Combining Crimson clover

560Dennis

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Location
Madison,Ohio
Like to try combining crimson clover for seed , how much of the stem do I need ? The heads are leaning over down a ways. So if I put the reel down will it wind up on it with a lower head ?
Or would it be better to mow and rake it and get it in windrows?
Never done it so I dont know what to ask. Only experience I have is with bird foot trefoil 45 years ago ..

I have a Allis Chalmers 72 with scour cleaner pulled by ih 560
I have the book on combine so I can do set up for cylinders speeds but header and reel for low seed is a judgment call Im not familiar with ? Thank you
 
We used to do it with our IH 93, with rasp bar cylinder and ScourKlean, got more in the bag under the ScourKlean than in the bin. We went fairly slow and slow on the cylinder, and I would advise against cutting and windrowing, you might lose a lot of the seed before combining. It is a VERY dirty job, like doing beans with a windrow pickup- hope you have a cab. We didn't...
 

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