Combine repair

[jon f mn]

When i changed the header to get ready for barley i found the feeder house floor had worn through.

So I cut out the bad spot and replaced it with new.

Of course somewhere along the line I managed to do something to my hand.

Looked like the ring finger knuckle was out of place, but the x-ray showed everything ok. Doc thinks it was a broken blood vessel or something. Hurt like crazy for a while, but doing better now. We got 4/10 of rain yesterday, so maybe start combining tomorrow or Monday.

I forgot, when I climbed up on the combine I saw i left the hopper full last fall. I was going to put it in a wagon when I had room, but forgot it was there.

Guess i got an extra 80-90 bu of corn to make it through til fall. Lol

 

[lodoc]

Nice work. I mean the combine. Not the hand....LOL. Some of that metal just behind your repair to the right looks deeply pitted. Might wanna
keep an eye on it.

 

[casecollectorsc]

Replaced that piece on a couple of my 1660s with 20 ga. stainless steel.

 

[jon f mn]

Replaced that piece on a couple of my 1660s with 20 ga. stainless steel.

This was stainless as well, stuff from scrapping a milk tank that was in the barn.

 

[chuck machinist]

We all have a little CRS from time to time Jon. Corn in bin good moisture content, little rot? CM

 

[nick831]

Nice repair, Jon. There isn't much you can't do. Nick

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

Replaced that piece on a couple of my 1660s with 20 ga. stainless steel.

I actually have all the floor tin NOS stuff to repair a 16' 42" header,, what I dont have is the hyd rivet gun and 1/4" tapered rivets to install them

 

[jon f mn]

We all have a little CRS from time to time Jon. Corn in bin good moisture content, little rot? CM

The corn was dry by then so no spoilage, luckily. The birds and mice did some damage tho