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Combines and harvesting heads employ the use of aggressive gathering, cutting and conveying components that could present a potential for injury to careless operators or bystanders. Operators must understand and recognize this potential and be constantly aware of their responsibility to keep harvest time a safe and productive season.

Before installing a header on a combine for the first time, verify the header opening width matches the width of the combine feeder. Stripper extensions on the rear side of the header opening are adjustable, using different mounting hole patterns, to allow the head opening to match the combine feeder.

An annual pre- or post-season combine and header inspection professionally performed by your Case IH dealer is a wise investment toward insuring your harvest season against wasteful breakdowns and downtime. Conscientious daily and periodic maintenance on the part of the combine owner/operator completes the equation that equals on-time, efficient harvest with little lost time. And as every farmer knows, time is money, especially when it comes to getting your crop out of the field and on its way to market.

Every experienced operator knows crop and harvesting conditions vary from season to season, and field to field. Taking advantage of years of experience, the following articles have been assembled as recommendations for initial settings as harvest begins (for average harvesting conditions). Fine-tuning as harvest progresses will allow you and your combine to maximize performance.

During harvest time, it is easy to get in a hurry and perhaps neglect one or two “minor” maintenance items. Before long, more items may start to seem “minor,” in an effort to get to the field a few minutes sooner. Then, a breakdown may be a reminder that no maintenance item is “minor.” Not only will the repair be more costly than maintenance, it will be much more timeconsuming. Be sure to follow all the maintenance recommendations in your Operator's Manual, and enhance your combine productivity all season long.

88 Series Combine controls are located in the Multi-Function control handle, right hand console, A-Post display, analog gauges and the touchscreen display. Cab environment and lighting controls are located in the overhead cab console. Refer to the “Controls, Instruments and Operation” section of the Operator’s Manual for complete details.

Have you, or did someone you know purchase a new combine in the last few years and continue to use it in much the same way as the machine it replaced? Many times operators do not fully realize and take advantage of modern features. As a result of not fully utilizing new features, the owner may not be receiving all the value from the money spent.

20 Series Combine controls are located in the Multi-Function control handle, right hand console and the touchscreen display. Cab environment and lighting controls are located in the overhead cab console. Refer to the “Controls, Instruments and Operation” section of the Operator’s Manual for complete details.

When harvest is done, and you’ve worked long hours for weeks on end, it is real easy to want to take some time off, or if the conditions are right, get out and do some fall tillage before the snow flies. But, just make sure to give your combine some end-of-season and pre-storage attention before the shed doors close, and it’s forgotten until next harvest season. Off-season neglect can cost big in terms of corrosive damage, rust and deterioration, all avoidable with a little thought to prevention and maintenance.

Few things could ruin an otherwise rewarding harvest more than a devastating combine fire. Spending some time each day keeping the combine clean and well-maintained is the best way to preserve harvest as a good memory, instead of something you would rather forget.

Harvesting is the culmination of a full year of hard work and great investment. We know harvest "windows of opportunity" are not always as wide as you would like, with weather and crop conditions having the final say on when the crop gets into the bin.

Adequate lubrication and maintenance on a regular schedule is vital to maintaining your equipment. To ensure long service and efficient operation, follow the lubrication and maintenance schedules outlined below. The use of proper fuels, oils, grease and filters, as well as keeping the systems clean, will also extend machine and component life.

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