Harvest 2019

[Brisel]

Can't you adjust the angle of the bars the header sits on?

 

[fieldfarmer]

Don't have a Lexion here, but very same thing applies with my '97 2166 (because of the rock-trap feeder)

Did you get a demo of the tracked combine that was doing the rounds down here ? and if so any thoughts?

 

[Auckland Blue]

Unfortunately (or not) until we get some loaded out there is no room in the barns for any kit. It will have to stay out in " the big shed".

Nice problem to have!

 

[teslacoils]

Going to test some oats to see if I can avoid going out for dinner.

 

[bankrupt]

Did you get a demo of the tracked combine that was doing the rounds down here ?

Unfortunately, no.

Word seems to have got well round that my free cashflow's not what it used to be.

 

[Bossfarmer]

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did you manage to lift it?

 

[4course]

teslacoils,ive a pal who reckons hadrian was a man ahead of his time, and if offa had had a jcb all would be well in england. As for needing a coat up near newcastle they should go on a sat night not a coat in sight or much else in the way of clothing ,think that fake tan must act as insulation

 

[organicguy]

teslacoils,ive a pal who reckons hadrian was a man ahead of his time, and if offa had had a jcb all would be well in england. As for needing a coat up near newcastle they should go on a sat night not a coat in sight or much else in the way of clothing ,think that fake tan must act as insulation

Saw that in Carlisle last March! WTF

 

[average farmer]

did you manage to lift it?

Yes but won’t want to do it again

 

[turbo]

20 acres of barley left but it’s a bit delicate under foot after 20mm of rain in the last 2 days,having a family day out tomorrow before they go back to school and try and get it next week

 

[David.]

Can't you adjust the angle of the bars the header sits on?

It's to do with the angle of the face of the trunking and the back if the header. If combine stands fractionally lower than the trolley, or the trolley and header does not lean towards the combine a tad, the bottom of the feeder trunking contacts the back of the header before the top hooks can grab the header eyes.
Tis the cause of much cussing when you are in a hurry, and the solution is to dig a spit out of the ground and park with the nearside trolley wheel in the hole.

 

[bobk]

Turning straw ..... lovely job , only 2 acres due to my foresight .

 

[Cropper]

It's to do with the angle of the face of the trunking and the back if the header. If combine stands fractionally lower than the trolley, or the trolley and header does not lean towards the combine a tad, the bottom of the feeder trunking contacts the back of the header before the top hooks can grab the header eyes.
Tis the cause of much cussing when you are in a hurry, and the solution is to dig a spit out of the ground and park with the nearside trolley wheel in the hole.

I remember that problem when we ran dominators, sometimes it was enough to put one wheel in a tramline rut or run the other wheel up on a plank carried in the towing tractor.

Now running a Tucano and find if the front wheels of the combine are much lower than the back wheels it doesn’t lift high enough to extract the header from the trolley

 

[Flat 10]

Apart from a few stone related thing like knife sections the T560 has done 1145 acres faultlessly, it's just a shame we've got 1150 to do!

Glad to see later on in thread you got done. I know I have a slight green and yellow bias but is it not impressive for a 5 walker combine to cut those acreages?

 

[teslacoils]

Combining oats. Many are already on the floor.

 

[radar]

Barley that was 11.5% before Tuesday's storm now 19%. Wind will help to dry it - its a good job it is well matted, it should stop any falling heads from reaching the ground.

 

[bankrupt]

Barley that was 11.5% before Tuesday's storm now 19%.

Just cut our last 2 acres of wheat.

Was 17% Tuesday - now 28.

Amazingly, it has hardly all fitted into the size of trailer provided for me, which means that the yield must have substantially gone up since Tuesday, so that we're now beyond the magic 4t/acre, at last.

 

[DRC]

I remember that problem when we ran dominators, sometimes it was enough to put one wheel in a tramline rut or run the other wheel up on a plank carried in the towing tractor.

Now running a Tucano and find if the front wheels of the combine are much lower than the back wheels it doesn’t lift high enough to extract the header from the trolley

Same with my NH TX 63. Trolley has to be just right to get the angle right to lift the header off.

 

[Brisel]

Cracking on with the wheat now even if in small fields

 

[bobk]

Same with my NH TX 63. Trolley has to be just right to get the angle right to lift the header off.

Never had a trolley that didn't need some wood under the far wheel .