Peas (Field) / Popcorn / Rice / Rye / Safflower / Sorghum (Milo)

NOTE: The following settings for various crops are for average conditions. Varying crop and field conditions may require slightly different settings.

Peas (Field)

Popcorn 1

Feeder House Drum Position

Down

Feeder House Drum Position

Up

Feeder House Conveyor Chain

22 Tooth

Feeder House Conveyor Chain

22 Tooth

Feed Accelerator Speed 2

Low

Feed Accelerator Speed 2

Low 3

Feed Accelerator Wear Strips

Serrated

Feed Accelerator Wear Strips

Smooth

Threshing Speed (rpm)

300—350 4

Threshing Speed (rpm)

210—310

Concave Clearance

15—25

Concave Clearance

15—25

Concave Type

Round Bar/Large Wire

Concave Type

Round Bar

Separator Grate Covers

None

Separator Grate Covers

None

Fan Speed (rpm)

750—850

Fan Speed (rpm)

900—1100

Chaffer Settings

16—18 mm (5/8—11/16 in.)

Chaffer Settings

14—18 mm (9/16—11/16 in.)

Sieve Settings

6—9 mm (1/4—11/32 in.)

Sieve Settings

6—8 mm (1/4—5/16 in.)

Rice

Rye

Feeder House Drum Position

Down

Feeder House Drum Position

Down

Feeder House Conveyor Chain

26 Tooth 5

Feeder House Conveyor Chain

26 Tooth 5

Feed Accelerator Speed 2

High

Feed Accelerator Speed 2

High

Feed Accelerator Wear Strips..............

Serrated

Feed Accelerator Wear Strips

Serrated

Threshing Speed (rpm)

700—1000

Threshing Speed (rpm)

700—900

Concave Clearance

15—25

Concave Clearance

5—20

Concave Type

Large Wire

Concave Type

Small Wire

Separator Grate Covers

None

Separator Grate Covers

None

Fan Speed (rpm)

750—850

Fan Speed (rpm)

750—900

Chaffer Settings

16—18 mm (5/8—11/16 in.)

Chaffer Settings

16—18 mm (5/8—11/16 in.)

Sieve Settings

5—10 mm (3/8—9/32 in.)

Sieve Settings

6 mm (1/4 in.)

Safflower

Sorghum (Milo)

Feeder House Drum Position

Down

Feeder House Drum Position

Down

Feeder House Conveyor Chain

22 Tooth

Feeder House Conveyor Chain

26 Tooth

Feed Accelerator Speed 2

Low

Feed Accelerator Speed 2

Low

Feed Accelerator Wear Strips

Serrated

Feed Accelerator Wear Strips

Serrated

Threshing Speed (rpm)

300—400 4

Threshing Speed (rpm)

500—700

Concave Clearance

15—25

Concave Clearance

15—25

Concave Type

Small Wire

Concave Type

Round Bar/Large Wire

Separator Grate Covers

Use as required 6

Separator Grate Covers

Use as required 6

Fan Speed (rpm)

550—750

Fan Speed (rpm)

800—950

Chaffer Settings

14—16 mm (9/16—5/8 in.)

Chaffer Settings

14—17 mm (9/16—11/16 in.)

Sieve Settings

4—6 mm (3/16—1/4 in.)

Sieve Settings

5—7 mm (3/16—9/32 in.)

1 Chopper set to slow speed with knifebank out.
2 For improved straw quality in dry crops and grain quality, use low speed.
3 For improved grain quality, use slow down kit to 320 rpm.
4 Do not operate below minimum speed recommendation.
5 32 tooth is recommended for high yielding, high volume poor feeding straw crops. Requires high feeding package or conversion from service parts.
6 In shoe overloading conditions in dry crops, with small wire concaves, initially install two rows on right side and three rows on left side. Large wire concaves, initially install three rows on right side and two rows on left side. Adjust number and pattern as required by condition.

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