Combines CTS II info needed

Sorry, forgot to mention: I am looking for the settings other operators run for canola, wheat and barley.

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Open the drum as wide as you dare and let the rotors do the work in good threshing crops, only close down the front drum if it's not completely threshing out heads. Same princibles as the 95xx's in that you need to keep the Mog off the sieves as much as possible so don't be afraid to throw in the concave covers to get more on the rotors. Can be finicky to set but when right it will match or better a 23 any day of the week. Barley is where it will really shine, wheat also. Canola can be a painfull and the narrow sieve area will pull you back. Higher MOG amounts and closed down sieves will pull you back so you don't really have that much advantage over the walker machine.

Hey, watch your mouth. I was going to change my name before posting......oh no, wait..."I have this friend who's going to run a CTS II this harvest and he asked me to get him some info....."

Thanks! The stuff is all swathed, so it should be just about bone-dry when being harvested. Also, the canola is just little patches here and there, the majority is wheat and barley. Where does damage occur, e.g. to barley, at the rotors or at the cylinderIJ We always have problems with dockage.

Been a long time since I ran a cts, but as i remember we never really had many problems with damage to grain from the rotors. Chickpeas and beans are another story and you may want a slow down kit if your going to have a go at them. Just be careful as to how wide you have the drum open in swathed crops, ie always handy to have a bit left to open up if you cop a slug, although if dry it shouldn't be as big an issue. I'd keep it open at least 3_4 open or bit more and have the drum running at 700 or so. Then start fiddling from there, remember to try speeding up of slowing down the drum before closing up the drum. Unless you really need to give it a flogging in the drum, because it has gotten tough, let the rotors do the work and do all you can to keep the mog off the sieves.

Thanks. I will be totally new to this combine if I take a job I got offered, so any help is appreciated.