AXIAL FLOW 2388 BASIC

FUNCTIONS

• 1) CUTTING AND GATHERING (1010)

• 2) FEEDING
• 3) THRESHING
• 4) SEPARATING
• 5) CLEANING
• 6) GRAIN HANDLING
 2388 COMPONENT FUNCTION

PRODUCTIVITY OF 2388 IS
EVALUATED BY 3 ITEMS

•AMOUNT OF GRAIN HARVESTED

FROM THE FIELD
•QUALITY OF THE GRAIN HARVESTED
•CAPACITY OF THE COMBINE

NOTE : THE FIRST TWO SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORTANT!

HEADER LEVELLING

LEVEL THE HEADER AS FOLLOWS :

• PARK COMBINE ON LEVEL GROUND

• ADJUST BOTH DRIVE TYRES TO EQUAL
PRESSURE
• LOOSEN THE TOP COVER NUTS
• TO RAISE THE RHS OF HEADER TIGHTEN
THE REAR NUT ON THE TOP END OF THE
LEVELLING BOLT
• TO RAISE THE LHS OF HEADER TIGHTEN
THE FRONT NUT ON THE END OF THE
LEVELLING BOLT
• TIGHTEN THE FEEDER TOP COVER NUTS
TO A TORQUE OF 156 TO 176 Nm
 FEEDER FACE ANGLE
ADJUSTMENT
THIS ADJUSTMENTI IS CRITICAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HEADER

IT IS NECESSARY TO ADJUST THE FEEDER ADAPTER TO THE TYRE SIZE

ADJUST (B) SO THAT THE BACK PANELS OF THE HEADER ARE 10° FORWARD

NOTE : AFTER ADJUSTING THE FEEDER ADAPTER, CHECK THE CLEARANCE

BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN SLATS AND THE FACE OF THE FEEDER
ADAPTER
 FEEDER CHAIN

TWO TYPES OF CHAINS ARE USED :

• STANDARD – 6 PITCH ( 6 CHAIN LINKS BETWEEN SLATS 6,3 mm THICK

SMOOTH SLATS
• RICE – 8 PITCH ( 8 CHAIN LINKS BETWEEN SLATS 6,3 mm WITH
SERRATED SLATS

NOTE : THE SERRATED SLAT IS MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN THE SMOOTH SLAT
DO NOT USE THE RICE FEEDER CHAIN IN CROPS THAT SHATTER EASILY
FEEDER CHAIN ADJUSTMENTS

CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE LEADING EDGE OF

THE CHAIN SLAT AND THE FEEDER BOTTOM
SHEET (FEEDER IN MIDDLE POSITION) SHOULD
0,8 TO 3,2 mm

THE FEEDER CHAIN SLAT TIP SHOULD NOT HAVE

MORE THAN 38 mm OF CLEARANCE FROM THE
FEEDER FACE. IF THIS DISTANCE IS GREATER
POOR FEEDING WILL RESULT
 FEEDER CHAIN TENSION
ADJUSTMENT

NOTE : CHECK FOR CORRECT FEEDER CHAIN TENSION DAILY

ADJUSTMENT OF THE DRAW BOLT SHOULD BE IDENTICAL
ON EACH SIDE OF FEEDER HOUSING
 STANDARD FEEDER DRUM

THE STANDARD FEEER DRUM IS LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE FEEDER

HOUSE. THE DRUM IS SUPPORTED BY TWO PIVOTING ARMS TO ALLOW IT TO
FLOAT UP AND DOWN. ON THE STANDARD DRUM, THE FEEDER CHAIN SLATS
POSTRUDE OUT FROM THE DRUM APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES.
THIS POSITION WILL ENSURE MORE AGGRESSIVE FEEDER ACTION BY
PULLING THE MATERIAL FROM THE HEADER AUGER
 STONE RETARDER DRUM

THIS DRUM SERVES THE SAME PURPOSES AS THE STANDARD DRUM

EXCEPT IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM ROCKS.
THIS DRUM HAS TWO RECESSED AREAS FOR THE FEEDER CHAIN LINKS
RUN IN. THIS RECESSED AREA CAUSES THE FEEDER CHAIN SLAT TO RUN
NEARLY AGAINST THE DRUM SURFACE.
THE CHAIN SLAT DOES NOT POSTRUDE OUT FROM THE DRUM FACE AS
IT DOES ON THE STANDARD DRUM. BOTH DRUMS HAVE SEVERAL
ADJUSTMENTS POSSIBLE.
 LOWER DRUM STOP
NOTE:THE LOWER DRUM STOP ADJUSTMENT APPLIES FOR BOTH DRUM TYPES

THE LOWER DRUM STOP CAN BE ADJUSTED TO

ONE OF THREE POSITIONS : FOR MOST CROPS
THE LOWER DRUM STOPS SHOULD BE ADJUSTED
TO THE MIDDLE OF THE THREE AVAILABLE
POSITIONS. THE FEEDER CHAIN TENSION MUST BE
CHECKED AND READJUSTED ANYTIME THE DRUM
POSITION IS CHANGED.

FOR HEAVY CROPS ( CORN & RAPE ) UPPER SLOT

FOR AVERAGE CROPS ( GRAIN ) MIDDLE SLOT

FOR CROPS HARD TO FEED LOWER SLOT

 UPPER DRUM STOP

STANDARD DRUM :THE SQUARE MEATAL BLOCKS ARE TYPICALLY SET FOR
MAXIMUM FLOATATION; THIS POSITION ALLOWS PROPER FEEDING.
STONE RETARDER DRUM : IT IS DESIGNED TO STOP A ROCK BETWEEN THE
DRUM AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER HOUSE. THE UPPER DRUM STOPS
CAN BE ADJUSTED TO ONE OF FOUR POSITIONS. THE LOWER THE DRUM IS
SET THE GREATER THE ROCK PROTECTION.
ROCKTRAP
THE ROCKTRAP IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE
FEEDER HOUSE AND THE TRANSITION CONE
IT CONSISTS OF A THREE BLADE BEATER, A
COLLECTION BOX DIREECTLY UNDER THE
BEATER, AND A TRAP DOOR IN THE BOTTOM
OF THE COLLECTION BOX. THE ROCKTRAP IS
OPTIONAL.
THE ROCKTRAP MUST BE EMPTIED AT
REGULAR INTERVALS BY OPENING THE TRAP
DOOR.
THE BEATER IS EQUIPPED WITH THREE
STANDARD BLADES, THIS TYPE HAS A
SMOOTH EDGE AND IS USED IN NORMAL
CROP CONDITIONS.
THE BEATER SPEED CAN BE ADJUSTED BY
CHANGING THE DRIVEN SPROCKET.
THE 800 rpm IS STANDARD FROM
THE FACTORY
 TRANSITION CONE

THE CONE ACTS AS A DISTRIBUTION AREA FOR THE CROP AS IT STARTS TO

ROTATE. THE CONE CONTAINS FIXED DIRECTIONAL VANES . TWO TYPES OF
CONES ARE AVAILABLE : STANDARD TYPE (FIVE SECTIONS WELDED)
RICE TYPE : MADE FROM VERY RESISTANT MATERIAL (ABRASIVE ACTION)
 IMPELLER BLADES
IMPELLER BLADES WORK ALONG WITH
THE TRANSITION CONE TO PERFORM
THE THREE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS :

• DIVIDING THE CROP MAT INTO SMALLER

AND THINNER MAT
• MOVING THE CROP MAT IN A ROTATING
REARWARD ACTION
• ENSURING GRADUAL ACCELERATION
OF THRESHING SPEED

EACH IMPELLER BAR HAS A WEAR BAR

BOLTED TO THE FRONT EDGE, TWO TYPES
ARE AVAILABLE : STANDARD BAR AND
NOTE : 2366 MODELS HAVE THREE CHROME BAR, ALWAYS REPLACE IN
IMPELLER BLADES FITTED TO THE COMPLETE SETS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN
ROTOR CORRECT ROTOR BALANCE
 THRESHING

LOCATION OF THE THRESHING SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON A 2388

 CONCAVES

THE FRONT PART OF THE ROTOR CAGE CONTAINS THREE CONCAVE SECTIONS
TWO TYPES OF CONCAVES ARE COMMONLY USED ON 2388 COMBINES
SMALL WIRE CONCAVES : 5 mm WIRE THICKNESS WITH APPROXIMATELY 5mm
SPACING BETWEEN THE WIRES. THEY ARE USED IN SMALL GRAIN TYPE CROPS
LARGE WIRE CONCAVES : 6 mm WIRE THICKNESS WITH APPROXIMATELY 13 mm
SPACING BETWEEN THE WIRES. THEY ARE USED IN MAIZE, SOYBEANS & RICE
NOTE : IN EXTREMELY HARD THRESHING CROPS INTERRUPTER BARS CAN BE
INSTALLED ON 5 mm WIRE CONCAVES. INTERRUPTER BARS ARE 6 mm
KEYSTOCK WHICH CAN BE CLAMPED TO THE WIRES TO IMPROVE THRESHING.
 ZEROING & LEVELLING THE
CONCAVE

SOLID LINE : CONCAVE OPEN

DOTTED LINE : CONCAVES FULLY
CLOSED
BLACK AREA : ZERO CLEARANCE
SHOULD OCCUR AT 7th/8th BAR OF
MAIN CONCAVE SECTION
ALWAYS ZERO AND LEVEL THE CONCAVE
When conducting Pre delivery inspection / If threshing problems are experienced
If damaged grains are found in sample / if rotor belt repeated failures are experienced
 STANDARD ROTOR

THE STANDARD ROTOR HAS THREE DISTINCT AREAS : THE IMPELLER

SECTION, THE RASP BAR OR THRESHING SECTION, AND THE SEPARATION
SECTION. A STANDARD ROTOR USES A COMBINATION OF STRAIGHT AND
HELICAL RASP BARS ON THE THRESHING SECTION OF THE ROTOR.
THE GEARCASE THROUGH WHICH THE ROTOR IS DRIVEN HAS TWO SPEED
RANGES
 SPECIALITY ROTOR

THE SPECIALITY ROTOR HAS FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS : NON-SPIKED

RASP BARS, SPIKED RASP BARS, STRAIGHT SEPARATOR BARS, AND
HELICAL KICKERS. THE RASP BARS ARE HELICALLY POSITIONED AROUND
THE ENTIRE ROTOR. THIS FORCES THE MATERIAL TO MOVE THROUGH
THE MACHINE MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVELY THAN THE STANDARD ROTOR.
 ROTOR SETTINGS
• ADJUST THE ROTOR SPEED OR CONCAVE
CLEARANCE BEFORE MAKING ANY
CONFIGURATION CHANGES TO THE ROTOR
• WHEN MAKING ROTOR SPEED CHANGES,
USE INCREMENTS OF 10 OR 20 rpm ONLY,
THEN CHECK THE RESULTS.
• DAMP CROPS WILL TAKE LESS SPEED
ADJUSTMENTS THAN DRY MATERIAL
• ADJUST THE CAGE VANES BEFORE MAKING
ROTOR CONFIGURATION CHANGES
SPECIALITY ROTOR – INITIAL
SETTINGS
 ROTOR REPAIR

ADD OR REMOVE SHIMS BETWEEN THE ROTOR IMPELLER AND THE

BEARING HOUSING TO MEET THE CORRECT CLEARANCE. ALL BLADES
DO NOT HAVE THE SAME CLEARANCE. TOO MUCH CLEARANCE WILL
CAUSE CROP MATERIAL TO WRAP AND LEAD TO BEARING FAILURE
AND ROTOR BELT FAILURE.
 JACKSHAFT ASSEMBLY
ALIGNMENT

THE REAR EDGE OF THE FIXED PULLEY ON THE JACKSHAFT ASSEMBLY IS

95 mm FROM THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE FIXED PULLEY ON THE TORQUE
SENSING UNIT
 ROTOR DRIVE BELT TENSION

THE CORRECT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTER EDGES OF THE TORQUE

SENSING PULLEY IS 83 mm
NOTE : AS THE BELT STRETCHES AND WEARS, READJUSTMENT IS NECESSARY
WHEN THE DISTANCE AT THE OUTER EDGES OF THE TORQUE SENSING PULLEY
MEASURES 79,4 mm
THE GEAR CASE IS ALWAYS MOVED USING THE DRAW BOLT AFTER LOSENING
THE FOUR RETAINING BOLTS
 SEPARATION

90% OF THE GRAIN IS GOING TO BE SEPARATED IN THE CONCAVE AREA

 SEPARATOR GRATES
GRAIN THAT DOES NOT SEPARATE IN CONCAVE AREA WILL BE SEPARATED
IN THE GRATE AREA. A SET OF THREE GRATES IS LOCATED IN THE BACK
SECTION OF THE ROTOR CAGE

THE TYPE OF GRATE SHOWN ABOVE IS « KEYSTOCK OR BAR » CONSISTS

OF 10 mm KEYSTOCK MATERIAL SPACED 32 mm APART. THIS TYPE OF GRATE
PROVIDES AN AGGRESSIVE AGITATION OF THE CROP MATERIAL
SEPARATOR GRATES
SLOTTED OR STAMPED : THESE GRATES
ARE STANDARD ON GRAIN COMBINES
THEY PROVIDE FOR A SMOOTHER FLOW
OF MATERIAL WITH LESS AGITATION SO
LESS CHANCE OF OVERLOADING SIEVES

SOLID : WILL HELP REDUCE THE CHAFF

LOAD ON THE CLEANING SYSTEM IN ANY
CROP CONDITION THAT PROVIDES EARLY
SEPARATION. CONSISTS OF A SMOOTH
SURFACE THAT HAS NO OPENINGS.
 TRANSPORT VANES

) MID POSITION – THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED POSITION FOR MOST CROPS

) FORWARD TILT – THE CROP WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CAGE AT A FASTER
RATE OF SPEED, THE TRASH WILL BE EXPELLED FASTER FROM THE ROTOR
) REARWARD TILT – THE CROP WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CAGE AT A SLOWER
RATE OF SPEED, GOOD IF ADDITIONAL THRESHING OR SEPARATION IS
NEEDED
 CLEANING SYSTEM

ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE GRAIN

SAMPLE : FAN SPEED AND SIEVES NEED TO BE SET FOR EACH CROP
 CROSS FLOW FAN

THE CROSS FLOW CLEANING FAN IS LOCATED BELOW AND FORWARD OF

THE SIEVES. THE CLEANING FAN SPEED CAN BE ADJUSTED ELECTRICALLY
FROM THE CAB BETWEEN 450 AND 1250 rpm
THE CROSS FLOW FAN USES 72 SMALL BLADES ( 36 PER HALF ) HELD BY
COMPOSITE DISCS IN SIX LOCATIONS. EACH BLADE CAN BE REMOVED
SEPARATELY IF NEEDED.
THE FAN IS SUPPORTED BY TWO LARGE BALL BEARINGS HELD BY LOCK
COLLARS.
 CHAFFER SIEVE

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SLAT TIPS EQUALS 28,58 mm THE CHAFFER

SIEVE IS KNOWN AS THE TOP SIEVE. IT HAS A SHALLOW TOOTH OPENING
USED FOR CLEANING SMALL GRAIN CROPS.
THE SIEVE OPENING CAN BE ADJUSTED FOR CLEANING IN TRASHY
CONDITIONS.
 SHOE SIEVE

THE SHOE SIEVE ALSO KNOWN AS THE BOTTOM SIEVE IS STANDARD

ON ALL COMBINES, THIS SIEVE IS 28,58 mm WIRE TO WIRE TIP TO TIP
IT IS SIMILAR TO THE 28,58 mm CHAFFER, BUT THE OPEN SPACE IS LESS
BECAUSE THE TEETH ARE SHALLOWER. THE SHOE SIEVE WILL ALLOW
CLEAN GRAIN TO FLOW TO TANK AND WILL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT
OF TAILINGS GOING BACK TO THE ROTOR.