Combines i need help going on a harvest run this year

[turbo]

Relax. Ask your boss and do it the way he says.

 

[Coors_light]

Its alot easier than driving the auger cart. let the cart driver do most of the work, you focus on what's ahead of you and keeping the header full.

 

[NDl2]

Do what turbo says. You may do it correctly your way but to do it RIGHT do what your boss says.

 

[deeredude]

thanks guys i really appreciate your positve comments.

 

[Farm_Kid2]

Personally, I like to slow down to a speed that I know the combine can take for the stretch ahead while running the unloading auger. Maybe .5 mph less than normal. Then the cart driver can run at a constant speed. I like the cart driver to line up on the same spot all the time, and I finish off the front or the back of the cart by swinging the unloading auger. If you don't slow down, you may loose enough HP to the unloading auger to drop your engine rpm too far, and then you REAllY have to slow the machine down quickly, which is hard for the cart driver to track. All this is really based on trying to use near 100% engine power most of the time, and not having an electronic engine with HP boost for the unloader. Your situation next year may be different, but I'll be surprised if your boss discourages you from easing up a bit while unloading on the go. Final advice: Pull out in the field and leave a strip if you think the header is going to hit the cart tire. No amount of time saved dumping will make up for a torn up header.

 

[James]

I think the easiest way is to come back about 1mph from your normal operating speed, tell the bin driver to come in beside you and look straight ahead, dont look back, sit on a pre determined speed, and then the combine operator(usually the guy with the most experience),can fill the bin how he wants, remebering he has a 1 mph leeway when he needs to go from the back of the bin to the front. If you leave it up to the bin driver to do the filling he is contantly looking back, accidently getting offline, and has not got the view into the bin that you have from the combine. This system is by far the safest from stuffups, and the most econmical

 

[deeredude]

what about unloading if you are on hills and terraces and does the cart driver stay on a flat surface until you unload or does he followIJ

 

[Farm_Kid2]

We have our cart set up to go over most terraces ok. However, that is going to completely depend on the combine and the cart you are using. In general, once you start unloading, you want to empty the bin. If you run into a situation where you are worried the auger might hit, just start gradually slowing down before you get there. When the cart driver sees what you are doing, you can both stop and finish. That is much better than shutting the auger off with half a bin and then starting it while packed full of grain and the engine at full rpm. Good way to shear a pin or smoke a belt.