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SE Virginia | Will stainless fingers on a shelborne stripper header reduce header loss?
I have an older header with the plastic fingers. The corners are rounded, but not excessively worn. The hole at the base of the fingers is not oblong. I am running 6 MPH + in SRW wheat, 65-85 BPA. I usually start around 15-16 % moisture and run 520 rotor RPM, sometimes drop to 480 as it dries out. I have no problem stripping the kernels out of the head, but feel like I get too much rotor loss. I have always thought that stripping the kernels out and leaving the head on the straw is optimum, which is what I am doing until it gets dry, then it takes the entire head off. Most folks around here that run a stripper have a newer model with the stainless fingers. Some run them cupped up (recommended for rice, I think), some cupped down. I have been running a stripper for years, but setting it has been trial and error, no dealer expertise around here. I have always thought I got too much rotor loss but the increased harvest speed and better DC soybean stand/yields made it worth it. I don't want to spend the $ if it isn't going to pay back, but I could sure use more grain in the bin instead of in the field.
Can I reduce header loss by going to the stainless fingers? Cupped up or down? any other recommendations? | |
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Shelborne stripper header
