Combines stripper spacing

[dave_morgan]

we start with 1 1_8 in front and 1 1_4 in the rear, keeps cobs and stalks from jambing in the plates...hold your smaller ears to the plates to see how they measure up to the gap...1 1_8 and 1 1_4 is a very universal measurement in all corn heads...slowing down the snapping rolls will help butt shelling problem without plugging up the snapping rolls in higher yielding spots in the field.

 

[boog]

We set the stripper plates slightly wider than the stalks. To narrow and it will "push" the corn in front of the head. Too wide and you will get a lot of ear shellage. We normally start out at 1 1_16"bottom and 1 1_8" top and adjust according to conditions. I make my in-field adjustments on one side only and always the same side. It's quicker than adjusting both sides and I always know what side to adgust to get back to original settings. I can't see where I am far enough off center of the stalk rolls to hurt.