[AT] For the steamer guys(now pto combine)

[Michael Miller]

Ralph and John,

If I recall correctly, I've read about the stationary threshing system your 
talking about too.   Possibly in the FARM SHOW magazine?   I remember the 
main benefit they were saying was that several farmers could own one 
threshing unit together and thrash throughout the year.   However, storing 
the graff proved to be very difficult and that is why it isn't used much.

The Shelbourne stripper headers are very heavy but work well.  I worked this 
past spring for almost 2 months in Arkansas and the guy I worked for told me 
that a 2388 could only handle a 20 or 24' model but you could go as fast as 
you wanted.  They are very high maintanance, though, which is why I'd 
imagine you don't see a lot of them in wheat country.   Also the fact they 
are so heavy.  for all the wider they are.   The way I understand it, they 
have a set of "fingers" on a rotating drum which comb the heads from the 
stalk.

Mike


>From: Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net>
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>Subject: Re: [AT] For the steamer guys(now pto combine)
>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:57:52 -0600
>
>John Hall wrote:
>>Sounds like its as unpredictable where you are as I am.
>>
>>Anybody up your way using those stripper type headers they came out with a 
>>few years back?
>>
>>Something else I saw recently was a type of harvester that harvested the 
>>heads and then delivered them to a staionary thresher. Can't rmember what 
>>the benefit was other thatn more improved threshing since the thresher 
>>wasn't bouncing around the field.
>
>John , I've been trying for the past 24 hours or so to think of the name of 
>that harvesting system you mentioned. I recall reading about it a few years 
>back and it works just as you say. The machine cut and harvested "graff" a 
>combination of heads and partially threshed grain, leaving tall stubble 
>standing in the field. This graff was then hauled to the yard or wherever 
>the thresher was set up and separated there. I don't think it has become 
>very widespread in use yet.
>The stripper header you mention might be the "Shelbourne Reynolds" and I 
>recall reading articles about that too. I don't know of any in use locally 
>either. Most of the big headers here are the basic factory ones that come 
>with the combines. Although there are quite a few of the aftermarket 
>Honeybee and Macdon draper headers around and owners really seem to like 
>them.
>
>Ralph in Sask.
>
>
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