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jason82 
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 Topic: 1978 Gleaner F2 straw chopper (Corn Kit?)
Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 10:59am |
Just bought a Gleaner F2, (gas) with air flow grain saver, 13 flex and 4 row corn head, for 1,500.00, runs great, interior is mint, drove it 70 miles back roads to get it home. Just noticed that it originally had a spreader on it. someone decided to put a chopper on it, but its not an F2 chopper its a chopper off an Gleaner F, I have located an F2 chopper but looking for any info, pictures, measurements, any thing on the (Corn Kit) above straw Chopper, I do now know that how to tell if it has Corn kit - if there 4 bolts near center of the back panel, it has the corn kit shield, any info would be great.  
Edited by jason82 - 15 Sep 2016 at 4:49pm
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Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 1:11pm |
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You may want to invest in an F2 operators manual? Manual shows everything that you're questioning. Chopper Corn kit (I think- trying to remember?) includes;
1. Four protector plates - one for each straw walker's rear tin works. Plates protect against cobs that are thrown from chopper blades back against rear of straw walker tin.
2. Special angled divertor shield that replaces standard smooth shield that mounts utop the front of chopper, right under rear of walkers.
3. Two pulley chopper drive sheave. One smaller pulley runs chopper fast speeds for beans or wheat straw. Another larger pulley runs a slower speed for corn.
4. Straw walker canvas curtain that mounts about 3' from rear of walkers.
The chopper knives have a tendency to throw corn cobs back into the walker area. Corn kit helps control this tendency.
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Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 1:45pm |
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The most important piece is the curtain which hangs over the centerline of the chopper. We always backed over a 55 gal drum, removed a half dozen bolts and removed the chopper with a 4 row head. You will not notice the difference and will save big buck in the long run due to chopper / thrown cob issues. Just tie the belt back away from the main clutch shaft drive pulley. IF you choose to run the chopper make sure the kit is in. We found leaving the rear shield in caused some blockage in green stem soybeans where the cylinder does not crush the crop. As in any chopper - the knives must be in like new shape - almost no wear allowed.
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When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money..
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Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 3:02pm |
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I have items 37 and 40, possibly 38 I'd sell for $50. Send me a PM if interested.
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jason82
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Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 5:16pm |
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38 is the the rod that 37 (rubber curtain) is hung from, but I really interested in 40 if it is good shape and off a gleaner F2
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Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 5:25pm |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2015 at 5:27pm |
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Yeah I sent you a private message with me email
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Posted: 30 Nov 2015 at 5:28pm |
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thanks JimWenigOH Now looking for info on 39, 35, 36, pictures, measurements, thanks guys
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Posted: 15 Dec 2015 at 7:21pm |
Thanks to this site found a barely used chopper with almost new knifes, new concave teeth, all brackets, pulleys, new belt, for 400, and most of the corn kit - curtain #37, rod #38, welded shield #35 with reinforcement bar #36, and #40 back shield which looks nothing like the drawing in parts manual, I don't know if i'll need the #39 walker shields, since my straw walkers are damaged and will be replacing with aftermarket Lip Type Louver walkers "Thanks guys"   
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Posted: 15 Dec 2015 at 8:42pm |
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You done good.First chopper floor I've seen that ain't all busted out from choppin cobs!
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jason82
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Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 3:48pm |
Just wanted to thanks you guys for all the info, We ran corn this year did great, a little issues, but worked them out, did a little repainting. Was able to reduplicate and found original decals for the ones that were missing or bad. bought A430 corn head for 500 that was well used and rebuilt, reworked, repainted, I do recommend if you do corn with a gleaner F2 (1978) get the speed up kit for the clean grain elevator, in 220-230 bushels acre corn it makes a big difference, like a river of corn in to the hopper, just posted a video of it out in the field
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Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 8:22pm |
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I just watched your video! Its great seeing a combine almost 40 years old earning its keep and yours looks great! Ryan
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Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 11:43am |
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Nice vid. Couple questions, first why run the head so low? Second is any idea what mph your running? I was in 1st gear about as slow as i could go in my F (185 bushel corn).
Also does anyone know how to keep pencil sized corn stalk tops out of the shoe? They get wedged inside both chaffers and are a PITA to clean out. But if i close the chaffers a little i loose grain seems like.
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Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 3:51pm |
Had a lot of corn cobs that were ready to fall of the stalks, and some the didn't grow very talk do to wet spots out in the field, mph my father says about 1 1/2 mph in the heavy yield corn, was running as slow as possible in first gear any faster overloading the cleaning shoe, i wish i got video of the clean grain elevator going in to the hopper while picking like a river of corn going in the hopper, clean grain elevator speed up kit helped, no broken pieces of cobs very very little cracked kernels really clean, if didn't have that hillside blower doing the hill side, would have been overloading the cleaning shoe on one side and blowing out the back it helped. Got to admit didn't start out that way, first year doing corn with this machine, it took a little adjustment, chaffer,sieve,cyclinder gab, fan speed, reading the other forums on here and other info really helps a lot, did good job for 1,500.00 combine and 500.00 corn head. We did have the same problem when ran gleaner k it was a pain, just had to deal with it, didn't have any trouble this year with F2 just at first had a of broken cobs in both the chaffer and sieve, just had the cylinder to tight.
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