superih Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I see quite a few 2388's with the AFS decal next to the 2388 decal, been looking at a 2005 that doesn't have the AFS decal but has the Yield and Moisture monitor with mapping. So what/why did some have the AFS decal and some didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDman Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 The AFS decal indicated factory installation of the yield monitor on late 21xxs/early 23xx series(rotary screen in the back versions). Sometime around when they moved the screen to the side the AFS decals disappeared, probably because at that time just about all the machines left the factory with the yield monitor installed. On an older machine, they offered kits to install yield monitors into older machines that were not factory-fitted for a yield monitor. They wouldn't have an AFS decal, either, unless somebody wanted to add the AFS decal later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superih Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I believe for a certain period of time the AFS decal was on the early machines factory ordered with a GPS receiver. Many machines in my area just had factory installed Yield Monitors and no AFS decal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale560 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Here is picture of our later 2588 it had the sticker from factory it appears. It has the mount in the hopper topper for gps but just has yield and moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reichow7120 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Someone correct me if im wrong but i thought the AFS decal was reserved for combines with the global positioning installed. If it didn't have the little globe on it the top of the cab, it wasn't considered AFS. We have a 2001 2366 and a 2005 2377. Both with yield monitors but no satellite systems on them. Neither one of them has a AFS decal on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDman Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 You guys are right, the AFS badges meant that it came with factory GPS for mapping capability. The black top 8010s were that way as well. Sorry for the error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superih Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Another question, looking at a 2005- 2388, all the sheet metal under the augers, and sieves/separator and the augers is painted black, does this mean that it has all been replaced or did this all come black from the factory. I know the earlier 2388's this were all red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDman Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Grand Island-built machine. IIRC, just about everything in the cage area was painted black on them, whereas the earlier machines from East Moline were painted red. Also, you will notice all the bolts on the machine are not painted. GI machines had all the parts prepainted and then the machine was assembled. EM machines were all painted after the combine was assembled. GI process made them machine much easier to work on since all the bolts/ fasteners didn’t have 3 coats of paint on them that you had to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale560 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 They say the build quality on the grand island combines is far superior. They could actually fit the new combines on an assembly line instead of the modified truck carts they had in east moline. Just looked the last combine was built in east moline in mid August 2004. The one employee interviewed said ihc failed by not looking ahead and modernizing the plant. It only had 14 ft ceilings so imagine how cramped it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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