Combines Straw quality from Gleaner

[Tom]

Hey Tom, that straw looks good, but I didnt see any cows giving a thumbs up. Tom Russell

 

[Coug_Fan]

We were looking at some wheat straw last summer after it passed through an N7. Not only was it pretty much the same length as when it was cut, the machine stripped the grain off the head with out breaking the tip off. I never seen any combine do that before. Not sure what modifications if any were made to the machine. If Jed Clampett owned a combine, he would build a platform across the bulk tank for Granny's rocking chair.

 

[Bobby_Greif]

Tom, Do you have a straw chopperIJ

 

[johnboy]

Tom were you harvesting in the rainIJ Our gleaners usually turn straw into chaff, Australian conditions. Thats why we still have a massey for those customers who want to bale their straw.

 

[T__langan]

Nope. No reverse bars - very important! Extended cylinder bars to discharge made a little difference but we got good straw from our R50 w_out any mods. Keep combine full - we cut low to keep a lot of material running through to push straw faster. In down oats, light crop, etc, ours will chew straw too when we can't keep it full. Oat variety makes a little difference but not much. Barley straw gets chewed up more so than oat straw. Tom langan

 

[T__langan]

No, we have a regular discharge impeller - run with the flat side out. We need to flip them over as the leading edge is getting worn a bit.

 

[johnboy]

Thanks for your reply tom.We only run two reverse bars in the 72, to help in some wheat crops and the chopper is retracted. The 60 has no reverse bars and no chopper. When they are run side by side usually there is little difference after 10 am till 9pm. Here the grain moisture has to be under 12.5% so the straw is a little more dry.That also helps in that horsepower generally doesn't limit us just ground conditions, for we often travel at 9 to 10 mph John