Combines Unthreshed Pods in Tank 2366

[farmerb]

It is hard to get the capacity you need to harvest high moisture, high yielding corn and still get a clean sample of tough harvesting soybeans. The best solution I have found is install cover plates. Do keep in mind to watch rotor speed to control cracking of dry soybeans as they are being kept in the rotor cage a little longer with cover plates.

 

[FR]

We have done exactly what you are thinking by installing front grain concave works really good just take it out for corn another thing that works put in a grain seive. If you have one or, call a salvage yard we started about 4years ago ordering combine with them in leave them in for corn also, you will have a clean sample also.

 

[John_W]

Additionally, here is some good info that was posted a few days ago by Redfever: "Here's what the big boys at Case suggest as to vane settings that you can probably leave set all year long. Start your front vanes at the fully retarded position and gradually change them to the fully advanced position by the end of the rotor cage. The idea here is to get the most passes up front and thin out the crop for better separation as it moves back. Hope this helps."

 

[DanR]

I've got two new Gleaner sold in your area ski wiz and we start them up last week. So far with standard concave ,std chaffer , high wind we've been able to have a excellent sample, with very little and acceptable loss. Sorry I don't know much about adjusting the case can't help you there but should check under marven gorden site for maybe a solution with some mod. If you want to make a test let me know I'll make you a demo with my demonstrator R65 gleaner. Good luck

 

[ski_whiz]

Tried what I thought, and it improved it. Beans needed a good frost, as you just can't thresh out the green ones. Thanks for the offer on the demo, but I think we're OK now. Bit of a learning curve, having switched from a conventional this year. Maybe interested in a Massey Rotary in about 10 years, when we're ready to upgrade again. I drove George's 8780XP a couple weeks ago - excellent combine! Why don't you promote the Massey more in this areaIJ That rotor works great and pushes well into tough conditions after others have to stop.

 

[DanR]

ski-wiz, I knew you had a chance to try the M.F combine,so this is one of the reason why I offered you the Gleaner, and because my demo unit is a R65. I try to promote both equally.I try to keep a new M.F rotary combine in stock , but approx a month ago ,I sold the M.F demo unit to a farmer that works approx 8000 acres. He owns a 9510 and a 9750 rotary J.D .He needed a 3rd machine so I convert him to M.F combine( By the way he loves it). On tuesday we sold a R55 to a JD 9600 owner.Both brands are owned by agco and Built at the same place with a lot of similarity(cab,power train electronics,heads etc)but at the same time still got a lot of difference that keeps each brand unique.Hoping I answered your question.Glad to see you care for M.F.brand.

 

[ski_whiz]

As you know, it's been bred into me. Good luck with your Combine sales. Nice to see Massey combines making a comeback.