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Hazelton, Kansas | Ty,
My 9600s were equipped almost identical to yours when I bot them, but yours is in much better shape.
1. I removed the vertical extensions from the Maurers, and went back to the standard bin fill auger. I considered the Maurers with the vertical extensions to be overkill, and FWIW, we have failed 3 of the original 8 driver rims that came on the two combines. But I farm in a yield-resistant semi-desert, so I don't need as much bin capacity for an acceptable range (1 mile, IMO).
2. I really like the Larsen LEDs I put on last fall. Plug and play, in the original socket. They make the OEM lights seem pathetic.
4. I'll second the synthetic oil in the reverser (get the thick synthetic JD stuff in the black rectangular plastic bottle). The best thing I did for my reversers was to make little "hats" to cover the dipstick tube. We kept getting water in them, even though we shed off season. A short chunk of PVC pipe and a cap stopped that problem in its tracks. We change the oil annually (about 300 hours), and since we put the hats on the oil comes out looking new.
One of mine came with a cooler on the reverser. I took it off. Between the extra hoses and the little chain-driven pump on the RH side of the feeder house, I thought it created more modes of failure than it was worth. I DID have one of my reversers fail, but I don't know whether it was the one that originally came with the cooler or not. I also have an 893 for those years when I lose my sanity and try to grow corn. In my experience, I think a 28' Shelbourne in 60 bushel wheat requires more grunt than a non-chopper 893 in 120 bushel corn.
Regards.
MDS
Edit: On mine, there's a "Warranty zerk" at the RH end of of the stub shaft that drives off the front of the engine. The zerk clears the fan by about 1/4 inch, until the bearing support bracket fatigues...then it hits the fan.
Edited by crowbar 4/15/2018 02:01
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