A combine is a system that starts at the header and ends with the planter. No component functions independently; the header, feeder house, thresher, separator, cleaning fan and straw chopper all ...

The front third of the upper sieve should be completely clean. The middle section should carry a mixture of grain and crop residue. The rear third should carry only trash. (See diagram) If the sieve ...

An odd thing happens when a farmer activates a combine system to match groundspeed to optimal grain threshing and separation: The combine generally slows down. “Combine operators often have a certain ...

The separation of intercrops is often the biggest limitation to production and marketing, but the design of two on-farm grain separating and cleaning units on show at this year’s Groundswell event is ...