central - east central Minnesota - | dpilot83 - 7/8/2017 17:09 Last year I hired a custom harvest crew to cut wheat with me. They had two Gleaner S67's and I have 1. They blew their air filter out every morning before starting and since it was only my second year of combine ownership I began mimicking them. As I think about it though I'm not sure why I would do that. It had a resettable indicator for the air filter. It doesn't seem short on power if I skip a day or a week. I feel like I'm more likely to damage th filter with frequent cleaning and I'm pretty sure I would rather have a plugged filter than a damaged filter even though it has a backup filter. Our 2011 Steiger owners manual specifically says to toss the filter when you need to blow it out a fourth time. I always wait until the filter restriction alarm on the cornerlost goes off before cleaning that one. What do the NAT experts say? The owners manuals generally say - not to blow out and wait until the restriction gauge is about ready to pop or in the restricted zone. The dirty filter helps clean the air coming into the engine. A clean filter isn't as efficient at cleaning. Now, if your restriction gauge is half activated each day, then yes, I'd likely blow them out each morning . . . if you can get by for 2 or 3 days, then I'd wait. I wouldn't want to shut down in the middle of harvest to clean a restricted filter . .. . That's my 2 ¢ |
How often do you blow out your air filters?
