Harvest 2019

[Steevo]

See I was spot on. Clive would be thinking on how to spent it all.

I once saw a system at HR Bourne’s that was very good.
So one conveyer down the side of shed ( ie long ways ) then one under it ( short ways ) on rails. The short conveyor has an open bottom so the grain drops in, till it rises to the conveyor. Then moves across the building till it’s full. Then the conveyer moves forward either on a sensor or manual on a hand held.
The result is a shed loaded from above with no compaction, perfectly level to the base of the cross conveyor.

Would be top job in your set up if you used above floor round ducting. But not for pedestals.

At Bourns they had below floor vents.

It could work well for you.

All good til the conveyor breaks down.....

 

[Cowcorn]

All good til the conveyor breaks down.....

Now, Now,!!!

 

[MrNoo]

The chaff won’t release from the grain, prob not that fit. We had the same here. But a huge amount came out in the batch dryer. It is now 80 kg/hl Protein 15%

it's fit, 11.4% fit, my agronomist had a look and said he'd seen worse!!

 

[MrNoo]

I find the only way to get a sample is run the drum speed at 950 and the concave at 10 or 11mm. Also keep the fan speed well up to 950 and don’t be afraid to have the returns trumpet showing more than usual by keeping the bottom sieve a little tighter that other wheats.

Yes, done that, drum flat out, concave tried from 8-20mm, fan speed flat out and lower at 5, upper at 10. Guess just got to live with it, did open the lower sieve to limit returns, but reckon i'll close it up and live with the returns. Frustrating but such is life!!!!
Thanks

 

[4course]

sorted the storage problem for today can now touch the roof when stood on the grain ,home made 6m grain pusher and a 7 boom, hope the wall i built 30 odd years ago is good and solid

 

[Zippy768]

sorted the storage problem for today can now touch the roof when stood on the grain ,home made 6m grain pusher and a 7 boom, hope the wall i built 30 odd years ago is good and solid

On the plus side, if your wall gives in you can at least keep pushing grain on in

 

[teslacoils]

Lili as usual giving a cruddy sample. However gleam is much prettier.....even if it has generated it's own free cover crop in the last windy spell.

 

[Tompkins]

Sod harvest, the cricket is more stressful!

 

[teslacoils]

If they get this run, this could be the best have vest day ever.

 

[Clive]

Wheat done - last load going in the trailer

Oats will have to wait for us to clear some storage space so a week of getting osr and covercrops in now

 

[Fish]

Drinking beer, combine broken, waiting for parts.

 

[Two Tone]

Laid Oats today for my neighbour. Been having nightmares about this one. The sun and wind helped get it done.

Off to the Feastival (at Alex James’s farm) now to watch Elbow and to celebrate getting it done.

 

[czechmate]

On the plus side, if your wall gives in you can at least keep pushing grain on in

Been there...

 

[teslacoils]

Cut more grain. I am filthy now. More tomorrow.

 

[tw15]

All cereals now done , today started with 140 acres of s wheat standing now all in the shed and yielded around the 3 ton mark . So very happy with it grain stores all full to bursting just a shame the prices are crap .
Still got 40 acres of soya that is still green so that will be mid to late sept.

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Wha

All cereals now done , today started with 140 acres of s wheat standing now all in the shed and yielded around the 3 ton mark . So very happy with it grain stores all full to bursting just a shame the prices are crap .
Still got 40 acres of soya that is still green so that will be mid to late sept.

What's your combine capacity?

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Finished the winter barley....finally

Wheat much easier going

 

[teslacoils]

BBC forecast at 11pm - 10 days sun.
BBC forecast at 5am - no so much.

 

[Manny]

Harvest all done at home, just another 200ac contracting to do.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

surprising what difference a fortnight makes, 2 weeks ago 5" of rain in 3 days yesterday filing the shed up with skyfall wheat @14.5% as 300t of skyfall goes out the other end in 10 wagons and sowing OSR into barley stubble that could actually do with a shower of rain