kinda high moisture huh? haha
Soggy Soybean Harvest 2007
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Hello again,
I posted some pics of us out combining soybeans on this site last fall. Well, after I posted those pics we ended up getting a week long rain event that saturated many of our fields. We were lucky that a local John Deere dealer had just sold a used 9750sts with RWD to a farmer in a hilly area that did not want or need the rear wheel drive. The RWD on that combine was compatible with our 07 9760sts, so we made a deal with the dealer. Within 3 days they picked up both of our combines and put the RWD and his rear tires and rims onto our combine and returned the machines to each of us. It worked out really well for us. We saved a lot of money and the RWD came in very handy during harvest.
I have included many pics of us out harvesting soybeans in one of our waterlogged fields. I was amazed by how well the RWD worked. By simply having the rear tires help propel the combine, we greatly reduced field rutting. I was actually surprised how small the ruts were that we left considering how wet it was. We turned off the RWD occasionally to see what would happen. When we did the front tires would start to slip excessively and the combine would begin is sink making the ruts larger. Overall the RWD was a good investment for last years harvest.
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
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I posted some pics of us out combining soybeans on this site last fall. Well, after I posted those pics we ended up getting a week long rain event that saturated many of our fields. We were lucky that a local John Deere dealer had just sold a used 9750sts with RWD to a farmer in a hilly area that did not want or need the rear wheel drive. The RWD on that combine was compatible with our 07 9760sts, so we made a deal with the dealer. Within 3 days they picked up both of our combines and put the RWD and his rear tires and rims onto our combine and returned the machines to each of us. It worked out really well for us. We saved a lot of money and the RWD came in very handy during harvest.
I have included many pics of us out harvesting soybeans in one of our waterlogged fields. I was amazed by how well the RWD worked. By simply having the rear tires help propel the combine, we greatly reduced field rutting. I was actually surprised how small the ruts were that we left considering how wet it was. We turned off the RWD occasionally to see what would happen. When we did the front tires would start to slip excessively and the combine would begin is sink making the ruts larger. Overall the RWD was a good investment for last years harvest.
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
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I've heard of 485 Lexion 'bines skimming/cutting beans just above the water line but never a machine cutting IN the water. I don't see HOW you made that work for ANY amount of time.
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If farmers around here could have just done half of that much in their wheat fields, we would not have lost the bigger portion of our state's wheat last summer.
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Rwalsh, I still really feel for that poor combine.
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Rwalsh, I still really feel for that poor combine.
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Quote:Cutting in standing water is no big deal if you know what you are doing. Seems like every year we end up having some under water. Time to cut means time to cut, water or no water.
Yes, I can agree with that, Riceman. The water factor is agiven in rice, even with drained fields. I think your combines are rather used t it, but over here in wheat, a normally dry crop, it does not feed or even thresh well when really damp, let alone completely waterlogged!
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Quote:In my neck of the woods the rear wheel assist is absolutely necessary for keeping a combine on a side-hill.
......just make sure that you don't leave them on when you head down a steep decline the combine will start to hop due to the fact that the front tires and rear tires are not the same diameter.
On some those Palouse country slopes up to 45 degrees or grades exceeding 48 percent, I would think that it is especially dangerous for any combine to begin to bounce. That split-second loss of stability, could mean the end of the line for the machine and possibly the man, too.
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I had not noticed any RWA or "4 wheel drive" before on the older hillsiders, such as the '02 Deeres or 453 IH's. Did I just overlook something there?
Yes, I can agree with that, Riceman. The water factor is agiven in rice, even with drained fields. I think your combines are rather used t it, but over here in wheat, a normally dry crop, it does not feed or even thresh well when really damp, let alone completely waterlogged!
Quote:In my neck of the woods the rear wheel assist is absolutely necessary for keeping a combine on a side-hill.
......just make sure that you don't leave them on when you head down a steep decline the combine will start to hop due to the fact that the front tires and rear tires are not the same diameter.
On some those Palouse country slopes up to 45 degrees or grades exceeding 48 percent, I would think that it is especially dangerous for any combine to begin to bounce. That split-second loss of stability, could mean the end of the line for the machine and possibly the man, too.
I had not noticed any RWA or "4 wheel drive" before on the older hillsiders, such as the '02 Deeres or 453 IH's. Did I just overlook something there?
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