Combine reliability

[glasshouse]

Looks like Jim has put his steel tae capped welly through the front windae!

He will surely manage a replacement with the takings from his recently announced upcoming tour!

More likely a low flying spanner on a hill stop

 

[Bossfarmer]

how do people with 30ft rotarys get on in undersown barley or flat stuff?

 

[fermerboy]

Its a long drive to manners from you?

We are about 250 miles, about 4- 5hours each way depending on time of day.
Mate has done it, drove down in night with truck and trailer, loaded and smoked the Hilux home. Their courier services are pretty good to be fair.

I always wanted a 96 when i had an old 85 from which
I graduated after 12 yrs onto a 108

We had an old Dom 80 with no cab, and a lot of problems, one day the rep phoned my old man saying they had nowhere for the Dominator 96 demo combine to go that afternoon would we like it, driver included.
Really nice day, and it just sang along, dad still talks about it yet, the only demo we ever had, and such a step up from our 80 junk heap.
It was damned good of the dealer, as we would never have been a new combine buyer.

 

[Fraserb]

how do people with 30ft rotarys get on in undersown barley or flat stuff?

I manage pretty well with a 35ft header on our rotary, tracks help the header stability for flat stuff.

 

[glasshouse]

We are about 250 miles, about 4- 5hours each way depending on time of day.
Mate has done it, drove down in night with truck and trailer, loaded and smoked the Hilux home. Their courier services are pretty good to be fair.


We had an old Dom 80 with no cab, and a lot of problems, one day the rep phoned my old man saying they had nowhere for the Dominator 96 demo combine to go that afternoon would we like it, driver included.
Really nice day, and it just sang along, dad still talks about it yet, the only demo we ever had, and such a step up from our 80 junk heap.
It was damned good of the dealer, as we would never have been a new combine buyer.

Who did u use before manners?

 

[Norfolk Olly]

how do people with 30ft rotarys get on in undersown barley or flat stuff?

Cut plenty of flat spring barley this year, as long as the sun was out it was fine otherwise it would drive up on dividers or edge of knife. A macdon header is top of the wish list when we are up for a change

 

[fermerboy]

Who did u use before manners?

A guy called Pete Roberts in Fife, he had a lot of Claas of 96/98 era, 2 1/2 hrs away, I've been there at 10 at night, back up road and had the reduction gear housing swapped in middle of the night ready for morning after snapping a halfshaft(duals!)
Understand hes stopped now.

 

[glasshouse]

A guy called Pete Roberts in Fife, he had a lot of Claas of 96/98 era, 2 1/2 hrs away, I've been there at 10 at night, back up road and had the reduction gear housing swapped in middle of the night ready for morning after snapping a halfshaft(duals!)
Understand hes stopped now.

I have been there too
For a final drive for a 116 some years ago

 

[Steevo]

We are about 250 miles, about 4- 5hours each way depending on time of day.
Mate has done it, drove down in night with truck and trailer, loaded and smoked the Hilux home. Their courier services are pretty good to be fair.


We had an old Dom 80 with no cab, and a lot of problems, one day the rep phoned my old man saying they had nowhere for the Dominator 96 demo combine to go that afternoon would we like it, driver included.
Really nice day, and it just sang along, dad still talks about it yet, the only demo we ever had, and such a step up from our 80 junk heap.
It was damned good of the dealer, as we would never have been a new combine buyer.

But still made for a great advert/publicity/talking point.

 

[Flatlander]

how do people with 30ft rotarys get on in undersown barley or flat stuff?

My lexion does amazing good with undersown crops. Did some for a neighbour with a 40ft flex head and never missed much. If it’s been flat for a while and starting to grow in the flex mode won’t work as good as it locked up and pickup reel pushed out and down. As said above tracks help with stability but lateral tilt is a big bonus on wide headers.

 

[Flatlander]

My lexion 595 was going good until the variable speed header drive shaft snapped. its bolted to the impeller so a relatively easy fix Stub shaft was 1100$ bearing 605$ plus a couple of belts that were collateral damage. Lost a days cutting but could have been worse. Still 500 to go but coming week looks showery.

 

[oil barron]

My lexion does amazing good with undersown crops. Did some for a neighbour with a 40ft flex head and never missed much. If it’s been flat for a while and starting to grow in the flex mode won’t work as good as it locked up and pickup reel pushed out and down. As said above tracks help with stability but lateral tilt is a big bonus on wide headers.

Do they do a lot of undersown in Canada? I thought that was just a Scotland thing.

 

[mar]

Hi all, i commiserate with you, i have only had ONE problem all harvest. The engine, i had to bleed the fuel system every morning before the old (girl) would fire. I am not a mechanic but it appears to me that the fuel goes back to the tank leaving the fuel lines empty. I think there must be a none return valve some were. Don't laugh but the combine is a New Holland 1530 40 years old. It has been faithful all these years but i wonder if its time is up? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

I had the same problem with a digger, except it happened every second day, it turned out to be small flakes of rust coming from the diesel tank and causing the valve in the fuel lift pump to stick open and the diesel would run back. I put a non return valve in between the lift pump and the engine and it didn't help. I have an in line filter now between the diesel tank and the fuel lift pump.

 

[Flatlander]

Do they do a lot of undersown in Canada? I thought that was just a Scotland thing.

Pretty common to seed alfalfa into oats or barley as a cover to keep weeds down and retain some moisture under the canopy to help get it established. Usually cut as whole crop silage when grain is in milk stage but sometimes it’s left to ripen if the alfalfa hasn’t reached a desired stage or failed to grow.

 

[getting on]

I had the same problem with a digger, except it happened every second day, it turned out to be small flakes of rust coming from the diesel tank and causing the valve in the fuel lift pump to stick open and the diesel would run back. I put a non return valve in between the lift pump and the engine and it didn't help. I have an in line filter now between the diesel tank and the fuel lift pump.

Thanks for all that, it sounds like the same problem as mine. I have a none return valve and it had some flakes in, after cleaning 2 days later i had the problem back again. I have now ordered 2 none return valves. But it sounds though i would be better off like you with a filter between the tank and the pump. Could you please tell me what type of inline filter i need. Thanks.

 

[JWL]

Just an online filter will do the job, cut the pipe from the tank and jubilee clip the thing in. As they're made from a clear plastic you can see what crap is around

 

[mar]

Thanks for all that, it sounds like the same problem as mine. I have a none return valve and it had some flakes in, after cleaning 2 days later i had the problem back again. I have now ordered 2 none return valves. But it sounds though i would be better off like you with a filter between the tank and the pump. Could you please tell me what type of inline filter i need. Thanks.

It's the same as this, your local New Holland dealer should have one in stock, they are used in the New Holland TL90A, try the filter first, I tried a non return valve and it was a waste of time, let me know how you get on

 

[mar]

Thanks for all that, it sounds like the same problem as mine. I have a none return valve and it had some flakes in, after cleaning 2 days later i had the problem back again. I have now ordered 2 none return valves. But it sounds though i would be better off like you with a filter between the tank and the pump. Could you please tell me what type of inline filter i need. Thanks.

Make sure you put it on the right way round, there is arrows on it to show the direction of flow

 

[stevedave]

It's the same as this, your local New Holland dealer should have one in stock, they are used in the New Holland TL90A, try the filter first, I tried a non return valve and it was a waste of time, let me know how you get on
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I use a petrol one on a TX 64. The petrol one are paper and cost about £1. I think the plastic diesel ones are too course they wouldn't stop gravel.

 

[Richie B]

We get a contractor in ,but have often wondered if it would viable buying a 90is class 98 which has stood inside all its life and giving it a complete re fit. Can you ever rebuild them like new?

Did you ever get your class 98, we may selling our claas 202 mega after this harvest