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Cutting beans with the John Deere 105

tomstractorsandtoys

tomstractorsandtoys

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Cut my first soybeans today. Sort of have a problem. We were dry at planting and a few plants came up late. These are like lima beans but the
moisture tester keeps saying from 10.9-12% moisture. Will those green ones mold in the bin? Or is there enough dry ones to take up the
moisture? Pics are from last year. Tom
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Too green to store even with air. My rule of thumb is if you can find one at random there are many more waiting in the field.
 
A lot will depend on temperature and how much air you can push or pull through them. How fast you fill the bin also. If it has a full floor and good air flow I would put some in with temps in the 60's or a bit higher with a 27 foot bin I would put a few feet in with the fan on and pull the air down through them. The sun will heat the air above the beans as it comes through and it should be fine. We put beans in the bin at up to 18 with air on at a semi load per day and leave the fan on regardless of the weather for about 2 weeks or so. If you fill the bin fast you may want to stir them by pulling some out and putting them back in on top. I have done that before too. That will help to break up the center of the bin and open up the beans for more air flow.
 
My experience with them at this stage is that there is enough dry beans in the sample to trick the moisture testers into saying that they're dry. The mature plants are done and have the actually dry seeds. I have not had good luck drying with air nor storing them when they are in this stage, especially after we start getting regular frosts.
 
They will likely ripen in the bin with no issue, but might depend on percentage of green ones. I have not had an issue with a few green ones.
 
Can you run your sample over to the place where you plan to sell them and ask if you will be docked for the green ones?
 
Last time I drove a 105, I was 12 years old working for a custom combiner. Guess thats against the law now days. Of course back then there was no cab.
 
If you have lima beans in the tank you are also kicking some out the back as well , I hate when the beans are in this stage a nice 1/4 shower would even up those lima beans but none in the forecast
 
That might work if the days you are doing it are low in humidity. Around here even if you only add 1000 bushels per day if the humidity is 50-60 percent on average you very well may have problems. To heat you need to empty out beans that were previously dried.
 
Thanks Tom--Brings back memories!!-My Dad had one back in early 70's.--I put a --lot of hours in one--his was a 105 EB--Gas-hydro-15 ft. platform and a 635 corn head. We put a Hiniker floating cutter bar on it---Tee
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My Dad and Me--early 70's--just out of the Navy--On a mission!!!!
 
Awesome looking machine. Guess your rebuild went well there, we're done with corn.
One field 70, next to it later planted, sprayed and fert later, 145,
Tonight field was 92 bu.
95 gas, 443 head on a late throat.


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We've had your butter beans, yes and no, air might fix, but they can turn south on you real fast,
One bin didn't have good air, had a crust about 4 inches thick!
GG Wes
 
Your 95 looks good. My 95 is still lying all over the shop. Gave up on it until the fall work is over. Found a chopper for the 105 in OH and hope to get it maybe next week. One field of beans went 80.1 bu across the scales. The rest are in the 70's. Better than I expected. Tom
 
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