I am going to call John Deere first thing in the morning and request, not I take that back... I am going to call and DEMAND they include your set up instructions in the next reprint of the manual.
That manual is so vague compared to what you just said. Yes, I completely am new to this combine, so there is a huge learning curve, but, everythin you said makes so much sense. I would be a fool not to do as you say. I will. I got my part and I got it installed.
I started on your instructions before teh rain hit and I was doing 203 bpa on the same field where I was doing 193. that's a huge gain!
AS I go up the hill into the limestone clay, I know the yields are better. when they assesed for teh pipeline, they pegged it at 243 bushels. I think I have that much, but haven't gottne there yet. my bottom land spot checked at 303 bushels. Even if I can hit 250, I'm going to be happy.
I can't thank you enough. when this rain dries off, I will continue on yoru path of awesomeness and I will let you know where I stand. So far, all my assumptions were right, with exceptiong to the sieve. I had to get someone else to pull the lever for me because my forearm would not fit in that tiny gap. I guess I should cut down on teh protien so my arm fits.
There are a set of 5, I think, augers that run from the cylinder back. those augers are worn I assume. they must be grinding up the corn. They look like a total pain in the knee to change out. that is where I am grinding corn.
My tailings is nothing but a few tips and a few whole kernels mixed with a bunch of cracked and ground corn. I bet I'm wasting 10 bushels per acre in cracked corn. I'll have to cope with that for teh year, and tear it down in the winter.
I increased cylinder speed to 400 and opened teh concave by 1/8". that was enough to make the machine give a cleaner sample and reduce some of teh cracked corn. I still need to run it more in my higher yeild stuff. When I move to the next farm will be teh real test. according to the test 17.5 feet samples, that farm is making 265 bushels. that will be the real test.
I can't thank you enough. with such a great year, I just hope I can get this thing tuned in good enough to reap all that I sowed.
To all others who replied, thank you so much. this will be the year I can afford to boost the lime and organic content on my home farm up to a level that is tolerable. running down 100 bushel corn just is not fun. It made me sick. I am going to use the money to better it all. I have lime and horse manure, and 2 season old round bales to shred all winter. I am going to try to up that place to a level that will compete.
I'll let you know exactly what I end up with. I just hope it will be as good as teh survey!
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