Posted by fixerupper on October 15, 2016 at 06:16:56 from (100.42.83.79):
In Reply to: Harvesting grains posted by flying h on October 14, 2016 at 20:51:54:
The new combines are just as capable of capturing the grain as the old ones. However, I think the new ones are harder to get set 'just right'. The reason is more material is being crammed through a smaller space, so to speak so the margin of error is smaller. Combine manufacturers are against the wall size-wise meaning the combine cannot get much bigger physically because of road transportation issues. Horsepower is increased, drives are heavier, the header is wider to bring in more material per pass but the actual size of the threshing chamber is not proportionally bigger. Then too the separator loss out the back is more concentrated because the loss from a 40 foot swath is being concentrated in a narrow swath behind the machine.
Now, add to this a hired seat warmer who doesn't know what to watch for and could care less about grain loss and you end up with more than acceptable grain loss. Many owner operators themselves don't know how to set a combine properly. A good example is the operator can't get the beans to feed in right so he speeds up the reel to try to throw it in, causing more reel shatter when he really should keep the reel slow and move it down and forward. That enough! LOL
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