Mf Combines

[Adeptandy]

Always had a Very good barley sample off ours , one thing you could get along with breakdowns was a good sample.
Wont miss the power flow , when trying to pick up down corn on uneven ground when damp was the angry driving a combine I could get , o look I am bulldozing dirt again but I haven’t stopped in time before the belts have taken it into the front elevator and then the drum!! Hateful things.

Sample was ok, its what goes over the back was the main issue, just cant seem to find a happy place with it on 3t/a + crop
Yes, agree the power flow will deliver soil to the front elevator, but thankfully not got it to the drum as yet, but only an issue with furrows not levelled on ends properly. The rest of the time the auto level did what it should. I've filled the drum on a Class ( before auto level ) to the drum to many times in the past, . I tend to leave the belts on the power flow a shade on the slack side to prevent them moving to much soil.

 

[Adeptandy]

It all comes down to preventitive winter maintenance, daily checks and the drivers ear.

Went through it pre harvest, had a MF check over after I'd been through it and they only found 1 bearing that might need changing, and that made it through the season. Serviced every day, so can't agree with you there.

 

[Adeptandy]

It must almost be like a new combine the amount of parts you have replaced.

Plus your now a experienced MF combine mechanic!

Still lots to go at yet, that's what worries me, not had the drum bearings straw walkers or sieves play up as yet, we've had things go wrong that our experienced MF guys have never done on them in the past, its just a bad one.

 

[Timbo]

Went through it pre harvest, had a MF check over after I'd been through it and they only found 1 bearing that might need changing, and that made it through the season. Serviced every day, so can't agree with you there.

You miss my point entirely

 

[Adeptandy]

You miss my point entirely

Sorry, you'll need to explain it to me then

 

[Lincsman]

8-900 between the 2 farms, straws nice, cant seem to get it to process Barley to my liking. Will miss the Powerflow header though, best part of it.

Blimey.. I nearly do that with one 5 walker NH... but it does work everyday as required.

 

[Adeptandy]

Blimey.. I nearly do that with one 5 walker NH... but it does work everyday as required.

I estimate we've been losing 30% of good harvesting days with it the past 3 years

 

[Lincsman]

I estimate we've been losing 30% of good harvesting days with it the past 3 years

Do you have special medication for stress then??!

 

[Adeptandy]

Do you have special medication for stress then??!

Could have done with some this year getting back to 40 acre of OSR after the storm to end up with 5 ton off 40 acre and a good amount of S Barley & S Wheat on the floor

 

[Surgery]

Sample was ok, its what goes over the back was the main issue, just cant seem to find a happy place with it on 3t/a + crop
Yes, agree the power flow will deliver soil to the front elevator, but thankfully not got it to the drum as yet, but only an issue with furrows not levelled on ends properly. The rest of the time the auto level did what it should. I've filled the drum on a Class ( before auto level ) to the drum to many times in the past, . I tend to leave the belts on the power flow a shade on the slack side to prevent them moving to much soil.

Take ever other wire out the concave , it will sort a lot of Walker losses , mr Mf combine did ours and every lister wilder one going

 

[Badshot]

Take ever other wire out the concave , it will sort a lot of Walker losses , mr Mf combine did ours and every lister wilder one going

Yes mine had the back third done.
Was fine for wheat, osr and beans.
Could've done with deawning plates for linseed and barley though.

 

[Bob lincs]

No one local I trust for backup

Andrew Downing in Gorefield

 

[Adeptandy]

Andrew Downing in Gorefield

For repairs or access to spares ?

 

[Bob lincs]

For repairs or access to spares ?

Both , google A Downing . He’s in our village has been working on IH and McCormick for years . Superb stores and storeman , we buy loads of our parts there .

 

[two-cylinder]

Still lots to go at yet, that's what worries me, not had the drum bearings straw walkers or sieves play up as yet, we've had things go wrong that our experienced MF guys have never done on them in the past, its just a bad one.

How many harvest hours has this combine done?
Is it simply a high hour machine with tired components????

 

[Adeptandy]

How many harvest hours has this combine done?
Is it simply a high hour machine with tired components????

Not sure tbh, I have 2000+hrs in my head for some reason

 

[two-cylinder]

Not sure tbh, I have 2000+hrs in my head for some reason

It's all on the datavision screen

 

[Adeptandy]

Not sure tbh, I have 2000+hrs in my head for some reason

Engine 3100 hrs, harvest 2400 hours, area 5000ha

 

[two-cylinder]

and what year is it?

 

[Adeptandy]

It's all on the datavision screen

That's 10 miles away