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[cat 385]

and they say there's no money in farming

 

[fArMeRkNoWsBeSt]

Soybeans

 

[cat 385]

what is the width on the combine??

 

[fArMeRkNoWsBeSt]

The big one...CORN!!!

 

[fArMeRkNoWsBeSt]

what is the width on the combine??

The flex head (beans/wheat) is 30ft wide. The corn head is 20ft wide.

Warren

 

[Deere9670]

Looks like a new air reel. Whats the word on it, does it work?

 

[AndyGrevis]

Pic 1: TV-140 This tractor is really interesting. It is a bi-directional tractor and as a result can be driven equally well in either direction. It has a very heavy loader on it and is our heavy loader for the farm. The tractor was bought to pick stones. With a stone fork a very labour intensive job becomes a very relaxing laid back job. Foot controls for the loader and a hydrostatic transmission make it ideal for loader work.

Could you shoot some close up pics of the stone fork?
And i am second to that you know your equipment inside out, its indeed nice to read such writeups. :notworthy

 

[fArMeRkNoWsBeSt]

Looks like a new air reel. Whats the word on it, does it work?

Just as well as a flex draper at half the price and half the headaches. We've been running an air reel for over 10 years now and would never go back. The new 35ft flex head will have one as well.

Warren

 

[fArMeRkNoWsBeSt]

Could you shoot some close up pics of the stone fork?
And i am second to that you know your equipment inside out, its indeed nice to read such writeups. :notworthy

You've got to know your machines inside out. How can you not and still be efficient?

Here are a couple of the stone bucket. It is a Houle MFG bucket. I don't seem to have ever taken a photo of just the stone bucket. Hmmmn. Hope these help.

Warren

 

[Deere9670]

Just as well as a flex draper at half the price and half the headaches. We've been running an air reel for over 10 years now and would never go back. The new 35ft flex head will have one as well.

Warren

I would love to have one for late in the harvest season when the beans are falling out of the pods. The amout of head loss when the beans hit 10% is not pretty. We just went to a 30' head, with a full finger auger, and MAN what a difference. Kind of hard to spot rocks at the outside edges thoughointhead.....couldent even imagine a 35' head! I think id have a soar neck after a 15 hour day on it.

 

[fArMeRkNoWsBeSt]

I would love to have one for late in the harvest season when the beans are falling out of the pods. The amout of head loss when the beans hit 10% is not pretty. We just went to a 30' head, with a full finger auger, and MAN what a difference. Kind of hard to spot rocks at the outside edges thoughointhead.....couldent even imagine a 35' head! I think id have a soar neck after a 15 hour day on it.

HAHA, yea, a 30ft head was big for the first day, then you wished it was bigger. You'll get used to watching 30ft pretty quickly. We have a stone retarder drum and a stone trap on our combine so I'm never worried about picking a stone.

I would look into an air reel. The jet stream through the crop pushes everything off the cutter bar and to the back of the auger. No slugs. It even works really well in wheat too. Actually, if you have a grass escape in a crop, the light dry grass will actually blow out of the head instead of going through the combine.

Warren

 

[53cummins]

Thats a pretty impressive lineup! how many acres do you manage?

 

[fArMeRkNoWsBeSt]

Thats a pretty impressive lineup! how many acres do you manage?

Thanks, 2700ac or so.

Warren

 

[redline]

thanks for the pics and impressive writeup, i look forward to more from u

 

[npelzer]

hey farmerknowsbest.... that pic as your avitor is that the case stuck??? Wouldnt mind seeing a fullsize pic of that haha