Everything that has been said is right - reel speed, sharp sections, reel height, time of day related to moisture and toughness of pods. This year with the drought in Eastern/South East Iowa I have found a great deal of variablity across my fields. When the beans are waist to chest high the reel comes up. When the beans are short the reel goes clear down. Short beans going down hill the reel speed increases. Heavy beans the reel goes slower as they feed into the auger almost by themselves. Have you tired cutting as low as possible - right at the ground. The bean is stronger there and will shake less when cut. Cut early in the morning or at night if you can get them through. My problem this year are soybeans that are still green with green pods randomly across the field. Something to do with the drought and then rains 3 - 4 weeks ago. At the sametime beans next to them are beginning to open up. Guess I have waited a while extra and will just accept some green pods/beans.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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