[les]

We have 3 machines what’s most efficient way to cut for grain cart driver. And to even throw a wrench in it all three different size headers. 35’ 40’ 45’. Are we best off to switch the 35’to a 40’?

 

[Don Boles]

Without changing anything…
Cut one pass with the narrowest header crossways to and in the middle of the long passes. Greatly reduces cart chasing.
Split the lengthwise passes and have the 40’ and 45’ work away from each other.
The 35’ starts on an edge or splits it’s own pass a comfortable distance from where the two units are working.
If ever full at crossways split (any of them) but wrong way for unload, U turn.

Seems I’m not going to live long enough to see my unload both sides combine.

All this at no cost as efficiency improvement steps!

 

[lanwickum]

All of you can go round and round like the good old days. Headlands are not necessary. Maybe pass on the ends if needed. Still, cut a swath in the middle if cart needs to use it.

 

[Don Boles]

Anyone ever done inside out from center?
Friend has a square 1/4 he does that on, 75% of the field very nice to do!

 

[shmiffy]

Anyone ever done inside out from center?
Friend has a square 1/4 he does that on, 75% of the field very nice to do!

Once I started in the center of a 1/4 and went around in a squarish circle. Combine tracks next year sucked because headland farming all the other operations.

 

[Grumpie]

We have 3 machines what’s most efficient way to cut for grain cart driver. And to even throw a wrench in it all three different size headers. 35’ 40’ 45’. Are we best off to switch the 35’to a 40’?

Same combines ?
going round on 40 - 60 acre works best just need to figure what cart can hold .

 

[Don Boles]

All of you can go round and round like the good old days. Headlands are not necessary.

Have never been able to talk myself into twice as many, far klutzyier turns (while getting everything) and half the length of pass opportunity to catch grain.

 

[NWsask]

Get rid of one combine. Problem solved. Lol

 

[les]

Get rid of one combine. Problem solved. Lol

Have a very reliable 9770, and 9870, and a new to us s780. The 9770 and 9870 aren’t worth nothing trade in value where as they are worth it to us getting ac done. Have the manpower to run em. Goal is eventually run 2 with 45’ heads but not in the budget this year.

 

[sasksodbuster]

I vote for 3 combines going around the field and cart running the opposite way if combines get too spread out.

 

[Don Boles]

I vote for 3 combines going around the field and cart running the opposite way if combines get too spread out.

With such different size headers they will never run consistent spacing, full length passes and split field give best max cart efficiency.
Subsequent operations, especially harrowing, does not function as well either.

 

[Oat King]

If you have the extra help buy another grain cart. Doesnt have to be huge for the one machine. 875 bushels will help plus its like having a back up if one goes down! Really handy if you end up doing high bushel barley or oats. You can always start the 35 footer on the far end of quarter with the one cart. Dont go around and around. It will be very rough seeding up and down if its harvested wet and screws up your ditches.

 

[joesixpack]

The different header widths would drive me mental.
We’re on RTK and all the lines are already in the displays so any combine can grab any line and they always line up on every field.
We run 6 machines on 2 carts and do a lot of round and rounds cutting off 60-80 acre pieces. So much easier on the carts. With the perfect lines and cutting blocks they always line up perfect and no wasted passes as well.
The aerial sprayer we use snapped this passing over head. Wasn’t rehearsed or setup that’s just how we roll! 😂

 

[dumbfarmer]

Anyone ever done inside out from center?
Friend has a square 1/4 he does that on, 75% of the field very nice to do!

All the time. Cart almost never gets caught with crop between machines except on half sections or sections.

 

[les]

Previous years we cut middle out because have 35’ and 40’ heads always have same line per side and cart can motor between em. But with 3 now gonna be interesting

 

[Slashnburn2]

With 3 machines I would just have two as a pair working away from eachother And third be about 30-40 acres down the field or doing cleanup work if the field is oddly shaped.

Just having the cart is efficiency enough for 2-3 machines, and a cart driver who isn't retarded helps too.

 

[sasksodbuster]

Sometimes it’s better to put your best man or woman on the cart, can make a big difference on the flow of grain from field to bins especially if your running 3 or 4 combines.

 

[Twix]

Cutting from inside out is by far the most efficient. Almost 100% harvest efficiency as you never turn empty. Easy for the grain cart as unload augers are always available and cart can cross the inside of the field to get to the other side, never any crop in the way. When the inside out hits a headland, then break into small chunks and go round the outside of the small pieces left. I have very irregular fields and it works great.

Only 2 real problems working from the inside out. First no GPS steering. All hand done, so header width is not important. Second it is hard to keep awake when driving combine as it is 1 long boring day. Kind of like cutting a 20 mile long field.

 

[Don Boles]

Only 2 real problems working from the inside out. First no GPS steering.

Why not?!
Sure I’ve seen circle track on my display.

 

[jvw]

What if your field looks more like this:

Not mine, just the first nasty example I found on google earth. But how do you manage multiple combines on something like this? How does the cart ever get from A to B in time? Is auto steer of any use at all? And how do they seed with anything bigger than a 12' press drill?

With apologies to whoever farms this piece if they happen to see it posted here.