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 a
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 b Low Feed Accelerator Speed b Low c
Feed Accelerator Wear Strips Serrated Feed Accelerator Wear Strips Smooth
Threshing Speed (rpm) 300-350 d 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 e Feeder House Conveyor Chain 26 Tooth e
Feed Accelerator Speed b High Feed Accelerator Speed b 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 b Low Feed Accelerator Speed b Low
Feed Accelerator Wear Strips Serrated Feed Accelerator Wear Strips Serrated
Threshing Speed (rpm) 300-400 d 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 f Separator Grate Covers Use as required f
Fan Speed (rpm) 550-750 Fan Speed (rpm) 800-950
aChopper set to slow speed with knifebank out.
bFor improved straw quality in dry crops and grain quality, use low speed.
cFor improved grain quality, use slow down kit to 320 rpm.
dDo not operate below minimum speed recommendation.
e32 tooth is recommended for high yielding, high volume poor feeding straw crops. Requires high feeding package or conversion from service parts.
fIn 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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Peas (Field) Popcorn a
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.)
aChopper set to slow speed with knifebank out.

 

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