attention case combine owners

[fjlip]

I will have lots of time with another 1.2 inches rain today , passed the 2 1/2 foot mark heading for 3 ft of rain I guess ? 3 yrs rain in one growing season

Wow hope that shit quits for you! 7/10" here, guess lucky.

[may-be]

I talked to a guy who had his JD combine burn down two weeks ago. He was not sure if it was a bearing or fuel line leak. When his hired man got the call and seen the fire he scrambled out so fast he did not turn the engine or separator off. That made it more impossible to put the fire out from the wind that created. The owner was happy that it was by his home quarter so he was able to quickly get the ground fire under control by cultivation. He got insurance on the combine but would not have on the crop.

[bucket]

Next time someone has a beater bearing go out ....look at where the outer race grease hole is in relation to the flanges and the grease nipple.

Last time I did one there was no way for grease to get across to the bearing. Showed deere service managers the issues and they shrug it off.

No sense in greasing it really.

But causes a lot of fires.

[farmaholic]

before assembly... put a paint mark on the seal of the bearing in relation to where the grease hole in the bearing is and line it up with the nipple on the pillow block or flanges.... not too hard!

[bucket]

Nope that's not it.

The flanges tighten to the outer race. The bearing grease hole is on the opposite side of the nipple so the flanges don't allow grease across.

The grease will ooze out of flanges but never get put into the bearing.

Last time I thought they gave me the wrong bearing. Nope ....it's stupid and deere should be held responsible for beater bearing fires.

[farming101]

If I understand what you're saying, maybe a guy could grind a little out of the flange to allow the grease a way to get across. Maybe a different brand of bearing?

Something stupid I came across recently was dry bushings on a welded assembly shaft that wear out the shaft. Maintenance free....right.

[farmaholic]

....more engineering marvels?

[bucket]

Or maybe deere could at least supply the proper replacement or do a recall at their expense to save a few insurance claims.

[fjlip]

Ya right like their piece of SHIT engine fan bearing design...at max load on every green combine. How about all the water pump failures on 12.5 and 13.5 ? Shitty under designed, NO recall, updates.