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happygilmore 10-16-2012 14:32:12 71.8.229.122 Report to Moderator	need some advice here, had really good corn a couple of years ago, this year is really poor (small ears and not alot of them). seem to be getting quite a bit more cobs and stems in the bin. close both the chaffer and sieves, or just the sieves? corn is coming off of cob just fine. thanking you in advance. [Reply]   [No Email]
Fritz Maurer 10-16-2012 20:09:21 216.137.136.94 Report to Moderator	Re: cobs and stems in the combine bin in reply to happygilmore, 10-16-2012 14:32:12   If your combine has a flap hanging down behind the beater, raise it up to allow the trash to be thrown back as far as possible on the straw walkers. Otherwise, the walkers will agitate it too long and and the trash will be returned to the grain pan. [Reply]  [No Email]
Fixerupper 10-16-2012 19:03:19 100.42.82.164 Report to Moderator	Re: cobs and stems in the combine bin in reply to happygilmore, 10-16-2012 14:32:12   Setting the combine for the particular conditions you have at hand is a real fussy balancing act between cylinder or rotor speed, concave clearance and wind. Sieve and chaffer settings are important too but what happens before the sieve is more important than some people think. Shutting the sieve down is not necessarily the way to clean up the grain. If you haven't already done it you could try slowing down the cylinder/rotor and cranking up the concave just a twitch. Do it in small increments. You want to roll the cob over the concave. Sometimes it's just plain impossible to keep from breaking up the cob if it's tough shelling. How fast is the fan running? Shutting down the sieve slows the air to the chaffer so the junk isn't being suspended by the air blast as well and it ends up falling through the chaffer, onto the sieve, over the back of the sieve and through the return. If the corn is light, in the 50-55 pound range or less you aren't going to be able to run enough wind to keep it as clean as you want to. Where are you directing the wind? Is it blowing through the grain as it falls onto the chaffer or is it directed back more and up through the chaffer. Just a few things that you probably already know but this is what came through my mind as I thought about it. Have a safe harvest. Jim [Reply]  [No Email]
todd Hamilton 10-16-2012 14:52:10 174.228.66.132 Report to Moderator	Re: cobs and stems in the combine bin in reply to happygilmore, 10-16-2012 14:32:12   Most newer combines unforgiving if cylinder is not kept full. Fought it a lot on cousin's 9400. [Reply]  [No Email]