Tips for Combining Flattened Crops

[Jon 3085]

Cutting when the sun is out always helps,and the grounds dry too.

 

[Dman2]

Depends if you like lifters or not. Myself for necked barley, crops where some is lodged and cutting wheat where the deer run I'll use lifters. If it's proper flat like the barley I'm half way through cutting then lifters off, header at a height it doesn't bulldoze, reel down below knife level and out, and a bit faster than forward speed lifting it ahead of the knife. Don't go too slow, and get the crop feeding itself back to the auger. That's with Nh combine. As already said find which way it goes best. It's a job only leaned by getting out there and having a go really.
Vernon

Same here
can get lower down without lifters especially in barley, cut less heads off

 

[bluepower]

View attachment 556928View attachment 556930View attachment 556932Cutting when the sun is out always helps,and the grounds dry too.

That'snot flat it's only leant over a tad! You need a New Holland with a Varifeed header!

 

[lexion750]

flat peas yesterday before the rain. had to approach one field from 6 different angles before could complete as otherwise could not pick up. anyway job done now next problem

 

[Mr Charisma]

Different makes of combine are different on laid crops ,,,,,, New Holland seem to work well without lifters ,,,,, the Massey and JD's I have used over the years seem to pick up laid crops best with lifters as I believe the same is for claas

 

[lexion750]

i found on one field lifters off as built up around lifter. then on the real flat had no option lifters on otherwise would have bypassed the lot.
as you say different for each machine

 

[Spencer]

Slightly off topic.., but got some flat patches of Spring Barley after this wonderful weather we've been having Can't keep pigeons off it.. Has anyone ever used those bird scaring kites in standing crop?? Or when wind drops would they end up flattening more crop and fail to self launch again ....? Just thinking of how to keep bloody things off as Barley is a good 2/3 weeks off...

 

[Badshot]

Slightly off topic.., but got some flat patches of Spring Barley after this wonderful weather we've been having Can't keep pigeons off it.. Has anyone ever used those bird scaring kites in standing crop?? Or when wind drops would they end up flattening more crop and fail to self launch again ....? Just thinking of how to keep bloody things off as Barley is a good 2/3 weeks off...

Just have the string short enough it doesn't land.

 

[Farmer Miggins]

Slightly off topic.., but got some flat patches of Spring Barley after this wonderful weather we've been having Can't keep pigeons off it.. Has anyone ever used those bird scaring kites in standing crop?? Or when wind drops would they end up flattening more crop and fail to self launch again ....? Just thinking of how to keep bloody things off as Barley is a good 2/3 weeks off...

Depends how big the patches are but I have had good results on small(ish) areas with canes and black cotton, the feathered fiends will not land under criss-crossed cotton and, even if the cotton & canes goes up the combine no harm done

 

[Adeptandy]

Make sure lifters are not bent. Push the reel forward don't run it too fast. Adjust the reel tines so they grab a little more. I try and let the combine control the header as much as possible, it tends to bulldoze less. When you go ploughing don't let the soil stay on the header it will eventually clog the intake and even worse the concave. You will find the crop will flow in better when you are traveling in different directions so be prepared to split the field and cut it the best way.

The biggest change will be made when the sun comes out. Just keep looking and adjusting things you will finish in the end.

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Yes, I bunged the concave this year, only took 3 hours with a screwdriver to clear it, and bruised ribs and arms, so yes, don't let it build up on the header