Combines Another update

It is always enjoyable to read progress posts. Is GOod allowable on my machineIJ You guessed it. You probably are aware that you have to fiddle around with the round castings on the end of that rod so they seat properly in the shoe. I made that mistake exactly once. Tom in MN GOods Country

How are the ground conditionsIJ Is mud a problem or just the clouds and humidityIJ Also, how is the wheat yieldingIJ

Ground is dry. VERY dry. First time in 3 years. Yields around here are excellent, but I heard the state average would be down 23%. Must be some sorry wheat somewhere. Jagger is making anywhere from 40 - 55 bpa. and other varieties aren't doing as well. luckily we had a lot of jagger.

I just got off the phone with a dealer in Brinkley, Arkansas. He has an R62 customer with the new rotor working in wheat. Said the customer was more than pleased, couldn't wait to see what he'd do in rice. I'll bug you in a couple of weeks time for your thoughts. There is a custom harvester running one in an R72 but I'm not having any luck communicating with him. If there was any problems, we tend to hear about them pretty fast.

Whats considered a good crop of wheat in your areaIJ Being from Ontario im not familiar with most of the varieties talked about on here.

We will have some good wheat here. We need a little more rain to finnish it up in good shape though. I'm getting anxious to go. I'll finally have a chance to compare to the standard rotor.

It all depends on the ground it is grown in. We have 160 acres that it's average 40 bushel per acre. We have other land that it's aver is 28 bushel per acre. There is some type of ground that averages 50 bushel per acre. All of this is hard red winter wheat. Grown dryland. No double cropping. What is it like in your areaIJ

I am one that has sunny rotor from Brinkley dealer. I am real please with the rotor--has been big increase in capacity--at least 20%. If you have any questions please ask Mark Sheppard

In southern Ontario-near Detroit-our farms average 70-85 bpa depending on soil type, sandier soils usually lower, clays higher. No irrigation here. last year some 110+ crops,probably a once in a life time experience. Oh yeah,most went feed grade due to fusarium. Mostly soft reds_soft whites. Can't seem to make protein levels here to make had reds worth growing. Two years ago average was 40-50 bpa. Blah! Alot of times too hot during grain fill.