Posted 11/29/2023 09:34 (#10501976 - in reply to #10501610) Subject: RE: Do small grains cause More or Less Wear on Combines
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John Smith - 11/29/2023 02:34
Soybeans are more abrasion than corn. Corn has 3X the volume of soybeans. So maybe that is a tossup? Wheat is maybe the least abrasive of the 3? It does pack in tighter and it does seem to take the most horsepower to move. I think that an auger can move more bushels of wheat per hour than either corn or soybeans. So maybe all 3 are a tossup?
True on the 3X volume... BUT, as far as the threshing part, much less material. If you have even a decent head, nothing much going in but the ear and some husk, maybe a few upper inches of stalk. With beans, the whole works is going through the whole machine, so definitely seems like more wear on separator. Augers and elevators, the corn probably is about even just due to the volume you mentioned.
Do small grains cause More or Less Wear on Combines
