Combines Concave shock kit

This is the one I've seen on the net. Always thought it would be a good idea, but never seen one in action.

Yep, thats the one. Thanks a bunch farm kid 2. How's your dad doing on the farmIJ

Went to that link, is that smooth pans in the concave area photo, if so what crop would they be harvestingIJ

Pretty dry fall and winter left the wheat well below average. Now that it's practically ripe, plenty of rain. I guess the double crop ground is the worst. Probably start cutting around the first full week of June and will know more then. If all the equipment holds together it should go quickly. How are things out your wayIJ

Things are excellent out here, thanks. Blueberries look good. Nursery harvest went well. I think the grass seed will do well, and the price is looking up.

A long time ago we made this same system even before it was out and we used valve springs off an old engine, fender washers, and modified the hangers very little. People came out to look at it and the rest is history! No royalties or compensation either. I love improving machines and if it works for everyone else that's a good thing. We have alot of things on our 1660 and we are still improving it. Next will be getting rid of the auger bed and putting a different system in there.

Congrats! Sounds like you're hitting on all cylinders.

What are the advantages of itIJ What crops does it help inIJ

It will be of great advantage. Small seeds, and any crops with a lot of "duff" need more time prior to the chaffer to even out and stabilize. Of course Farmer Ed did'nt say what he's going to do, but I've been working on a variable speed, ribbed belt. The material that falls from the concaves would hit the belt that travels at a pretty good clip, and exit the belt against a pan that shoots the material downward onto the chaffer. In my opinion, the seed_grain then would be suspended, but not entrapped, in the chaff. The chaffer should then be able to start the seperation earlier, rather than spend so much area just shaking the chaff_duff apart.

Farmer Ed I wont ask you what you're going to do, but I'd enjoy visiting with you if you want. I'd be happy to send you some pics of what I've done to my 1680. Just click on the email link if you want to. I'm in western Oregon by the way. Mainly just grass seed and clover seed at this time.