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11 - STORAGE
STORAGE PREPARATION
When your Combine is not going to be used for some
time, store the Combine in a dry, protected place.
Leaving your Combine outside, open to the weather,
will shorten its life.
Follow the procedure below when your Combine is
placed in storage for periods up to six (6) months:
1. Cover the engine starter and alternator with
plastic before washing the Combine. Wash or
clean and completely lubricate the Combine
(Refer to Lubrication/Filters/Fluids in this
manual).
2. Clean the inside of the Combine including the
chaffer sieves, shoe sieves, operator’s cab and
instrument console.
3. Rodents can damage a Combine in storage.
Rodents will eat plastic, insulation or rubber
material, especially when coated with grain dust.
Clean the areas where rodents may nest. Leave
access panels and doors open to remove
convenient nesting pockets. In some conditions,
leaving moth balls will help discourage rats and
mice.
4. Run the engine long enough to completely warm
the oil in the crankcase before draining the oil.
Remove and replace the oil filter as instructed.
Fill the crankcase with fresh oil and run the
engine for two to five minutes.
5. Open the drain on the water separator fuel filter
and drain the water and sediment before closing.
Fill the fuel tank with a premium grade diesel
fuel. If this fuel grade has not been used
regularly, drain the fuel tank and fill with premium
diesel fuel. Run the engine for five minutes to
circulate the fuel through the fuel injection
system.
6. Clean the air cleaner filter and body.
7. Drain, flush and fill the cooling system with the
correct antifreeze mixture to protect the Combine
to the lowest anticipated temperature. Add
cooling system conditioner and change the
coolant filter conditioner.
8. Close the fuel shutoff valve between the water
separator filter and fuel tank to prevent fuel
draining from fuel injection system into the fuel
tank.
9. Plug the engine breather pipe and exhaust pipe.
10. The batteries need not be removed from the
Combine except for extended storage periods
(more than 30 days) below freezing
temperatures. The batteries must be fully
charged to prevent freezing. Disconnect the
negative (-) ground cable at the batteries to
prevent possible discharge. Wash your hands
after handling battery components.
11. Store the Combine where there is protection
from light. Clean the tires before storage.
Support the Combine so that the load is off the
tires. If the Combine is not supported, inflate the
tires at regular intervals.
12. Lubricate all the chains with oil.
13. Open the doors at the bottom of elevators and
the grain tank. Open the front auger bed door
and clean out the auger bed.
14. Retract all hydraulic cylinders to prevent the
piston rods from rusting. Always lower the
header to remove the weight from the hydraulic
system. Coat all exposed cylinder rods with light
grease to prevent rust.
15. Remove tension from the belts.
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