Hey Yaz, Happy new year to you! I would like your opinion on this, their are so many grease zerks on my all crop I was wondering how practical it would be to run lines and have grease stations, also which all crop is best for small seed, one with drapers, or with an auger?
On the lines? Hmm would be awesome if you can pull it off. I have never heard of it being done, I got to think some of those zerks would be hard to get to with a hose (but of course if a grease gun can get to it, why could a hose?)
On the small seed, I got to think the drapers will be more gentle on the seed..But thats my hunch which is not worth much. Has anyone have experience with the two methods?
When I am given such thought provoking questions, I usually refer to my “shenshi” Jim Palmer..hopefully he will offer his two cents in……
“With the grease lines I could see an advantage to using banks and not having the fun job of crawling under the combine and getting a fresh face of chaff, but I also have been around machines with them and the plastic tubes can crack and break causing another maintence item. I have thought about this myself but decided against it for the sake of the extra work it would cause if the lines malfunctioned.
As for a combine for small seed crops I would say a canvas machine like a 60 or 66 would be the best if you were harvesting delicate crops and were worried about damage. The auger head machines are more efficient but use a metal raddle to drag the material to the cylinder. I imagine if the crop is really delicate this could cause some damage.”
So its not a matter of SIZE that determines if drapers are better; but rather how delicate the seed is….
Thanks for your comments fellas, the seed I am after will be birdsfoot trefoil, and red clover seed mainly, but if next year-2008, is as weird as 2007 has been for me its hard telling what I might harvest. This year in my organic row crop I am doing corn,but in 09 it will be beans again, I have been using my 3300 on my eadible soys, but have a lot of splits using this combine do you think I could do a better job with the all crop 66? again thank you
Unfortunately, this blog is all there is. I could yammer on forever here but then my customers would never get their parts! This is a part time business and I have a “real” job, not to mention three girls to raise. So I think you can appreciate the time constraints. But you can find some good conversation regarding AC stuff at http://www.allischalmers.com
January 17, 2008 at 2:19 am |
Hey Yaz, Happy new year to you! I would like your opinion on this, their are so many grease zerks on my all crop I was wondering how practical it would be to run lines and have grease stations, also which all crop is best for small seed, one with drapers, or with an auger?
January 17, 2008 at 3:55 am |
Happy New Year!
On the lines? Hmm would be awesome if you can pull it off. I have never heard of it being done, I got to think some of those zerks would be hard to get to with a hose (but of course if a grease gun can get to it, why could a hose?)
On the small seed, I got to think the drapers will be more gentle on the seed..But thats my hunch which is not worth much. Has anyone have experience with the two methods?
When I am given such thought provoking questions, I usually refer to my “shenshi” Jim Palmer..hopefully he will offer his two cents in……
January 17, 2008 at 10:12 am |
Jimmy said this:
“With the grease lines I could see an advantage to using banks and not having the fun job of crawling under the combine and getting a fresh face of chaff, but I also have been around machines with them and the plastic tubes can crack and break causing another maintence item. I have thought about this myself but decided against it for the sake of the extra work it would cause if the lines malfunctioned.
As for a combine for small seed crops I would say a canvas machine like a 60 or 66 would be the best if you were harvesting delicate crops and were worried about damage. The auger head machines are more efficient but use a metal raddle to drag the material to the cylinder. I imagine if the crop is really delicate this could cause some damage.”
So its not a matter of SIZE that determines if drapers are better; but rather how delicate the seed is….
January 18, 2008 at 5:09 am |
Thanks for your comments fellas, the seed I am after will be birdsfoot trefoil, and red clover seed mainly, but if next year-2008, is as weird as 2007 has been for me its hard telling what I might harvest. This year in my organic row crop I am doing corn,but in 09 it will be beans again, I have been using my 3300 on my eadible soys, but have a lot of splits using this combine do you think I could do a better job with the all crop 66? again thank you
January 18, 2008 at 7:59 pm |
In my humble opinion, yes, a 66 would be easier on the beans–again, What Would Jimmy Say?(WWJS)
November 24, 2009 at 8:58 am |
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November 24, 2009 at 3:22 pm |
Thanks thouck,
Unfortunately, this blog is all there is. I could yammer on forever here but then my customers would never get their parts! This is a part time business and I have a “real” job, not to mention three girls to raise. So I think you can appreciate the time constraints. But you can find some good conversation regarding AC stuff at http://www.allischalmers.com