Combines BiRotor

dakota

Guest
The R-series is quite different from ours. I haven't had a chance to try those.
 

dakota

Guest
I believe you. The IH rotor is better than others. A single rotor with the larger diameter doesn't get a rifle effect as easy as a smaller diameter rotor like in a lexion. It also depends a lot on the design of the grates, rotor tines and rotor speed. That's why the R-series lexions have completely redesigned rotors and grates.
 

greenstrat

Guest
umm, I was told by a local Deere employee that CTS stood for "Counterrotating Tine System". Just my observation... GS
 

FarmBuddy

Guest
Dakota, Were you not around when the 470R was brought over from Tribune to run on your cornheads in the October time frameIJ That machine, ie R-series 2002 vintage would have had the new wire type rotor grates that have the ripple or flutter effect for greater separation. If you want more separation out of the old style grates, then rotate their position, like car tires, so that there is an "abrupt curb" edge to each slot instead of the worn "ramp" effect. This will cause more grain to drop through the grates, instead of the tendancy to skip over the grate holes and create what you have descibed as the "rifle effect". Frankly, the bi-rotor technology allows the holes to move with the crop, which gives grain more opportunity to pass through the grates, while also experiencing greater centrifugal force. This allows the bi-rotor concave to utilize smaller grate holes because of their relative motion in the same direction a crop flow. A subsequent benefit is that this also prevents larger MOG material from passing through and overloading the shoe. That is where the next big advancement in separation will occur in order to get more class 8 and 9 capacity within the small machine package.
 

John_W

Guest
Check this www.google search for the "bi-rotor combine and Mark Underwood". It has a few leads and a review of the book written about him and his combine.
 

dakota

Guest
The second and so far last Birotor was built in 1993. So there is only archive material scattered on the Internet. I saw a photo once on farmphoto.com. I hope my own photos are going to turn out, once I get this film developed. The book "Dream Reaper" describes the making pretty well, besides a ton of ohter ag history. The machine and his inventor can still be seen in Burr Oak, north central Kansas. This combine has only one auger and maybe four belts on the right side.