Potato Harvester settings.

[grumpy]

Heard of one in East Lothian?

sushand was he no a big cheese?

 

[KennyO]

Few images from the last season with it.
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If I keep growing spuds (unlikely) I want one of these. Harvesting must be pleasurable without numpty trailer drivers to swear at.

What sort of seperation kit does it have? I have looked at secondhand european ones before (or even a single row) but can't see what they have to take the crap out.

 

[glasshouse]

If I keep growing spuds (unlikely) I want one of these. Harvesting must be pleasurable without numpty trailer drivers to swear at.

What sort of seperation kit does it have? I have looked at secondhand european ones before (or even a single row) but can't see what they have to take the crap out.

What length of drill can it lift without unloading? Must be great not to have to have trailer running beside.

 

[grumpy]

What length of drill can it lift without unloading? Must be great not to have to have trailer running beside.

you mean beds?

 

[JCA]

sushand was he no a big cheese?

I believe it was his brand new harvester at the Highland show this year, type as being described with full GPS yield mapping.

At face value a strange decision.

 

[MF565]

If I keep growing spuds (unlikely) I want one of these. Harvesting must be pleasurable without numpty trailer drivers to swear at.

What sort of seperation kit does it have? I have looked at secondhand european ones before (or even a single row) but can't see what they have to take the crap out.

Has nothing similar to conventional harvesters. has main lifting web, then though a devailian web to remove tops. Then onto rear cross web and small soil/ clods and remaining bits of tops remove by angled roller which moves everything up to the finger web for a better name where the rubber fingers move the potatoes across to the sorting table while smalls, clods and stones carry out out the side onto a small conveyor that drops everything down then across into previously harvested ground. Runs very well in most conditions normally have 2 people on top sorting but can be run with one, on top just keeping an eye on things and removing soil. Makes a hell of a difference in the amount of soil coming back to the yard. Put 1600 tons over the grader in september and didn't manage to fill a 12 ton trailer with soil.

Depending on yeild your milage will vary. Normally for us about .3/.4 acres to a bunker full.
Not the best video of it in action but that was after a wet week.

We have found we can drop a man and tractor of the hauling process and even on 14-15 mile hauls can get away with one man on the road swapping trailers.

 

[grumpy]

Has nothing similar to conventional harvesters. has main lifting web, then though a devailian web to remove tops. Then onto rear cross web and small soil/ clods and remaining bits of tops remove by angled roller which moves everything up to the finger web for a better name where the rubber fingers move the potatoes across to the sorting table while smalls, clods and stones carry out out the side onto a small conveyor that drops everything down then across into previously harvested ground. Runs very well in most conditions normally have 2 people on top sorting but can be run with one, on top just keeping an eye on things and removing soil. Makes a hell of a difference in the amount of soil coming back to the yard. Put 1600 tons over the grader in september and didn't manage to fill a 12 ton trailer with soil.

Depending on yeild your milage will vary. Normally for us about .3/.4 acres to a bunker full.
Not the best video of it in action but that was after a wet week.

We have found we can drop a man and tractor of the hauling process and even on 14-15 mile hauls can get away with one man on the road swapping trailers.

you no dessicate the shaws?

 

[MF565]

you no dessicate the shaws?

These were earlies, mains get sprayed off and skins allowed to set but earlies are lifted green top.

 

[Honest john]

Getting back on thread.
Diablo pressure 0
Digger web 40% leaving ridge in tack.
Main 55mm 60% to spread ridge out Shake 85% osalator down.
2nd main 40mm 100% speed 100% shake 30% up.

Multi sep 1 85% speed 20mm flutes. 100% gap 10% up
Multi sep 2 75% speed 10mm flutes. 100% gap 30% up.

Wet heavy going. Speed 1.8 - 2.8 K

 

[grumpy]

Getting back on thread.
Diablo pressure 0
Digger web 40% leaving ridge in tack.
Main 55mm 60% to spread ridge out Shake 85% osalator down.
2nd main 40mm 100% speed 100% shake 30% up.

Multi sep 1 85% speed 20mm flutes. 100% gap 10% up
Multi sep 2 75% speed 10mm flutes. 100% gap 30% up.

Wet heavy going. Speed 1.8 - 2.8 K

think we are all on thread?

 

[BigOllie]

Little GZ can't get away from me

 

[ridger]

Just noticed a few potatoes starting to chip at back of ambient store, they only in it 3 weeks

 

[JCA]

Couple of years ago had the 8480 with 650s on the harvester, only thing that could move that year. Was very surprising how little damage it did. Got a picture somewhere if I can find it.

 

[JCA]

Just noticed a few potatoes starting to chip at back of ambient store, they only in it 3 weeks

Fieldsman from packer in today saying the same thing, sprouting and some reports of breakdown in store. Not good.

 

[grumpy]

ffs what the heck is that blue thing?

 

[ridger]

Are you finding it hard to get temps down in Coldstore? I assume it's because of the boxes themselves being warm and the building having had a warm summer and the crop warm as well, the unit has a lot of work cut out for it.

 

[JCA]

ffs what the heck is that blue thing?

In the picture, it was just a sledge that also lifted potatoes out of the ground. Although maybe unpopular (probably down to the dealer) still the cheapest way to harvest. None of those hugely inflated grimme prices!

 

[JCA]

Are you finding it hard to get temps down in Coldstore? I assume it's because of the boxes themselves being warm and the building having had a warm summer and the crop warm as well, the unit has a lot of work cut out for it.

Ours are all refrigerated so should be ok. The ones that were lifted before the rains certainly came in warm and no real cool weather to help. I believe ambient stores are still sitting at 10-12C

 

[grumpy]

In the picture, it was just a sledge that also lifted potatoes out of the ground. Although maybe unpopular (probably down to the dealer) still the cheapest way to harvest. None of those hugely inflated grimme prices!

ok pal

 

[ORRA LOON]

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Little GZ can't get away from me

Not seen a GZ like that for a long time, I thought they all got changed to the normal configuration. ( picking table at back) I was told it was due to health and safety in case a picker jumped out and got clobbered by the cart elevator .