Has anyone seen the Agco version of Dan's humpless rear feed floor part #71421490 ? I am wondering if it is an 18 inch piece for the front portion like Dan's or if it is the full length of the rear feed floor. I put the updated 1/4" floor in a few years ago and am looking to get rid of the hump. I didn't think it was that big of a deal to replace the whole rear floor the first time so this would be nice to know. By the way, what purpose did the hump serve in the first place? Looks like a road block to the flow of the crop to me. Always thought that transistion was the weakest part of the whole machine. Does anyone have a new R series with the new floor? Would like to hear of anyones experiences with a humpless floor.
Agco's version of Dan's humpless rear feed floor
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Re: Agco's version of Dan's humpless rear feed flo
I've been wondering the same thing. I could swear I was talking to dealer last summer and he said he had factory piece and it was 18". I may have been dreaming. I would find it weird that they would offer something other than full replacement section. The price seems to suggest it is only 18" but where I find the weight it suggests it is the full piece. Hopefully someone that know will pipe up hear and let us know.
While I was on an outright campaign to get this hump removed and front floor tilted I was told by the head engineer that hump is in there to prevent dead area between chains. While it does maybe help prevent a dead area it also directs the straw to high into tention drum. I have never seen the dead area without hump to ever cause any problems. While it is nice the have the hump out of the way the biggest key to whole thing is how it leaves tail end of front feed. This is why I shorten that floor by three inches and tilt it down by 1/2". This allows the straw to leave front feed at a much better angle for it to feed under the rear feed tention drum.
Our '08s with factory lowered floors get one adjustment before they go to work. That is we remove the bottom drum pad for rear tention drum. This allows the chain to start out at a lower position to get the feed going and then the shocks will stabilize the drum according to quantity of material. We allways have rotors pulled out for predelivery so I do some fine tuning to helicals and that oversize triangle prior to putting any straw in it. This also reduces load on feeder system and they have been working flawlessly. Several reports of these class 6 and 7s feeding just as much material as class eights so something must be working.
I've been wondering the same thing. I could swear I was talking to dealer last summer and he said he had factory piece and it was 18". I may have been dreaming. I would find it weird that they would offer something other than full replacement section. The price seems to suggest it is only 18" but where I find the weight it suggests it is the full piece. Hopefully someone that know will pipe up hear and let us know.
While I was on an outright campaign to get this hump removed and front floor tilted I was told by the head engineer that hump is in there to prevent dead area between chains. While it does maybe help prevent a dead area it also directs the straw to high into tention drum. I have never seen the dead area without hump to ever cause any problems. While it is nice the have the hump out of the way the biggest key to whole thing is how it leaves tail end of front feed. This is why I shorten that floor by three inches and tilt it down by 1/2". This allows the straw to leave front feed at a much better angle for it to feed under the rear feed tention drum.
Our '08s with factory lowered floors get one adjustment before they go to work. That is we remove the bottom drum pad for rear tention drum. This allows the chain to start out at a lower position to get the feed going and then the shocks will stabilize the drum according to quantity of material. We allways have rotors pulled out for predelivery so I do some fine tuning to helicals and that oversize triangle prior to putting any straw in it. This also reduces load on feeder system and they have been working flawlessly. Several reports of these class 6 and 7s feeding just as much material as class eights so something must be working.
Re: Agco's version of Dan's humpless rear feed flo
dan is there anysay that you could sent me some pics of your floor mods and do they work the same for R52s
dan is there anysay that you could sent me some pics of your floor mods and do they work the same for R52s
Re: Agco's version of Dan's humpless rear feed flo
Just got on the other day one piece just like the one with the hump only no hump. When this one goe in it will only be 18 inches though. HEHE
Just got on the other day one piece just like the one with the hump only no hump. When this one goe in it will only be 18 inches though. HEHE
Re: Agco's version of Dan's humpless rear feed flo
Irmoore, R52 is exactly the same as large machines only narrower. Click on my nickname or leave me PM with your email address. I'll see if I can find you some pictures of tilted floor in small machines.
wheaty75, How dare you cut up a piece of OEM iron????????????????/
Irmoore, R52 is exactly the same as large machines only narrower. Click on my nickname or leave me PM with your email address. I'll see if I can find you some pictures of tilted floor in small machines.
wheaty75, How dare you cut up a piece of OEM iron????????????????/
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