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Clean grain capacity

6K views 12 replies 8 participants last post by  casefarmer 
The class 6 - 8 STS, class 7 - 8 AFX & CR's, class 7 - 9 Lexion all have a clean grain elevator whose maximum clean grain elevator capacity, according to each brand of elevator's inner cubic dimensions, paddle size and conveyor speed on the supply side, is roughly equal to 6,000 bph. Thus, making 6,000 bph rating a theoretical number by design, because there really aren't any combines that come close to that value, except for maybe a Lexion 590R or 595R. So, why have such a large clean grain elevator if you can't use all of it? The larger the elevator allows the system to essentially breathe better...make them bigger, slow them down results in less wear and tear and still provides for more than adequate capacity.
 
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