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Modify/adjust 320 head or upgrade? |
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977.3Ford
Bronze Level Joined: 04 Oct 2019 Location: Dayton, Ohio Points: 78 |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2022 at 3:41pm |
Working on getting stuff figured out for fall harvest. Only have about 85 acres of beans to run plus potentially some custom work, nothing too crazy. Last year i bought a early R52 and a 20ft 300 series head, i ran about 40 acres of beans in the fall and 15 acres of wheat this summer. Mechanically its a very solid head. Has a SCH cutter bar, auger has been replaced, 1.5" or 2" hose behind the cutter bar, reel is straight and in good shape, all the balljoints underneath are tight, and all the steel is thick and pretty straight. However it has what i've learned is the typical issue where crop sits between the sickle and the auger, and with the large crop dividers it can make a mess in narrow rows(running a 7.5" drill). Last fall i ran next to a Deere 9500/925 and was amazed at how much better and consistent the Deere head worked. In the right conditions my 300 would work great and i could run 4-5mph, and then another spot i'd be down to 2mph and plugging the feederhouse because it would just feed in slugs of beans. I've read on here about some auger and reel adjustments to make, and also thinking about going to a bigger 3" hose behind the sickle, but even then will this head make me hate life in tough beans? I'm just starting out so i'm a bit limited on what i want to spend, and i hate to ditch a good working head for a "better" head that will need a lot of maintenance.
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Jimmy
1982 8050 Powershift 1982 6080 1992 R52 Gleaner |
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ryan(IN)
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Bluffton,IN Points: 744 |
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Raise the auger all the way UP and move it as far FORWARD as you can. Make sure the flighting is square on the ends and not rounded
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ryan
1984 8070 FWA,1979 7060,1975 7040,1971 190,1960 D-17D,1957 D-14, 196? D-19G, 1975 5040,1971? 160,1994 R62 |
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CORLEWFARM
Bronze Level Access Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Points: 114 |
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On a 300 take a grinder to the fighting for a square edge and move auger all the way forward and up for beans only. Move auger back for wheat. Or trade for a 500 or newer.
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MACK
Orange Level Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Points: 7664 |
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My neighbor and I both like our JD heads on our Gleaners. MACK
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groundhog55
Silver Level Joined: 26 Apr 2011 Location: nw in Points: 217 |
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years ago I took a 320 head and cut 3 inches out of the linkages underneath. That set it up like a 500 series. Worked so good that the local dealer started doing with other 300 heads. I should have sued them. LOL.
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