[AT] 2 row corn combines

[John Hall]

We cheated some on hillsides this year and to be honest it was an 
improvement. I've drove one sided before to pull the corn away from 
standing rows as well. That works pretty good as long as the ears are 
still attached good. One year the corn was literally falling off the 
stalks before I ever got to it. If the rollers got offset it would whip 
the stalks and sometimes sling the ear off--no joke. This year I was 
very fortunate that the ears were still very well attached, never saw 
the first one fall.

A field I intend on planting in corn next year is quite hilly, and it 
works best from the top down. We'll have to drive the planter plenty 
wide in that one!

John Hall


On 10/10/2017 12:35 PM, John Slavin wrote:
> I agree with Len, keeping the downhill open to the extent possible, always seemed to work the best.  Never used a 3300, but spent plenty of time in a Gleaner E with a two row head!  That may also help with planting next year in that when you get on the more severe hillsides, you need to cheat a little with the planter to help prevent the outside rows getting too close.  If you really plan ahead, you can deliberately plant a little wider gap every once in a while to use as you land rows.  You can also cheat a little with the combine driving a little on the uphill side of the rows. The row doesn’t have to be dead center between the snapping rollers to pass through just fine. There’s definitely a skill to operating one!
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> John Slavin
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