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Post by iamwill on Jan 15, 2021 19:55:39 GMT -6
Just bought a new gleaner s98 and was wondering if any changes to the factory set up are required for my crops (wheat,barley, canola,corn and peas.I also just joined this forum which is also a first for me.
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Post by Beerwiser on Jan 15, 2021 21:19:46 GMT -6
Welcome, unfortunately I can't help you with gleaner besides how to check your oil and tire pressure!
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Post by SWMan on Jan 15, 2021 23:29:37 GMT -6
Welcome to the forum! Where are you from?
Sorry I can't really help on your question, hopefully someone here can.
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Post by iamwill on Jan 15, 2021 23:56:17 GMT -6
Vauxhall Alberta
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Post by silverrod on Mar 14, 2021 3:35:56 GMT -6
I to bought a new S98 and it was such an easy machine to set up and run. Factory settings were pretty good
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Post by Oatking on Mar 14, 2021 8:03:07 GMT -6
welcome silverrod! I think this is a pretty good time to shop for a combine. If the weather cooperates and we have good production I think most of the good used units will be picked over pretty fast after seeding. As for new units I wondered how brisk production was last season. Last week I snagged a 2016 S680 in minty condition from a retired farmer.
Enjoy your new gleaner!
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Post by shmiffy on Mar 14, 2021 11:54:49 GMT -6
I would look to see where the first helical bar starts. It should be pretty close to the gear box. sunnybrooks 8 bar rotor . Should have lower rotor loss. I think that’s gleaners biggest mess up was going with a lower amount of bars on a bigger rotor.
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Post by silverrod on Mar 14, 2021 14:02:53 GMT -6
It didn't start there. I took the one out of the 78 and put in and they spaced the bars. Left reverse bars in and it ran like a dream. It did very impressive job.
Thanks Oatking. I got a very good deal. I'd hate to see what it would cost me now
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Post by iamwill on Aug 4, 2021 22:37:42 GMT -6
Finally got a chance to try out the new Gleaner today. Only did a couple hoppers but at least I can't hail out 100% anymore! To say conditions were tough would be an understatement. Lodged barley green straw and the odd drop of rain made for a pretty good test. Can definitely use all the horses that it has. It is truly amazing what you can stuff up that little feeder house. Even with the flex draper head delivering globs of twisted wet 160ish bpa crop into an unpolished machine it still handled it without issue. So far so good. BTW the dryland corners look like they have some grain in them but as soon as the head touches ground it pushes the powder dry soil and you can't harvest the 6 inch tall crop. Thank God for irrigation.
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Post by prairieboy on Aug 5, 2021 6:17:47 GMT -6
Have you always ran a Gleaner? Have you been able to compare in field with an axial style combine? If the Gleaners are even close to a class 8 sized machine I would think they should be worth consideration. Two of my biggest frustrations with newer machines is weight and complexity. Manufacturers seem to have little interest in addressing those two problems.
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Post by iamwill on Aug 5, 2021 8:03:02 GMT -6
Went from a 540c challenger to this s98 gleaner. Have not ran side by side as my challenger burnt to the ground last fall at the beginning of corn harvest. As far as capacity goes I think the challenger probably was a little bit higher but we will see once the gleaner has a few hundred acres on it and everything is broken in. In the weight department the gleaner may be on a bit too harsh a diet. Some stuff is kinda flimsy, time will tell. It's just like a woman, a little more weight wouldn't hurt if it's put in the right places!
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Post by slipclutch on Aug 5, 2021 9:30:06 GMT -6
Hahaha
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Post by Oatking on Aug 6, 2021 6:53:44 GMT -6
So far really enjoying my new to me 2016 s680. I got to try out in oats running 150 bushels an acre and not a single oat kernel blowing out the back end. Fuel consumption is incredible good as we used a third of a tank of diesel from 10 in the morning to 9 at night. Enns bros helped me set it up for better performance . Its basically the same set up as 9760 running beside it but with more gadgets. Not all my oats are yielding like that but will a good year.
I often hear the deeres throw over a lot and after using one I think its maybe operator unawareness to machine settings. I wasnt pushing the 680 to hard thru the oats at about 4.2 miles an hour.
My operator and I were really impressed how quiet the combine operates. With the concave moving up and down allows for less noise from heavy swaths.
The only problem I had was with the powercast tailboard. I wanted to drop the straw but spread the chaff. Because the oat straw is a little green or not broken down yet it wanted to get caught up in the open doorway where it is suppose to slide down the tailboard. When the straw plugs at that opening , it automatically falls down to the chopper and starts spreading the straw. Apparently a few guys had this problem in the last week.
I was told not to delete the def because the combine engines run hotter and regenerate properly unlike most highway tractors that idle a lot of time and the engine does not get hot enough to regenerate properly. Also the deere tech said very few problems with the def system. Is that true from others farmers results.
I quickly realized I will have to upgrade grain carts. 875 bushel pto cart is getting to be a bottle neck. Wanted to ask the question how guys determine the right size grain cart. I run the two deeres and sometimes get my neighbors help. 1500 bushel elmers is nice but you sure pay a lot for air space between sizes. If money was no object of course the 2000 bushel would be a slam dunk.
Really enjoying the harvest so far. I tell you, the anti depressants sure help when the hired help break off the exhaust pipe on the kenworth or other bull $hit that comes with the job. Its like water off a ducks back now! he he he! I had to chuckle to my self at the end of the day when the grain cart driver said "I HAD NO CHOICE!" we the exhaust was bent into a an upside down letter L. sigh! I usually park the semi turned so that doesnt happen. mybad.
Of course the conditions are super dry now. It will be interesting sticking the s680 in a damp 50 bushel per acre canola swath next week.
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Post by prairieboy on Aug 6, 2021 17:16:33 GMT -6
Sounds like you've been spared the worst of the drought Oatking. Good to hear.
Interesting you're running a 680 and 9760 because we have those same models as well. What settings do you use in oats? We are just under 40 lbs/bus. Was wondering about setting aggressive to get the weight up.
We find the 9760 to be as much as 20% more fuel efficient. You have to remember the fuel tank on the S series is massive. (for a reason)
Concerning emissions stuff we
automatically delete everything as soon as it shows up on the yard so can't say for sure how reliable it is or isn't. We have had two different JD techs recommend deletes especially EGR. As one put it "How long do you think you'd last breathing your own fart?"
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Post by Oatking on Aug 6, 2021 21:22:28 GMT -6
Thanks for your opinion prairie boy. You are right about the egr valve. I dont like the fact that it lets soot back into the oil. After deleting my trucks the oil stays cleaner like my old n14 cummins engines. To tell you the truth with oats i dont worry to much about the 40lb number unless the buyer requires it. If the buyers requests at least a grade of three than all you need is 37lbs and you can thrash the oats with more thinner kernels and boost up your yield. I know some guys brag about 290grams per liter or 43lbs oats but get 70 bushel an acre. Yield is what matters most. I will get those settings for you asap. One setting you should look at is a deflector bolted on your grain pan augers under the rotor. (sorry not sure of the proper name). Its important you raise that deflector all the way up because while the rotor is turning if it is down it will throw too much oat seed on the left side of the combine and result in more loss on the left side. If it is raised all the way up it will even out the flow of oats over the sieves. Hope that make sense. When i got mine it was all the way down. You are right about the fuel tank size. Some guys tell me why bother keeping the 9760. I would not want to be without two machines. Its nice to finish early and not push the crew to hard.
The new machines are getting a little too high tec for this old guy thus another reason i like my 9760. Its mind blowing how difficult it would be switching brands of combines now a days and try to learn all the new functions or teach your crew.
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