Corn headers

Maintenance and care of your machine

At Geringhoff, we pride ourselves on providing the best customer service in the industry. Just like you, we know that downtime is never an option. In our constant endeavour to keep your harvest running, we have put together the following tips and maintenance list. So you and your harvesting attachment are perfectly prepared for the harvest: Before, during and after harvest.

 

Maintenance Resources

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Checklist EN

Perform these maintenance procedures regularly throughout the season to ensure a smooth harvest.
For detailed information on maintenance intervals, please refer to the attachment-specific operating instructions.

• Check the oil fill quantity and oil condition in the crown gears using the lower inspection screw*.
• Check oil fill quantity and oil condition in the angle gears* - central control screw.
• Check the oil level and oil condition in the series gearboxes - check screw with dipstick on the top of the gearbox*.
• Grease the picking rows daily
  • 2 lubrication points on the Mais Star*
  • 3 lubrication points on the Rota Disc® and Mais Star* Horizon
  • 4 lubrication points on Horizon Star* II
• Lubricate the cardan shafts (universal joints and profile tubes) at regular intervals.
• Lubricate the flange surfaces of the automatic PTO shaft, row and auger couplings at regular intervals (applies to folding headers only).
• Check the correct tension of the auger drive chain and pay attention to the alignment of the sprockets.
• Regularly clean the adjustment device of the picking plates and ensure that the entire adjustment range can be used.

 

* Place the machine in a horizontal position to check the oil level

• Change the oil in all of the machine's gearboxes. The oil quantities and their specifications can be found in the operating manual.
• Observe the intervals specified in the lubrication schedule in the operating manual.
• Check the tension of the gathering chains.
• When the chain is fitted, the chain slider should not be closer than 1 cm from the end of the slotted hole.
• Dismount the gathering chains and store them in oil for reuse.
• Visually check the front idler sprocket (gathering chain) for damage and if the bearings run smoothly.
• Dismantle the chain guides and check them for wear.
• Dismount and clean the deckplates.
• When reassembling the deckplates, grease the sliding surfaces accordingly.
• Ensure that the V-position is correct when fitting the deckplates. Front distance 20 mm, rear distance 23 mm.
• Check the picking gap closure for wear. Distance to rotor max. 1.0 mm.
• Check the frame spacing of the front row supports (317.5 mm +/- 0.5 mm, see operating manual).
• Check the roller chain of the auger drive for wear and tension and oil it.
• Check the automatic PTO shaft, auger and row couplings for wear and alignment (only applies to folding corn heads).
• Check the functionality of the height control sensors and row sensors (if installed).
• Check the working angle of the corn head in working position in front of the combine harvester (see operating manual).