I live in corn country and my house is surrounded by crop fields on 3 sides and it faces a small woods. I was mowing and mulching leaves today while they were combining the corn field next to me. I know the farmers fairly well and I asked the one driving if he cared if I rode a while--he said climb in and I rode near 2 hours, If any of you get the chance to ride in a new John Deere combine anytime I would advise it, first it is amazingly quiet, we carried on a conversation at normal range with no problem, total climate control cab, almost all glass for viewing ease, I was on the buddy seat next to the operator, it was very comfortable.monitors everywhere, he was actually driving today because it was the last field and he wanted to, all of the previous crops were picked by automatic steer--it is a gps based-and sensor in the head guidance system that steers itself through the fields, you just have to turn around on the ends. It picked 12 rows at a time, the corn was planted with the gps guidance system also. They are not huge farmers by todays standards but 3 of them farm around 2500 acres. He thought the corn field would average over 200 bushells to the acre we were in, pretty good for a dry year. Farming has vastly changed from 40 plus years ago when I worked on my uncles farm. The price tag on the combine I was in was in the half million range.
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I rode a few rounds in the combine this afternoon-incredible!
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B67FSTB
The NorCal dude from Belgium
Yes , don't underestimate the technology that goes into these machines.
They (farmers)need all the comfort they can get on these machine regarding the hours they spent behind the wheel.
Its a mighty feeling driving these things :thu :thu
They (farmers)need all the comfort they can get on these machine regarding the hours they spent behind the wheel.
Its a mighty feeling driving these things :thu :thu
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opentrackerSteve
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200 bushels / acre. He best keep quiet - or he'll get tarred and feathered!
My cousin got about 60 back in early August - it all dried up and didn't get past 5 feet high. This is in Southeast South Dakota. Does this guy you rode with irrigate?
I got to ride in combines, windrowers, and bail a field by myself as I was growing up back in South Dakota.
Yes, the application of GPS and technology to these machines is amazing.
My Great Aunt turned 101 yesterday and you can imagine - even 80 years ago, they were manually hauling the cuttings to the thrashing machine that was horse drawn, unless you were really rich and then you had a tractor...
My cousin got about 60 back in early August - it all dried up and didn't get past 5 feet high. This is in Southeast South Dakota. Does this guy you rode with irrigate?
I got to ride in combines, windrowers, and bail a field by myself as I was growing up back in South Dakota.
Yes, the application of GPS and technology to these machines is amazing.
My Great Aunt turned 101 yesterday and you can imagine - even 80 years ago, they were manually hauling the cuttings to the thrashing machine that was horse drawn, unless you were really rich and then you had a tractor...
tarafied1
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My dad and uncle have always had a fascination for antique tractors. Growing up in the Midwest i used to bale hay and "walk beans" and de-tassel corn.
I also spent many fall weekends going to steam tractor show that had a thrashing bee. We used to take the old equipment and harvest the crops for fun using steam and belt driven gas tractors to run the trasher.
In vocational School i had the opportunity to work on brand new combines but never drove one.
I also spent many fall weekends going to steam tractor show that had a thrashing bee. We used to take the old equipment and harvest the crops for fun using steam and belt driven gas tractors to run the trasher.
In vocational School i had the opportunity to work on brand new combines but never drove one.
Mmmmmm! Mules!