Combines Canola with R60

Sadly all I can say is get used to it. I have tried all you have said and a thousand other tips and hints yet still have losses from barely acceptable if we crawl along (2.5_3 mph) in 1t_ha canola in 30ft rows to totally unacceptable if we push it along to the rotors capacity.

I recall hearing from a repair business in North Dakota that a curved shield was mounted to cover some of the concave (from the front back). The premise was to prevent damaging the material other than grain and thus prevent overloading the shoe. The effort was supposedly successful, I was told the feederhouse became limiting. You can probably contact the business involved by finding their website (Precision Farm Parts of Sherwood, North Dakota). let me know if you don't find it and I'll email you their address.

Had a N7 that thru canola over shoe. Next was a 94 R72 with short shoe, not much better. Was told that the long shoe (98 year) was better. Shoe horned a long shoe in my 94 R72 ( Yes it can be done!!!!) A good deal better. But I now have a 98 R72 and have learned that the best thing to do in canola is to open chaffer allmost all the way open. Think this slows down the canola movement out the back. Air 3.5 to 4.5, sieve about 3_8 in. In good irrigated canola, 3000 lbs. Agleader say's about 500-750 bu per hour with little loss. With less crop, little less wind.

long shoe in a '94, that sounds interesting. We have a '94 R-72 and I'm trying to picture how you did such a thing and not interfere with things like chaff spreader and even the straw spreader. If it is not too much trouble I would appreciate hearing the details of how you did this.

I have to agree with chaffer set to wide open. I use an airfoil chaffer and keep my losses at an acceptable level. Installed a damm at rear of chaffer this year and thought it may have helped somewhat(I could get a cleaner sample likley since it enabled me to use more air). Trouble with damm is monitor doesn't work unless you move sensors.

We are running the R50. Under some conditions most rotor type

Many new parts!!. Sieve, chaffer, hangers, the whole pan, fan shaft, fan pulley (faster shake ) ect. Small mods on sub frame, move chaff spreader back and extend....... Was $$$$$$ but wanted to bring up to new specs. Traded in couple of years to get Cummins, witch has much better "hang" torque. Was it worth itIJIJIJIJ Did do Canola better. Able to use more air on wheat and barley so very clean sample. Wish I would have tried to open chaffer up before installing the long shoe like I do now. E-mail if you need more info.....

Thanks for all your ideas and advice. Today I got it to work heaps better. I have settled on a cylinder speed of 700rpm, concave wide open, chaffer at 1_2 inch, sieve only just open and wind 5, the curtain left in, and then go as fast as possible without the engine dying - around 3 to 4mph. Result - clean sample and minimal loss. It gets tricky with any lumps in the swath though, concentration is needed but its worth it. Thanks again.

u sick of that stuff as well sowed my last crop in ,00 250kg_ha didnt sow in 01,02 did think about it this yr but after i woke up in a cold sweat ,i gave up that idea lifes pretty simple without canola

Nope. Sick of cropping period. Getting off this stupid merrygo round. May keep the header and do some contracting next year as N's have little resale value. I am going back to a fully stock operation. Made this desision 3 yrs ago (before stock prices went balistic) so am glad how things have turned out. I don't expect grain prices to stay at this level for long but that's another story not for these pages.