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nc IA | I agree, I think mine was one of the best buys I've made thus far. For under 5K it does the same thing that one costing 4 times as much does.
4640 - Do you happen to have pictures of the inside linkage for the gate indicator? I'd like to modify mine to have that this summer.
I like your hydraulic chute - I modified my "factory rubber flap" this summer and it acts more like yours in that I gained a good foot or more of reach with the corn coming out. Helps stay away from the trailer more compared to the first year.
Mine is a early model United Farm Tools in orange - you can tell by the flanged axles vs extension tubes on the later ones (JD green ones were all the later design).
I have the larger tires like 4640, only in bar tread, they trail perfectly down 30" rows. I too had a 18" extension when I bought it two seasons ago, I ended up shortening the combine side as I didn't have enough clearnance if I hit a tile line - too close for comfort then. there is a 2x8 on that side now and I have plenty of clearance.
In high moisture corn like 2 years ago (30%), there may be 15 bushels or so that won't clean out without a shovel inside (it's fully caged). Not a big deal to me though, I just cleaned it out once a day. under 5 bushels left with the dry corn and beans this year.
The hinge is a weak point IF the auger is hit. Had a friend run it once and he rubbed the side of the semi a bit, bent the hinge pin and corn leaked out, vice grip on the joint and it ran the rest of the day fine. New pin made by welding shop and put in the next day and it was good to go, all it is is a 1/2 or 5/8" rod with a pair of roll pins at the top and bottom - so easy to fix. The place where the two auger halfs meet I have a strip of 1/2" weather stripping foam tape stuck onto one of the surfaces. There is NO leakage from that joint for me with that arrangement.
I always start the pto at low speed with the gate closed, and close the gate and clean out the auger before shutting it back down again at idle. The other tip is I ALWAYS change the gearbox oil before each season as that takes care of any moisture thats infiltrated over the summer / winter. Nature of the gearbox location and seal arrangement for mositure to accumulate.
All in all, I am very pleased with the unit's performance. It's allowed my old 1460 to be more productive in a given day then a combine 10-15 years newer that's unloading on the ends only.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCNPGfLQEqg
Edited by FFJR 2/21/2011 00:34
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