Posted by Bob Bancroft on December 14, 2023 at 21:32:11 from (74.106.203.112):
In Reply to: Set RPM on IH 1660? posted by Tree-Farmer on December 14, 2023 at 20:56:21:
Is your alarm going off? My 1660 has the Case/Cummins, but calls for the same speeds. If it slows below 2450, the alarm goes off. The adjustment is on the injector pump, but of course your cable needs to be making enough travel too. My combine, and many others, threw a rod through the side of the block because of those ridiculous speeds. I have mine adjusted so it runs about 2550 wide open no load. It maintains 2450 or more a majority of the time. And I'm careful about only running it wide open under load. If I'm driving down the road, or down a hill, I don't run it wide open, as I won't let it overspeed. As long as you're in the field, with the thresher running, it's not a problem.
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