very similar issues as your neighbor's problem in my travels as well

RBoots · Nov 21, 2017

Well Dave, I wish you luck! I haven't been back on the fields after all the rain, so I'm going to ignore them completely until I get the combine fixed, then I'll go check out the last field and see what we have to work with. That's All we can do besides waiting for it to freeze. Good luck out there!

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