In Reply to: Combine Fires posted by JerBear on February 14, 2002 at 16:26:21:

Several fires in an old red cab 750;

1: corn head. row # 6 quit with 10 acres to go and a snow storm coming so I shifted over one row and kept going around the outside of the field. The trash built up in row # 6 and since one snapper roll was still turning heat started to buid up. I got to the end of the row, turned into the wind and the next thing I knew the head was in flames. I put the fire out and carried on.

2: The combine block heater was plugged in because I would go out in the field every few days and do a few more loads in January. Plugged it in one night just like I always did for the previous few weeks. I get about 30 metres from it and turned around just in time to see it burst into flames in the engine compartment. Got that fire out also.

3: Had to repair a straw walker so I was in the back with a grinder . I didn't think much of the burning smell until I turned around to get out and noticed the corn husks on the walkers were on fire. Got that one out to.

4: The battery cables were routed under the rad from the factory and eventually the insulation wore through. It was very close, but luckily the air intake cyclone through which you access the batteries wasn't bolted in and the battery cables unscrewed very quickly.

Traded the 750 for an 8560

1: Some twitch wrapped around the front beater just as I finished up one night . I could smell smoke and I knew it wasn't a belt or oil etc. Then I could see smoke and it started to get a lot worse. I was getting panicky, my new to me combine was burning and I couldn't tell where the fire was. Finally I did notice it smoking around the right beater bearing. Poured a little water on it and it was fine.