Combine settings for wheat

[kc6475]

New Holland cx here and it likes to crack grains if you let it, definitely slow the drum and shut concave only if it's not threshing, but I'm running drum at 800 and concave at between 11 and 20 depending on sample, last few years I've had concave at 22 and never moved it but it's taking a bit more threshing this year I'm finding.

 

[nick...]

My saki was terrible and got a crap sample.dawsum was a lot lot better.all cut same day and about 12%.
nick...

 

[Fubar]

Driving TX68 yesterday for someone, concave 10mm drum 1000 rpm no loses over walkers one bar over sieves not a bad crop but 2.5 k which seems slow to me his settings not mine any thoughts please

Sounds like my settings. Bottom sieve is quite tight to keel unthreshed small grains out. TX 65. Drum 9 or 10 mm.2.5 - 2.8 kmh. 4 - 4.25 t/ acre crop.

 

[fieldfarmer]

Sounds like my settings. Bottom sieve is quite tight to keel unthreshed small grains out. TX 65. Drum 9 or 10 mm.2.5 - 2.8 kmh. 4 - 4.25 t/ acre crop.

Similar here but,
Cx 5 walker, 20 ft.
Drum 800 rpm
Concave 14mm
Fan780
Top sive 13
Bottom 7
Aiming for 4k but realistically 3.5 in 4 ish ton wheat excepting small loss over the walkers next to nothing from the sives.

 

[Adeptandy]

Drum 900rpm
Concave 13mm
Top Sieve 9mm
Bottom 5mm
Lexy 530 walkers

 

[Steevo]

Drum 900rpm
Concave 13mm
Top Sieve 9mm
Bottom 5mm
Lexy 530 walkers

I'm surprised to see that as it sounds like very narrow sieve settings. Even my NH pre-sieve is only set on 6mm. I had my bottom sieve on 7mm for some of the time and just ended up with the returns getting overloaded.

But if it works for you then that's all that matters.

 

[Adeptandy]

I'm surprised to see that as it sounds like very narrow sieve settings. Even my NH pre-sieve is only set on 6mm. I had my bottom sieve on 7mm for some of the time and just ended up with the returns getting overloaded.

But if it works for you then that's all that matters.

Cleanest sample I’ve ever produced and nothing over the back. Minimal returns, but then not a 4t crop

 

[7610 super q]

You guys actually alter settings on your combines ?

 

[Flatlander]

Had this problem here this year. More heads than usual just died off,
Bottom sieve needs careful attention to close it down enough to keep an acceptable amount of tips out, but not overload the returns. but small grains this year pass more easily through sieve anyway so it will stand closing a bit. My concave one notch off minimum, Drum nearly at max but not quite. And push on to keep the drum full and rub stuff out but mindful that bottom sieve is tight so watch returns doesn’t overload. Had to close my top sieve slightly below recommended to keep short brittle straw from dropping through which has also helped keep tips off bottom sieve. And the longer you can leave it the easier it threshes.
Alright in the end.

If I run my lexion at high drum speed in dry wheat it will crack seeds. Not easy to find somethings as they get blown out. I’m lucky my wheat end user doesn’t have any dockage policy but I still like a clean sample.

 

[fieldfarmer]

You guys actually alter settings on your combines ?

Yeah, quite often alter bottom sieve 2mm for up and down the hills. But it's a bit steep here.

 

[robbie]

This is where our drum has been running in wheat all season.

 

[snarling bee]

Drum 950
Conc 12
T Sieve 18
B Sieve 15
Fan 1350
Rotors 650
Lex 770

Neighbour always ran his JD 6 walker wide and slow on the drum, he used to swear by it. Not sure how wide or slow.

 

[davidroberts30]

These settings mean nothing but a starting point.
All depends on the material going through,
Start at the front,drive on till the header is FULL
then sort out the thrashing
Then set the sieves
Don't be afraid to run the top sieve closer than you think

 

[JWL]

I've been steering an older NH TX34 round winter wheat, winter beans and spring barley this week. The biggest hindrance has been that the wheat even though testing at 12.3%/12.9% the crop is still not quite fit. Yes it will go through the combine it was a bit of work. The beans were pretty much the same moisture with the plants still a little doggy they could be cut during the day as actual header losses were acceptable for the boss man. Spring barley was really short strawed but actually a dream to cut.
The limiting factor has actually been the 15' header that has decided speed of combining, struggled to get enough crop into the drum at times

 

[Flatlander]

I've been steering an older NH TX34 round winter wheat, winter beans and spring barley this week. The biggest hindrance has been that the wheat even though testing at 12.3%/12.9% the crop is still not quite fit. Yes it will go through the combine it was a bit of work. The beans were pretty much the same moisture with the plants still a little doggy they could be cut during the day as actual header losses were acceptable for the boss man. Spring barley was really short strawed but actually a dream to cut.
The limiting factor has actually been the 15' header that has decided speed of combining, struggled to get enough crop into the drum at times

i found that strob fungicides kept the crop green too long here for out short season. Grain could be 12% but the straw could be baked and wrapped fir silage. Hard on the combine dealing with sappy straw. Round up doesn’t even want to dry it down like it should either.

 

[DrWazzock]

The spring bean pods had kind of “melted” round the seed with the heat. A lot of stalks were still green. Seed tested 13.4 % but I bet it will go up in the heap.
Drum 6 notches open (max is 11) 550 rpm. Top sieves about 12 mm. Bottom sieves similar. Fan at max. Did a reasonable job but couldn’t keep every unthreshed pod out. Third gear travelling at speed. Needed some reel to tip them onto the bed auger but no real pod shatter at the front. Not a single blockage on the bed auger.

 

[Zippy768]

The spring bean pods had kind of “melted” round the seed with the heat. A lot of stalks were still green. Seed tested 13.4 % but I bet it will go up in the heap.
Drum 6 notches open (max is 11) 550 rpm. Top sieves about 12 mm. Bottom sieves similar. Fan at max. Did a reasonable job but couldn’t keep every unthreshed pod out. Third gear travelling at speed. Needed some reel to tip them onto the bed auger but no real pod shatter at the front. Not a single blockage on the bed auger.

What time of day did you cut them?

 

[DrWazzock]

What time of day did you cut them?

From 11 am to 6 pm. Very little pod shatter over knife. Maybe I’m a bit early but also it’s noticeable that the pods have been so severely dried they’ve kind of shrink wrapped the beans. They are crisp but don’t spit open easily particularly as the beans are smaller.

 

[Christoph1945]

Once all is safely gathered in will any of you folks have a bit of a get-together to chew over this years harvest to celebrate your success; or perhaps even commiserate with any who were hit by major, or minor, harvesting problems?

 

[davidroberts30]

Once all is safely gathered in will any of you folks have a bit of a get-together to chew over this years harvest to celebrate your success; or perhaps even commiserate with any who were hit by major, or minor, harvesting problems?

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