SNAP goes the axle! 8570 combine BREAKS!

[@douglasbaker3344]

Thanks for the video Chris glad nobody was hurt. I'm always so amazed on how talented you are not just a hard working farmer but multi expert at repair of farm equipment obviously a testament to your hard working parents Godbless and thankyou for all you do for us all

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thank you for the kind words, and for watching!

[@judithcoffing6326]

We did a similar thing to a 1460 IH several years ago. Not wanting to one up you but ours was in February trying to wrap up the last 10 acres. I feel your pain. Like you we were thankful it happened in the field and not running down the road. You picked the right way to go with the whole final drive. Man those things are heavy, Glad you didn't wait for dryer weather as dry weather is not happening. At least not here in NC Indiana. Looks like you had some good help getting her back up. Watching you thread the F/D back on with the skid steer was great. I think you could tie my shoe laces with the skid steer. You appeared to be "white knuckling" the steering wheel on your way home. Be safe out there. Remember what happened to me, working on the combine.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Rain has been terrible here. At least it finally cooled off, that humidity we had last week wouldn't let anything dry out. Today would have been a much nicer day, but it seems like when I put things off, I find something else that is wrong and I'm on hold again, wishing I had started sooner.

[@natethegreatone]

The same thing happened to us on our 1480 except on the other side. We weren't as lucky though, it took the ladder off and we were running a 22 foot header. Ended up tweaking both the header and the feeder house. We had to finish the job with the Massey 750.

[@stephenfonder7409]

Sorry about your bad luck Chris. On the bright side it sure made for a great video!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

If only I had started recording 20 minutes sooner, I would have had fantastic footage!

[@farmark457]

Had that happen to me on a 2670 Case going down the road and hitting a bump. Had duals on and they came up to visit the cab. Broke the cast housing that supports the wheel. Glad your ok and know you’ll have it up and running for sure. Thx

[@joegotz1971]

We broke an axle running duals on a IH 915. Fun trying to jack up the combine and all you are doing is pushing the jack into the ground. Even better, Thanksgiving morning.

[@peterhaan9068]

Hats off to the guys that helped you put that beast up on blocks. Looked like a solid job! Glad it is up and running. I guessing it was a good thing the head was off the header when that tire came off. That couldn't have been good for the head or header!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

If the header had hit the ground it probably would have twisted the feeder house, and wouldn't have done the head any favors either. I'm sure glad I took the time to take it off before moving it. If only I had listen to my brother and recorded it, this video would have been even more interesting.

[@reclinerdriver1489]

Good stab any day from my recliner .. Cudos to the fellers helping with the jacks and blocks .. U gotta have skills , talent , and luck when U working by yurself . ;-}

[@malcolmmeer9761]

December 1979. 510 Massey. Friend of mine had a 1953 army tank retriever. Worked really well

[@donnebes9421]

I never say to myself that a repair isn’t going to be bad. I think to myself this is going to suck and take forever. That way I’m not disappointed.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I like that 👌

[@chevyon37s]

The satisfaction of when the new final drive slipped into place with the skid loader was awesome 👌🏻

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I agree!

[@corydriver7634]

Ooooh, ouch! Dude that sucks, at least nobody got hurt. Also glad to see people where willing to pitch in and help out. Don’t see a lot of that these days.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks!

[@rodhector4331]

Happened to me with international going down the road what a trip

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I bet!

[@randymonninger9913]

Love music great job

[@jeffgrier8488]

Wow, that makes for a bad day, but at least you got it fixed and the repair went well.

[@thomascooper5668]

Well done fixing your Combine

[@bigun447]

Now you have the optional fender flares on the right side that cut the amount of mud thrown up onto the sides. You made my ancient joints ache just watching you. At least you had the header off before she went down so your feeder house and header did not get twisted beyond use.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The lazy part of me said, "Just lock the header up and tow it home, it's only a quarter of a mile or so." I'm glad I didn't listen to Lazy Chris.

[@hubbardfarms8174]

Happened to me twice on my 7700. First time in the driveway full of corn the final drive snapped off. The second time was heading home to get out of the rain and the axil snapped. As I was sitting in the cab I was saying catch on fire catch on fire. But no insurance check just lots of work. Be safe out there we need you.

[@straightpipeacres6365]

Sum bioch!!! I did the same with my Case IH. Blew the final drive up but was lucky I didn't bugger up the tin!!!! Have a good one buddy!!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks!

[@asmrhead1560]

Oof, that's rough. A "better late than never" tip for the one-man heavy object show: hang a small chain hoist off the fork so you can adjust the height without having to go back and forth into the skid steer.

[@petepeeff5807]

Yeah, a little 3/4 ton CM lever chain hoist lives in my skidloader.

[@edwinhopcraft5974]

Awesome to see you got it back going. It's a good thing it happened in the field and not the road.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It sure is. If it happened in the road, my next video would have been "Oliver Guy goes combine shopping"

[@garybridger6707]

So you grow axel breaking beans?? How about mounting a engine hoist on a frame so you can use it on the forks? Just another day at the office!!

[@Adam_Poirier]

Haha the axle breaking beans are a rare variety that only grow in the right climates

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The tank wasn't even half full, that's a good test weight!

[@paulpochan9631]

Nice work...!!!

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

I would have thought that an Oliver guy would have had a White Combine.......I remember a IH 715 combine owner bought one of those John Deere 6 row crop soybean heads... and the wheel drive support tube started cracking and the drive wheel started leaning in.....He called my brother because he did a lot of welding repair........ We jacked the combine untill the 1/2 in wide crack closed, V -notched welded the crack ( overhead and vertical) and fishplated all 4 sides.........Never saw or heard from it again

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

To me it is a White combine. White was just putting this machine into production as the 9320 in the mid 80s. They were in financial trouble, so they sold their combine line to Massey Ferguson. The 9320 became the MF 8560, which was eventually updated to the MF 8570.

[@jamesstanley9839]

Happy you got it fixed up ! Rough spot to work at but better than on the road! Thanks for sharing with us! 🎃

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I think the road would have totally the machine when that wheel went back into things it shouldn't have. But jacking it up would have been easier!

[@rtruth8378]

We had 3 8570,s never ever had that happen. Great combines. We now have 5 8780xp,s same internals. Just a little more hp and a wider stance and different planitarys than the 8570,s love em.

[@BG-vq9fd]

Goodnight Anna

[@snowman5609]

We had that same thing happen 4 times three on ours 8570s and once on a 1480 international the masseys all happened while running down the road now that will get your attention and the 1480 happened in the field with a 8row corn head on it in the mud now that was a fun time. Let me tell ya chris you got lucky because when that wheel comes off running down the road you wreck alot of shit ask me how I know.

[@michaelfreehling1914]

Awesome video so sorry it was on a tough breakdown. But I did learn something I'm play Bluegrass to my tractor going down the road so it will go faster LOL

[@johnwarren-649]

I feel your pain on that one I had a 7720 JD do the same thing not fun at all I'm just glad yours happened in the field an not going down the road it wreck the feeder house corn head an sheet metal very expensive fix for the final drive

[@Adam_Poirier]

Being a mechanic that works alone frequently I feel your pain having to get in and out of the skid loader a few times to line things up. If i didn’t live in CT i would come give you a hand lol.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I don't mind crawling in and out. If that's the worst thing that happens to me, then I had a good day.

[@Adam_Poirier]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris I admire your positive attitude and approach on things. Be careful working by yourself man we need the Oliver guy around for alot more Sunday mornings haha

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The guys that helped jack it up said they would help get it replaced. It was rainy, muddy, and just generally nasty out, I wasn't going to ask them to work in that when I knew I could get it done.

[@nicklambing9268]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Good job on getting it back together solo, in the mud to boot. Not any fun at all. Great example of typical situations we farmers face far too often. Nick, North West Farmer

[@billknoderer8202]

Reminds me of the time I snapped the rear axle off my 1680. Luckily there wasn’t any major damage but a trip to the junk yard for a new center beam and trunion is all.😂

[@charleskittler4330]

Great job of working the breakdown 👍👍

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks

[@jamesguralski5156]

Congratulations Joseph!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I had gotten his email and a couple days later found out he works at my local Agco dealer!

[@mischef18]

That sure made for an interesting video bro, glade nobody was hurt and was able to be fixed in the field. Safe travels

[@b.abrackus6403]

Sorry that your combine took a beating..But So glad your safe! This has been quite a Fall..

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It has. Ive got about 1-3/4" of rain in the gauge since yesterday afternoon, and it's still coming. Guess that means I get get some shop time in.

[@jeremyverworn5298]

Its just lucky stuff likes this happens in the field sometimes and not on the road, still a crappy situation though.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I'd be looking for another combine if it happened on the road. That wheel would have gone back into the clean grain elevator, and hitting the hard pavement would have messed other things up.

[@scottpayne7876]

"Looky there!" 😂

[@scruffy6151]

Bummer about the break down just glad you were able to find parts.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks, Scruffy. I thought they might have to come from farther away which would mean shipping. With a weekend in there, I could have lost some days in the field. We had sun and wind today, I should be able to get back at it tomorrow.

[@scruffy6151]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris good to hear the weather is getting better for you.

[@robertheinkel6225]

Our shop had to replace a cracked square tube that the axles mount to, on a combine. Biggest problem is what do you Jack on, since normally you would Jack on the square frame member. Very sketchy repair, when we had to get under the machine to remove and replace that frame member. At least we were working on pavement.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

We dug under the frame where it wasn't quite touching the ground and used a bottle jack.

[@millardhayes1884]

Hopefully when you get that sheet metal banged out some you'll feel better too. That was a big lick to take. Wow.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Every bump and thump is going to make me nervous for awhile.

[@allannantes8583]

I would get replacement sheet metal from a parted out machine and then mount the old sheet metal on the shop wall. That way when your grandchildren ask “what’s that grandad” you can tell the story about what happened back when you were a young fellow. However new sheet mental means a new paint job but your up to that challenge and she deserves to be pampered. It will get rid of her moodiness. Remember a happy combine means a happy life.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

@@allannantes8583 More for the wall of shame!

[@cameronboyce4695]

Had a similar issue a number of years back on our 1420 International. We had a full hopper, made a turn at the end.of the row and popped all but two of the bolts holding the final drive on. The two that held were the top to and it bent the top of the flange over at a 45 degree angle. Our combine was an earlier model that used 5/8 bolts for the final drive, they later used 3/4 because other people were having similar failures.

[@darrintraywick8042]

I've never seen a Massey combine axel break before just John Deere with grip tracks

[@RobertFay]

*- Consider: a longer loop of chain to the clevis to give yourself more repositioning/swing.*

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Damn that’s rough. Been there done that on my 525. Luckily I noticed the final drive was sitting on the rim so we didn’t try to move it. It puts a knot in your stomach when a combine stops moving for no apparent reason.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The flange the holds the seals is strong enough to support the hub, so it doesn't move much, until the taper on the inside of the hub walked it out when we moved it. Going to head back to the field today. That puts a knot in my stomach.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Could have been worse. Gotta look at the bright side. If it had to happen at least it happened in the field and not on the road. A little sheet metal damage and a final drive are a lot easier to fix that totaled combine. Like with my 525. If that thing would have snapped even 3 minutes sooner I would have been on the road doing 20 mile an hour. I don’t even want to think about what could have happened in that situation.

[@onehappyfarmer3461]

You made that look easy for a one man repair crew. Got any tricks up your sleeve on getting the side panels straightened up?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

A hammer, or maybe I'll leave them as a badge of honor.

[@OOpSjm]

Word block and hammer

[@Adam_Poirier]

Wow Chris I’m sorry that happened. Thats a shame about the sheet metal, that combine is so straight and clean. Coulda been worse though that clean grain auger looks like it got lucky the ground was soft. The other thing that’s crazy as you said that you had crawled under it to look at the coupling imagine if that casting had broken when you were under there? I do stuff like that all the time as well, it just goes to show you don’t really know what can happen. Awesome video I really like the music in the background

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I thought the same thing afterwards, that wheel could have popped out while I was under there. Thank goodness for small favors.

[@jordanriggins4954]

We had one to snap like this one but ours was a 750 MF we were going down the main highway

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day Chris wow i am so glad you are safe and so glad the Old girl did not roll over

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Hey Murphy! Thanks! How have you been doing?

[@Murphyslawfarm]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Its going good been busy with family

[@WatchWesWork]

That's wild! I've seen spindles break off grain carts, and once in a while a tractor axle breaks, but never a combine! Do you think that was a factory flaw?

[@allannantes8583]

That must have scared the poop out of you, glad to see your ok. Thank god for that. You have way to much love in this girl to be mad at her. Just put in the hospital until she’s all healed up. Let the neighbours come by to finish the harvest.

[@badencraig7778]

How have you never seen a combine axle break

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I know I'm not the only person to break an axle on one of these, but I've seen ones with duals, aftermarket bin extensions, not to mention I run the smallest grain head they made for this machine. It's not like I'm stressing it compared to some of what is out there. I've got to wonder if there were a bad batch of axles. Maybe to too much crystallization in the case hardening? I know Oliver had some bad ones in some of the bigger 55 series. They generally didn't break, but would flake off chunks at the keyway.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Doug Cultra, interesting. I'll check the service manual and see what it has to say about maintaining bearing load on these units. Thanks for the tip.

[@michaeloedy1568]

Two pieces of machinery made my dad and I a lot of money was our massey 8570 combine and our 2705 Massey tractor. No major breakdowns or setbacks for 20 + seasons over 550 acres a year. Now have a 7485 and hire the harvesting out. Don’t owe the bank nothin!

[@doublediamondgarage3031]

Technically you're not farmin if you don't break stuff! The glass replacement looks top notch, nice work!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

True. I might have to start wearing a hat and leather work boots too.

[@Davefromrollinghillsfarms]

You are amazingly patient and talented. I would have had to pay a dealership big 💰

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks! I was trying to figure what it would have cost if I had called a dealer. I'm not sure what an in field service call runs these days.

[@Jane-rq7sv]

Good thing it didn’t break in the road. Did you try the scrubby tric or have you not had time. Do you know we’re I can find a surplus of Oliver combine parts

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I haven't had time to try the scrubby yet. I'd try Larry Svehlak in Taylor Texas. Do a google search for Svehlak Tractor and you'll find him.

[@Jane-rq7sv]

Ok thanks for the help finding combine parts. I am trying to find sources fir parts for when I do the 431. Almost got my hands on a corn head for one. It would have been neat to have ot.

[@AmosMosesJr]

Was there grain in the grain tank when it broke?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yes, somewhere around half full.

[@shawnclark7051]

Skill chris nothing but skill👍

[@whiteout1962]

Dang! Now I would be wondering if the other side is going to snap!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I hope not, but it makes a guy nervous.

[@isaacwegner6714]

Everybody is talking about the sheet metal I think based on all the other things you have done you can definitely fix that

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I started grabbing onto and bending back some of the sheet metal by hand, once it was back in the barn. It doesn't look like it is going to be too tough, but I was wet, muddy, and dinner was ready. I decided that part could wait.

[@donaldelrod9172]

so was there an o ring or a gasket to go between the axle housing and the planatary assembly?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

No, the final drive assembly is self controlled.

[@briansmith1514]

Positives - Wasn't muddy...wasn't 20 degrees out and snowing...didn't happen going down the road....most of all no one got hurt. How full did the swear jar get?

[@briansmith1514]

oops didn't watch far enough before comment...ok at least it wasn't muddy when you were cribbing it up.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The swear jar runneth over.

[@gordoncarpenter1552]

You sure made that look easy

[@brimptonestateservices3317]

Back in 167 I was combining on sidling slope, and ALL the wheel bolts broke free and the wheell fell off. Fortunatly the wheel that came off was on the upside. That was fun, re boring and tapping the hub.(in the field on a slope)

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I bet it was!

[@brimptonestateservices3317]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Its that sinking feeling when you realise exactly what has broken. "What do I do, who do I know who might be able to fix it, how do I move the "Vehicle/machine?"

[@theda850two]

Auxiliary fuel tanks in the fenders on the 2050?, both sides?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Correct

[@edzimdahl1158]

Well, that's a pisser, at least could be a field fix and didn't require hauling in, when we had crap happen pa would say you rip it apart and I'll head for parts, will call before heading back to check if you found anything else needed

[@frankwurth5375]

Chris, good save, glad it didn't fall while your under it! We had a 915/ IHC do the same thing years back, I did notice the oil seal leaking but didn't worry as we had work to do and figured to replace said seal later. I now know better, if the seal leaks, the shaft is loose or something like what yours did. On mine the wheel fell into the machine so it wasn't as bad as yours. Our present 1660 had a seal leak right after I got it, checked it out right away, found the outer bearing bad, so it happens more than folks think. What was the story on the cab glass?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Moving to another field during wheat harvest and a semi kicked up a rock that shattered the windshield.

[@timpalmer7614]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Nice job on the windshield. I was actually looking back to make sure it was the same combine when you mentioned it.

[@Kale050]

my uncle hat the same happen to hes New Holland combine, axle snapped right off

[@leoashrae4199]

Count your blessings. We had the axle on the 7300 break... right under the cab! What a mess. It had quite a few hours on it so after that disaster we parted out the header, engine, and whatever else didn't get mangled when the wheel came up against all those belts and pulleys under the cab. I've seen a John Deere 6600 axle break in exactly the same place as your Ferguson so, this must be a problem that a lot of combines share.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It doesn't seem to be brand specific. A nearby farmer was having trouble with the wheel bolts coming loose with his Deere combine. They finally figured out that making sharp turns with duals was stressing the bolts, because the outside dual has to travel farther than the inside when turning. They started making wider turns, or 3 or 4 point turns if needed, and the problem went away.

[@purplerunner1715]

Ohhh snap, that was a rough one, good luck getting her back together again, hope it was not to bad banged up after the dive. Looks like Joseph will have a few hours of work to do on his "new" 2050, hope nothing major and that it will give him many enjoyable moments years to come.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Joseph said the engine was seized, but he's got that freed up already. He's going to get the injectors checked out before trying to fire it up. It had been sitting outside for years when he bought it. I'm glad he's bringing the old girl back to life.

[@aaronbenkert1141]

Glad no one was hurt but oh dang that’s not fun.

[@billloomis4975]

I shudder to think how much agco would want for that hub, if it's possible to get it.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The axle shaft is $2,600 and shows as available, I didn't look up the outer casting that was messed up.

[@billloomis4975]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris That's high enough, not as bad as I thought it would be.

[@michaelstark703]

The Phoenix has risen. Dang lucky it didn’t cut loose when you went under to investigate what was wrong.

[@Tractors101]

A farm just down the street had this happen a couple years ago with their combine. I guess axles can be a weak point on them. They replaced the final drives with ones off a larger machine that had axles over twice the thickness.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I was wondering about some of the newer versions of this machine. At some point they bumped up to a 300 bushel grain tank, I wonder if the mounts for the final drives are the same.

[@bwfpfc]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris We've got an 8570 and an 8780. The final drive mounts are very different.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

@@bwfpfc thanks, that's good to know.

[@warrickjones590]

Good work sir that combine looks similar to my dads old WHITE combine his had a V8 Perkins engine what's yours ?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

This has a C series Cummins. A v8 Perkins must have been a 9700 or a 9720

[@cesmith4566]

Spalangers have never let me down! You would have thought White would have learned a lesson with the 8600s

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I believe the final drives are one of the few parts that were actually from the Massey line and not the Whites. The axle shaft was used in the 850/855 and 860/865 machines

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I did some more digging, and it looks like the unit was identical other than the stud pattern on the back side of the housing.

[@robmiller2919]

The 8560s used White final drives, 8570 used MF.

[@cw3339]

Did you check the oil level in the gearbox?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yes sir

[@cw3339]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Good that would be a costly mistake to burn it up

[@woodenhead8887]

Dang, that’s tough Chris. I think that’s a fairly common failure on those, same thing happened to my buddy’s machine. Of course there’s never a good time for a failure like that. I’ve wondered how hard it would be to get access to that area for an inspection, a mag particle or die penetrant (easy to do yourself) inspection could reveal the crack after it starts but before it’s a complete failure.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The way the hub comes up over the final drive, the only way to inspect would be to disassemble.

[@andrewwagner7992]

I really hate to see that, it's a shame that it tore up your side sheets and your sheets around the cab as well. A crack like that would be next to impossible to detect and that could happen to anyone. Thank the heavens that the darn thing didn't fall when you were trying to diagnose your problem, and were crawling around it. Glad you're safe and got it back together again.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks!

[@jimh6879]

My God you need a shop truck

[@douglaskauffman2692]

You get your new parts at Spallangers? Just heard you mention Ohio. Glad you got it fixed.👍

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yes I did. This final drive had only 400 hours on a rebuild. It was just shy of a 3 hour drive. It was neat seeing so many combines out in the field. I don't usually get to see others harvesting, because I'm in the field, too.

[@trevorfout4759]

Just around the corner from me great place to get used parts

[@douglaskauffman2692]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris They are about 40 miles north of me, good place to go. Have a safe harvest

[@rogerburkholder7524]

@@douglaskauffman2692 About 40 miles west of me. Got some Gleaner parts there, but our Massey 9540 is too new for their parts.

[@nelsonfarms20]

Sucks that it happened, but glad you were out from under it when it gave way!

[@devandulin6073]

Did you go to that combine salvage yard around blufton Ohio?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yep, Spallingers near Bluffton. I think I got the last one for an 8570, but they only have 2 machines in the yard right now,

[@devandulin6073]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris I live about 20 miles from there. They sure do have a lot of stuff. Surprisingly they know where everything is.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

They look organized. I was in and out in no time.

[@paulvanburen3834]

Broke one on our 8700 5 years ago. $600 for used final drive

[@jeffhoman767]

Tough break least you weren't in it when it happened looks like the machine could tip fairly easily

[@jeffdraper2079]

I'm a little late on watching but to bad they didn't use bolts instead of the studs then you could have done it without taking the brake off glad you got it fixed.

[@misterhipster9509]

Hope you had the safety pins out on the skidder arms, not a good day entering/exiting and accidently hit the wrong lever.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I bet this was a shock of just running along and this happens.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yes. Flat ground, no holes or anything that would have stressed it. All I can figure is something in the past got the axle cracked, and it's been slowly getting worse until it finally gave up.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris. It looked like it had been cracked for some time.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yep. There's no way to visually inspect it without disassembling it.

[@gavinhenderson3861]

At least it didn’t happen on road

[@edmikula9637]

That seems to be an Oliver probllem. Ethan had the same problem minus all the sheet metal damage on his 7300 last year, I dunno man 30 40 years and they break, what's happenened to quality.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It's crazy. You'd think those shafts would get harder as they cured out.

[@edmikula9637]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris You ought to check t he middle of that shaft, it mightjust be case hardened

[@davidmarley9471]

Wow, sorry about your misfortune, but like others say, could have been worse. Glad you got it going again. Short war story: Years ago a local guy did custom work with a 5297 Minnie Mo, same combine as a 5555 Oliver. He snapped off the final drive housing making a turn at the end of a corn field next to the county road. The combine sat there for several years. I tried to convince a friend to fix it up, we got permission and went to fire up the 383 Chrysler and the separator. All seemed to work, but it didn’t happen. Gone one day, assume it went to a grave yard. Also makes me think of all these new combines lugging around 400 bushels.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I wonder how big the axles are in those monsters. 400 bushels, duals and a 12 row cornhead is a lot of weight.

[@davidmarley9471]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris For sure, and a few out there with a 16-30 corn head.

[@earlpierson8145]

Paint it green then you won't have that problem

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

You should buy a lottery ticket!! Just think of all the things that could have happened... Stripped a couple of couplers on the JD 7700 we had.. luckily, never broke the drive axle.. broke a few rear axles too..

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It could have been much worse. At least it still works and is still paid for.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris exactly!!! And you are still here to show what happened

[@raymondo162]

sterling effort, boss and a top result. i was quite concerned for your safety though, at quite a few points in the video. relying on that bottle jack

[@ces188charles6]

Well that sure gives a person a shot of adrenaline..... Bet there were a few chosen words said.......lol.... Glad you were able to get her back up on all fours and hopefully nothing else got damaged.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Everything else seems functional. Another day or 2 of drying weather and I should be able to find out for sure.

[@joelthompson7564]

Sorry about your misfortune. Good job on getting the combine rolling again!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks 👍

[@michaelobrien9764]

one person jobs like this no fun been there Use a hand chain hoist between forks and hub get it close with skidd and go up or down with hand puller

[@sambuntin7198]

Better check the other FD ASAP. One side usually follows the other.

[@robertdaly9036]

How awful, you could've used help with the operating the forklift.... The guys at the start did a great job propping it up. Good you got it going again, could've been a lot worse..... 👍👍

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Those guys do all my spraying and fertilizer. I'm pretty sure they've had to do this to some of the rigs they use because they got right in there and got it taken care of.

[@robertdaly9036]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris This was a very good video that you probably didn't want to make.. Any ideas why the shaft failed ? I've seen a few shaft pullys do this, but this seems very unusual

[@jaycow3154]

Just bought a 850 massey ferguson combine drove it home took 4 hours with 6 row head on it after seeing this I'm glad I made it you never know

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I had a hydrostat hose blow out after pulling out on the road, and had a half tank of corn. We towed it back into the field, but now I always lock the header up and have an empty grain tank before I hit the road.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Remember the windshield.... Yup, that's the side that hit the ditch...

[@nicklambing9268]

Hello neighbor, hope things are going well! Nick, North West Farmer

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@nicklambing9268 hello neighbor!! Hopefully you have been well!! It's been a while.

[@onealfarms9967]

I feel your pain here I don’t care what color combines are manufacturers they don’t think of jack plates or when something like this happens they are all in the same boat got to said doing this all by yourself 👏you deserve it my friend

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks!

[@farm2655]

And I thought I was the only one that had this kind of stuff happen to, that being said its been a few years since I had a combine axle issue, last was the old Gleaner L2. It is good to see you are back up and cutting again, do you have many acres left to go? We are down to about 30, but I have a wobble box to replace in the morning. Good luck!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I'm closer to starting than finishing. Every time things get dried out it rains again.

[@RJ1999x]

L2 broke a front axle? Allis Chalmers used Rockwell finals that were made for duals, back before duals were common

[@jamesbeavan9057]

looks like a quick power washing would make it a lot easier to get it cleaned up and ready to disassemble.

[@localcrew]

That’s exactly how the axle snapped on my combine. Actually, it wasn’t a combine - it was a front end loader. And it broke inside of the brakes and planetary. So not like this at all. Still - I feel your pain! You just got a sympathy subscription! 👍

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I'll take it. Lol