Gleaner E auger finger guides

[Anonymous-0]

Hello,
After a few years of sitting after I brought it home, I decided to get to work on the old Gleaner E and try to get it ready for hayseed time. I've got some work to do on the header and some bearings to replace as well as misc belts.
My main question right now is: I'm looking for the rubber pieces that are the guides for the fingers in the auger on the header and it also has them on the drum in the feeder housing. It's just rubber with 2 screws holding them on. AGCO dealer wants $7.85 a piece. With every last one needing replaced, I would like to find a place a little cheaper. Does anybody know of such a place? Thanks in advance.

Scott

 

[Bob Bancroft]

I don't know, but the two alternatives I would try are Shoup, and Spallingers combine parts. Without looking I kind of doubt there is enough demand for that item for it to be offered aftermarket. But unfortunately today it does pay to shop and price each item. During harvest a $45 bearing at Agco was $25 at JD! Last week a $1.78 rubber bushing at Agco was $5.50 at JD!

 

[Iowa_tire_guy]

If you have more time than money and have the tools to work it you could make some out of implement tires. Other than that I know my Dad had some new ones left in the shop and I should be there this weekend and see if they are still there. But even if they are there wouldn't be enough. I do remember them have special bolts with shoulders so you could get them tight without smashing the rubber pieces.

 

[Tim(nj)]

You could find a salvage machine that has the metal guides on the feeder beater and use them on the auger. Did that on my floating cutterbar head when I did beans and it kept the auger from getting beat up so much if and when a finger got bent by a rock. I have to look, I might still have some new rubber finger guides in the parts bin that I don't need anymore. I doubt it's a full set though . . .

 

[agpilot]

Hi scott: I need a dozen of those too for my early Gleaner F but I saw some metal ones on a newer Gleaner and the owner said the metal will last forever even if parked outside in the Sun. In the mean time I put in several used rubber ones that came with the combine since I don't use it all that much. I was told by one owner that the rubber cost more and don't last as long. ag

 

[olgentdc]

It Maybe that repair is not needed if You want to Experiment a proven method ,...1st time i saw this was this Year,. My Brother Claims those fingers are Unnecessary and the need is a total MYTH .. don't mean to start a sqaubble , but i have watched his CASE ih 25 ft head just gobble away evenly without any teeth ,,, he simply added Augar flighting extentsions in the areas where the teeth would go ,, and absolutely has no problems in any condition , soybeans or wheat ,,. He also claims that this idea has been Proven over 15 years ago ,,.

 

[JMS/.MN]

The cast ones are part of the options on the corn/soy specials.

 

[tim [in]]

I thought those were on all combines, Maybe i just never paid attention before and noticed then.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks for all the replys. I may check into these places you mentioned Bob and I may also check into some of these other options mentioned. I have a small machine shop here at home so making things isn't a problem, just finding the time. But I do like the steel or cast option as well as the auger flighting option.
I'm really wanting to get this old Gleaner going. They are fading out pretty fast and getting sold for scrap, so I want to keep this bit of nostalgia alive and have fun cutting my own clover,fescue and timothy seed. Thanks for the help.

Scott

 

[cadet trooper]

J, I kinda agree with you I just never thought about it much I don't know what it would do with long stalk crops like sunflowers or stemmy crops like Canola but around here should be good.

 

[Anonymous-0]

beware of dealers,make a few phone calls an sometimes it really pays off,case in point was a recent need for a couple of guards an knife sections, stop by local agco dealer guards that i could buy else where for 9.80 were a mere 24.00 each,knives that cost 1.38 were over 3.00 each,priced a bearing cone 48.00 cup 42.00,which they could get next day if i would pay the freight, or it would be 3 to 4 days, called Napa at 3:00 p.m., they had it 7:00 a.m. the next day for 48.00 and some change, not just picking on Agco, run into similar problems with other brands also.

 

[ewbeye]

Scott, try fabricating a set from a dense poly-plastic material. A K2 gleaner that I acquired from a farm auction had these on it. The farmer who own it told me he fashioned them from 1/2" blue poly. Most of them are still holding good even today.

 

[BANDITFARMER]

Scott you can get them from A&I Products, part # A-71146965 poly finger guides 10 to a pack and are $4.29 each. I think the guides are the same on the feeder drum and the auger in the head. If you have a JD dealer close to you you can order them there, they sell the A&I parts line. You can type in A&I Products to get the closest dealer to you. Hope this helps you out. Bandit

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks Banditfarmer!

Scott