Combines whats the best weed combine

[bm]

The STS would be hands down if you're set on a rotary. (See my response to your question on the NH page.)

 

[kidroff]

Conventional combines will work better in weeds than will a rotary.

 

[Professorgreen]

I'd say a conventional combine in weedy conditions might be a little better than a rotary. Set it right, and it should do great in wheat, weedy or not.

 

[kube26]

The TX 66 and 68. Green weeds cause the sieves to crap out. The Tx's have

 

[SAlESMAN]

CASE-IH AXIAl-FlOW-IT'S THE ONlY SERIOUS CHOICE.

 

[Massey_Freak]

My Uncle drives Case IH Axial Flows and he says that a 510 Massey will eat wheat better in heavy weeds than his 1680's will.

 

[Farm_Kid2]

I grew up running an l3 and held my breath everytime I had to take some weeds. If the weeds were thick you had better be creeping. I know the 9600's have a lot better setup than the l3 did for weeds. Way more power to the cylinder, more cylinder mass, and no feeder-beater to aways dig out. Still, I doubt you would want to go into weeds at full speed. With the Axial Flow you really need the specialty rotor in weeds. With it, you can just keep on truckin'. However, I've never cut so many weeds that the inside of the machine gummed up. If you have that I doubt anything will work real well.

 

[ilovegreen]

we use 7720s. we started raising pulse crops a few years ago. the weeds where growing wild. we plugged the cilinder a few times. in wheat it never seemed to be to bad. i would deffinetly not get a roter. i have herd from a few neibors that they grawl and shake alot. my .02

 

[Grain_Reaper]

So, you say you want to combine weed, HUH!

 

[Deerebines]

I'm going to take a stab at this Don and remind you that this is not firsthand experience.....only logical explanation. The CTS rice machine would probably be one of the best things to use in extremely weedy wheat. Here's the facts........from what I've been told......when harvesting rice the conditions are always mud and the straw is always tough and wet. The combines have to thresh out commodity from material that by all rights should plug the heck out of the machine. With the spike style cylinder first and then the rotor (I don't care if they don't refer to it as that.....still looks like one) second it should easily finish the seperation process. Now.....I don't keep up with the fastline that often but last time I looked carrico had one of those rice deere's on his lot.....does he still have itIJ I know he was willing to get rid of it as his advertising motto above it was something to the effect of this combine is out of it's territory! lOl. At any rate....I know those machines weren't specifically desgined to cut wheat but I have heard of a few fella's that did and was successful. Now......how you going to keep the buckwheat from wrapping around the auger in the headIJ I have more trouble with that then plugging the machine and threshability with either the maximizer of the massey. Second option and more than likely the best........Spray! My .02.....Take care Deerebines