Combine reliability

[-chris-]

New to us Lexion 430 replaced the old Dominator 98 and I have been really pleased with it!

Alternator gave up the day after we used the lights one evening but the new one was easy to source and fit.

It’s a credit to the previous owners who had gone through it before selling it. We found it on the internet and bought it from Burden bros and it was every bit as good as the detailed video they sent me.

 

[Fendt516profi]

On 2nd page and @Adeptandy hasn't showed up, he would of been here with a long list if he still had the fergie

 

[vantage]

On 2nd page and @Adeptandy hasn't showed up, he would of been here with a long list if he still had the fergie

Too busy mending the red shed?

 

[Steevo]

Too busy mending the red shed?

Not any longer….

 

[vantage]

Not any longer….

Phew!

 

[Adeptandy]

On 2nd page and @Adeptandy hasn't showed up, he would of been here with a long list if he still had the fergie

So nice have a mechanically relaxing harvest, the weathers been bad enough
The red shed has been a pain again though I hear

 

[bravheart]

Bit concerned about the grain shoe cracking tho…..

Had that on my TX.
I would change the bearings on the grain pan hangers before it all self destructs.

 

[Bob lincs]

We have a 2012 JD S680i this year we spent about 2k on service parts and a few belts pre harvest and during harvest we replaced one knife section, two retractable fingers and a top mounting bush on the unloading order . Cut 1650 ac .

 

[Sprayer 1]

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?

 

[Bovril]

TX68+. 1000 ac. Only lost half a day with failed idler pulley on beater. Little bit of welding and a trip to Peterborgh for a new belt.
Put some wet, green crap through her as well. Wont be changing any time soon. Everything is easily fixed, just worry about metal fatigue on something major...

 

[Timbo]

JD 2256 - winter serviced it and did abit to knife sections and overhauled the Reel speed variator with new bearings and fork etc. Had combine fabs re-flight the bubble up auger as it had worn alittle and for Crimp grain (30%) that's the bottle neck to getting corn into the tank. Rebuilt the angle drive whilst I was in that area.

Combine decided to shred it's main drive belt 3rd field in to harvest, which would have been okay to carry on with, as I was left with 2 out of 4 bands, but the backing cagged on the header clutch wiring and ripped that to bits, so were an hour removing bits and a temp repair that's lasted the rest of the harvest. Stripped and replaced the non genuine belt that had only done 2.5 harvests on a damp morning with a Genuine one, about 3hrs work taking your time. Couldn't find any reason for the old belt to come apart as the remaining two bands were in perfect condition?

Had header wobble box crank arm splines strip which damaged the output shaft splines cos it came loose, but I carry a spare wobble box ready to go.

Header reverser has packed up at some point - I have forwards and a neutral! So that will need to come apart over winter to see where R has gone.

Everyone has a go-to flavour of combine, but I really love the 1100 and 2200 series busses. They'll do some serious output especially in wheat for their size, and for all JD's faults, parts availability is second to none.

 

[SilliamWhale]

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?

I'd have said probably not. But you can keep anything going for years and years depending on your inclination. Everything is repairable!

 

[SilliamWhale]

TX68+. 1000 ac. Only lost half a day with failed idler pulley on beater. Little bit of welding and a trip to Peterborgh for a new belt.
Put some wet, green crap through her as well. Wont be changing any time soon. Everything is easily fixed, just worry about metal fatigue on something major...

Major like what?

I mean sieves etc are all repairable and replaceable for not too silly money.

Even a shaker shoe is expensive at £1900 but its still not the end of the world.

I think sometimes metal fatigue is overstated on some combines

 

[Bramble]

Dominator 118 on 300 acres

Rear wheel nut stripped off the threads on the stub axle so the wheel fell off. Couple of hours to get and fit a new stub axle and wheel bearings. 2 days (when it was damp) straightening out panels and the battery box.
The autosteer packed up for 2 hours one day and the air con condenser needed blowing out once, otherwise it all went well

 

[Bluetooth]

Yep,mine does the same.The water pump went a couple years ago and the idler pulley bearing was tight so changed that thinking that would solve it.Didn’t make any difference ,new belt for this year and 3rd field went again,only thing is tighten it every day till it beds in seems to help.

Must be a common issue then. It probably explains why the dealer always seems to have one in stock when I get a new spare one every time

 

[bravheart]

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?

Wasn't that how APH started?
Can remember being on a stand at the highland show with a mate and discussing the merits and price of a completely refitted combine against the price of a new one. Fairly sure it was APH anyways.

 

[clbarclay]

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?

I suspect that the parts bill would make you cough if you tried to replace all the wearing parts at once. Never mind the man hours.

If you find a tidy one though then it should need too much doing to it each year to keep it in good order.

Like most machinery, even a good example can go downhill rapidly if not looked after. One my next jobs is cleaning off the combine very thoroughly, then inspect and update the to do list of what it needs fettling before next season.

 

[Hooby Farmer]

Running an old jd 950 and 955 nothing major ever happens they used to cut 300ish ac between them but now down to 33 so the work load is reduced the last few years. It's the usual metal fatigue and random steel pipes that split on the first time round the field. Wouldn't mind a few more acres to justify a bigger newer one

 

[Wombat]

MF 34rs, only issue was I ran it a bit low on diesel and sucked a bit of crap in bottom of tank into pipe. Blew it out and off we went

 

[balerman]

Wasn't that how APH started?
Can remember being on a stand at the highland show with a mate and discussing the merits and price of a completely refitted combine against the price of a new one. Fairly sure it was APH anyways.

Don’t know if that’s how they started but I think they did it.Wasn’t a success if I remember rightly,it’s metal fatigue that kills a combine ,when the panels surrounding the bearings are collapsing it’s time to admit defeat.A combine is trying to shake itself to pieces from day one.