Combines 36 centre mount

[dakota]

Why do look for a center mount draperIJ

 

[Rod]

I pressume you are asking me: "why do you want a centre mountIJ" Simple. Tram tracking and harvesting in beds. Have a look at this site and you'll see what I mean. http:__www.midwest.net.au_gallery.htm MidWest have been making centre mount drapers for a long time. I think the biggest centre mount they make is 40'. They go out to 48' offsett.

 

[dakota]

I checked the link and noticed on the photos, that some show a center mount header and some headers are offset to the right. With a 36' MacDon, which is offset, the 50 series unloader was too short for us to hit the middle of the graincart. How is this supposed to work if the header is even larger than 36' and center mount on top of thisIJ MacDon made their header offset for two reasons. The wobble box and drive makes the header much heavier on the left side. To better balance the header they moved it one foot to the right. The second reason is the unloader length as already mentioned. I am sorry, but I still don't quite understand why a person needs a center mount headerIJ Is it so the planter and the combine may run in the same tracksIJ

 

[cutter2388]

The center mount yes is for row crop farming. Soybeans for example on a case 1042 vs 1052 the 42 is offset and the 52 is centered. Wich is the macdon head. The wobble box and drive isnt enough of a weight issue to completly off set a head the main reason would be for unloading advantages. For example a 1042 offset head taking 12 rows of milo or beans your wheels dont match the rows where they fit perfect if you have the centered 1052 head...

 

[Bundy]

Everything runs up the same tracks.Front wheel assist tractors are usually converted to 3m centres as that is easier than bringing a combine back into 2.5_2m centers. Obviously then with 40ft widths u can then run 80ft rigs up every second run, then alternate the next time to avoid wheel track issues with dust and stress. Had a feeling that midwest had a 45ft centre mount, definatley had a 45ft front at farmfest this year sitting on a 9650 from memory. The theory is that with "tramlining" all traffic run on the same, usually 3m track and no vehicle is allowed to leave them, even the grain carts. According to the boffins, up to 80% of a field has some kind of wheel track roll over it during the period of a season_year_cycle. But when tramlining is introduced this can be cut down to below 30%. Huge improvements in soil quality, infiltration rates of water, Far more efficent in chemical, seed and harvesting as the front is always full. Much less hp required as soil structure is so much better and you not trying to bust up old wheel tracks as you go. Also has problems too but what system doesn't. Combines usually have those extention spouts added to them, I have seen photo's of 2388's with support cabling fitted to a stay mounted above the pivot point, out to the end of the auger for extra support. White industries also make a chaser bin with a special hopper on the side of the bin which brings the grain to the centre of the bin and spreads it evenly.

 

[dakota]

Thank both of you for the insight. Are there any pics of these super long augers and the grain cartIJ