super99
Well-known Member
I planted 4 acres of cereal rye for seed for cover crops. I asked a neighbor last spring if he would combine it so I didn't have to take time to change my 6600 over to cut it. The rye is ready, I called him up and he said he would get the combine out and cut it. He called back, said he found more wrong with his machine than he thought, it will take a while before he could get to it, if I could find another way to get it cut, it would be fine with him. SO, I got the 6600 out and put on the 213 head. I cut beans last with it, so the variable speed throat is in the right position. I got the chopper off tonite, have to hook up the reel and reel lift cylinders. About 1/2 of it is down flat, I think I should leave the cutter bar in float position to get the down crop and run the extra straw thru it in the standing rye. Any tips on cutting rye? The last wheat I combined was in 1985, so I'm a little rusty. Chris