TX66. Are these decent machines - Page 2

Dan Vanderwell · 02-12-2012, 03:46 PM

Thanks cowboy. Might have to look at that. Does make sense as I know they do start easier if when checking oil give a few pumps on the primer. How do you change the shaker shoe speed isn't that fixed?

cowboy925 · 02-13-2012, 10:19 PM

Look at the drive belt for the shaker. It's a double pulley with different sizes top and bottom just like the rotary separator.

rustynailz · 02-24-2012, 09:30 PM

I was also considering a 9500. There are 2 good ones with around 2000 seperator hours on them at local farm auctions as well. I have been advised they have poor capacity and early one are way underpowered. I am from southern Alberta and we dont cut really heavy crops typically. I dont know where everyone else is from but sometimes a combine that is under powered to one person might be just fine to another. I was a little concerned about all the electronic component on the TX as well. We currently run 2 old 1460s with 4500 hours that we have had since new. I imagine most thing would seem like a step up to me.

tx68 · 02-25-2012, 01:51 AM

They have a lot less electronic stuff on them than the present manufactured combines. You do not need any special oem equipment to repair any
electrical faults. You certainly do not need a laptop for reprograming
the computer. Most every problem I had electrical did not stop the machine
from harvesting. Even a bad computer board. I usually can do some minor
hack to keep going and fix it proper later. Mine has no computer controlled
engine so that is a huge advantage possibly for simplicity sake. It does have
engine shutdown for high heat or low oil pressure which is computer controlled though.

Highmarker · 03-08-2012, 12:13 AM

You have to try pretty hard to plug a 9600/9500 cylinder, the feeder house slip clutch will slip before the cylinder plugs.

cowboy925 · 03-16-2012, 02:41 PM

Found out the hard starting can be fuel draining back due to a weak solenoid. Some have even put a one way check valve in the fuel line so it doesn't drain back. That's why it takes a few pumps to get it going sometimes. Fairly simple fix.

cnh007 · 03-16-2012, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboy925

Found out the hard starting can be fuel draining back due to a weak solenoid. Some have even put a one way check valve in the fuel line so it doesn't drain back. That's why it takes a few pumps to get it going sometimes. Fairly simple fix.

I've seen many guys put inline fuel pumps on their TX's to solve this issue

**Don Boles** · 03-16-2012, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboy925

Found out the hard starting can be fuel draining back due to a weak solenoid.

My Claas 595 would do that, if you put it away with a near empty fuel tank it was a pig to get running the next year.
The two times I put it away full it started normal fast.
Only problem is you ty up 1000$ these days to do that!

mbfarmer · 03-17-2012, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Boles

My Claas 595 would do that, if you put it away with a near empty fuel tank it was a pig to get running the next year.
The two times I put it away full it started normal fast.
Only problem is you ty up 1000$ these days to do that!

Yes Don but with the rising fuel prices you probably have a better rate of return than most of your mutual funds. Unless of course you were hanging onto some Viterra shares

02-12-2012, 03:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dan Vanderwell Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 20	Thanks cowboy. Might have to look at that. Does make sense as I know they do start easier if when checking oil give a few pumps on the primer. How do you change the shaker shoe speed isn't that fixed? Last edited by Dan Vanderwell; 02-12-2012 at 03:51 PM.

03-16-2012, 02:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
cowboy925 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 56	hard starting Found out the hard starting can be fuel draining back due to a weak solenoid. Some have even put a one way check valve in the fuel line so it doesn't drain back. That's why it takes a few pumps to get it going sometimes. Fairly simple fix.

02-13-2012, 10:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
cowboy925 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 56	Look at the drive belt for the shaker. It's a double pulley with different sizes top and bottom just like the rotary separator.

02-24-2012, 09:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
rustynailz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2	I was also considering a 9500. There are 2 good ones with around 2000 seperator hours on them at local farm auctions as well. I have been advised they have poor capacity and early one are way underpowered. I am from southern Alberta and we dont cut really heavy crops typically. I dont know where everyone else is from but sometimes a combine that is under powered to one person might be just fine to another. I was a little concerned about all the electronic component on the TX as well. We currently run 2 old 1460s with 4500 hours that we have had since new. I imagine most thing would seem like a step up to me.

02-25-2012, 01:51 AM	#14 (permalink)
tx68 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Merlin Ont Posts: 246	They have a lot less electronic stuff on them than the present manufactured combines. You do not need any special oem equipment to repair any electrical faults. You certainly do not need a laptop for reprograming the computer. Most every problem I had electrical did not stop the machine from harvesting. Even a bad computer board. I usually can do some minor hack to keep going and fix it proper later. Mine has no computer controlled engine so that is a huge advantage possibly for simplicity sake. It does have engine shutdown for high heat or low oil pressure which is computer controlled though.

03-08-2012, 12:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
Highmarker Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northern Alberta Canada Posts: 15	You have to try pretty hard to plug a 9600/9500 cylinder, the feeder house slip clutch will slip before the cylinder plugs.

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