Chaser Bin with a ??

[former farmer]

I happened to see this on Youtube at 12.50 mins into the video.

This part of the video looks to have been made in Australia. I was wondering why this extra 'complication' on the chaser bin has been added. The extra wide headers they are using still allow the loading augers to reach the bin, so it is probably not for that reason. Could it be to fill them to maximum capacity? At one point one can see a longitudinal auger in the bin, which would help this.

Any ideas?

 

[Clive]

CTF system - the extension is to keep the chaser bin on fixed wheel ways#

when you get to very big header widths you cant make unloading augers strong enough to reach far enough

 

[John 1594]

Cart driver in the first clip certainly takes his time getting under the auger

Curious to the idea behind the long upright poles mounted on the tips of the dividers on the JD combine as well

 

[debe]

Dodging trees

 

[JWL]

Cart driver in the first clip certainly takes his time getting under the auger

Curious to the idea behind the long upright poles mounted on the tips of the dividers on the JD combine as well

I'd have thought that they were just used as reference points, simple cheap way of marking the extremities. Over here some use them in rape crops instead of a side knife.

 

[debe]

I'd have thought that they were just used as reference points, simple cheap way of marking the extremities. Over here some use them in rape crops instead of a side knife.

They rarely direct cut rape, it really is so they can see to dodge round trees.

 

[wasted years]

You know you are a big grain farmer when you need a lorry to empty the chaser bin that empties the chaser bins that empties the 4 massive combines.
Impressive but not very sexy harvesting on that scale, no chance of nailing the farmers daughter behind a stook of bales when everyone is having their bait.
Do they stop for bait or indeed anything else?
probably not with all that dust and stoor.

 

[former farmer]

CFT system - the extension is to keep the chaser bin on fixed wheel ways#

when you get to very big header widths you cant make unloading augers strong enough to reach far enough

Thanks Clive,

You learn something new everyday on the forum!

 

[Oat]

How about this as a chaser bin http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/ma...e/news-story/0e24dcb730abc292f4e937b6d17bf8e7
http://dunstanfarmers.com.au/product-range/mobile-field-bins#specifications

Although, it isn't quite a chaser bin, as you can only 50% fill it if you want to move it- you will have to make do with a 75 tonne capacity if using as a chaser bin. It appears to be more of a mobile storage bin if you want to utilise the full capacity. I just can't believe it only needs 120hp to full the largest one, I'm guessing that isn't up and down Cotswold or Wiltshire hills

 

[Mursal]

Multipurpose bin by Cross Engineering