Stupid massey ferguson combines!

jon f mn

Well-known Member

• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

Was helping a neighbor with his
combine today. We were trying to set
the concave. They have a cam setup
that you use a 4' wrench on that comes
with the combine. The concave was
stuck, so I gave it a hard pull. Well
it let loose then! Too bad my hand was
between the wrench and cylinder drive
gear box. 9 stitches later and I'm
back in business. I can't see a case
combine causing me this kinda grief.
Lol

 

greenmech

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Location

Lakeville MN

• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

Ya gotta stick with what you know. Ron MN

 

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Philip d

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

Sonna va female dog! That looks sore! Hope your alright Jon,take care of that

 

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4520BW

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

Ouch! Hope the new truck is an automatic.

 

Janicholson

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

I reakky dislike machines that require massive force (starter lever on a RUMELY) It never fails to have something dangerous about it. The cylinder on a McCormick SP125 had a 1.25"X3' square bar to turn it backwards if plugged. Nasty. Jim

 

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David G

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

Hang in there, get better.

 

formerly ny bill

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

ow ow ow!!

 

rustred

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

i have an 850 massey and i kinda liked that set up. can open or close the concaves from right in the cab. even the stone trap you use a wrench to open it kinda handy also. that unit musta never been had anything moved in a while. just too bad it had to bite you.

 

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SVcummins

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

My John Deere 7700 has a knob in the cab for the concave . Dad had a Massey 750 and I think the wrench is still around here

 

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jon f mn

Well-known Member

• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

yes, the case has a crank in the cab too. I've run several jd combines, a gleaner L2, New holland 1500, IH 715 and 915. I've never run a Massey tho.

 

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OliverGuy

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

Ouch. Hope it feels better soon. One of my best days farming was when my Massey 410 left down the drive.

 

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carvel minne farmer

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

OUCH that looks nasty, take care and make sure you keep it clean jon, that's in a bad place for getting infection

 

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oldtanker

Well-known Member

• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

(quoted from post at 18:43:19 08/19/18) Was helping a neighbor with his
combine today. We were trying to set
the concave. They have a cam setup
that you use a 4' wrench on that comes
with the combine. The concave was
stuck, so I gave it a hard pull. Well
it let loose then! Too bad my hand was
between the wrench and cylinder drive
gear box. 9 stitches later and I'm
back in business. I can't see a case
combine causing me this kinda grief.
Lol

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Jon sorry you got hurt and hope it heals well. Of course a Case combine wouldn't do that. They haven't made a Case bine in decades, don't think there are any out there that still work....... :wink: :wink:

Rick

 

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37chief

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Location

California

• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

Glad you got it taken care of. Just about anyone who is around machinery will get stitches sometime. At least you will not do that again. Stan

 

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Ian Beale

Member

• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

Did you take "tufala Panadol"?

"The Crocodile and Tufala Panadol"

https://rosebyanyothernameblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/19/the-crocodile-and-tufala-panadol/

 

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cannonball

Member

• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

Man what a person will go thru to get a j scar ( backwards, look in mirror) just kidding, wishing for speedy recovery

 

onefarmer

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Location

6735 S Lowell Rd, St Johns, Mi 48879

• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

No job is done well until it draws blood! That combine should run forever. Owwwwww.

 

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fixerupper

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• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

Ouch! Closing your hand will be a little tough for awhile. Hope you heal fast.

 

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Donald Lehman

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• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

Well crap!

 

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wd9garymn

Member

• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

That's gotta hurt a lot, Jon. Glad you didn't break any bones. I drew a lot of blood doing custom combining with dad and later a neighbor. MM pull type-IHC 203-JD 40- M2 gleaner-IHC 1460 all of them got me sooner or later, but not as bad as you. Good luck and hope you heal fast. Gary.

 

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tim s

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• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

I use to work on combines a lot off the truck,,and it seemed like there was always a sharp edge to peel back some skin when a wrench slipped,,I would look like I had been in a Knife fight after a big job... My GrandPa would tell me that when he got older he got hurt quicker and stayed hurt longer....

 

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caterpillar guy

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• Aug 20, 2018

• #1

I would have probably taught a few new words to somebody with that. Sucks when things don't work well.