Combines header loss on corn head

I believe it is due to the rod that is welded on the deck plate. Butt kernals hit this and pop. Drive faster will help some. Also seems to help the higher up on the deck plate it hits - this is just an observation and may not be true. Running the plates fairly tight seems to help some. Think a while back there was a post about how there was less loss w_the rod on than other models w_out the rod. Dry corn will shell some - inevitable i believe. Some varieties worse than others. We pick dry corn and 75% of our loss is w_the header

Good question, its one the deserves attention allis. I regularly will notice the same thing if you get the strippers too far below the ears. I dont know that there is alot you can do about it since the corn is down and the snappers grab that stalk and pull it quite aways before the ear engages the stripper plate. I cant see how any other make would solve the problem besides having a snapper roll thats not as aggresive as the Hugger head. I know our snappers are very aggresive and it shreds the stalks, which is nice but at the same time once they grab the stalk there is no letting loose of it until its out of the snappers. Most of the deeres I have noticed dont shred the stalk as much telling me that they arent as aggresive and probably will not be pulling on that stalk quite as hard. IH has knife rolls which disengage the stalk as it slice through the stalks. I will say that if the corn is standing and you can get the stripper as close to the ears as possible I see very minimal shattering and a suppurb job of removing ears. One thing about the low profile hugger is that in down corn I have never noticed a reason for running a corn real, they just slide under it and pick it up. I love to watch the heads work in 15 and above moisture, nice sized ears, and standing well.

thanks guys its kinda what I figured .At least the corn that is there is @16%,not in the twenties this time of year! john