What to Look for in a Combine Harvester

 Making the big decision to buy a combine harvester for your farm? 

A combine harvester is one of the salient inventions in the agricultural industry. It is a machine that combines the three major harvesting operations of reaping, threshing, and winnowing in a single process which not only saves cost and time but also ameliorates farm productivity.

The first combine was invented in 1834 and since then the combines have evolved into highly complex, powerful, and technically superior machines. Combine harvesters are one of the most expensive pieces of equipment purchased in the farming implement list and one certainly cannot take this investment lightly. You must be aware of the look for and points to consider before committing to a potentially life-changing decision. 

Below mentioned are the features you should keep in mind while buying one.

Brand – Brand name and network dictates a lot about the product theory they are delivering. Esteemed brands ensure a good customer experience and serve them whenever they run into problems and need backup parts. 

You should also search for the good agricultural implements brand near you who are reputed for their performance, dealer availability, reliability, and support services. Remember to confirm that the dealership is not too far away. 

Conventional, rotary, or hybrid – Elect the kind of combine harvester you wish to buy: conventional rotary or hybrid. These differ with each other with respect to how the threshed grain is separated. In a conventional combine, the cylinder only once threshes the material while in the rotary combine the material passes over concave three or more times before leaving the threshing area. 

Crop residue management and cleaning system – What do you want to do with the waste from your harvesting operation? The answer will help you conclude the kind of harvester you should buy.  Over the years manufacturers have put in a lot of effort to advance the crop residue management and cleaning system. Modern machines are equipped with a wide range of residue control options. Whether you desire the waste to be spread wide or into windrows, a button can do it for you. The advanced crop management system offers finer chopping, wider and even spreading, and better seed-soil contact for better crop yield. On the other hand, the advanced cleaning system increases productivity by 20% depending on the crop and field conditions.

Capacity and unloading – Every minute counts, which makes the unloading rate an important consideration. You are advised to check the feeding and unloading capacity of a combine harvester. The harvesters with the bulked-up grain-bin capacities and unloading abilities have flooded the market as these are observed to provide more efficient and productive gains.

Automation and technology-progressive technology –  Technology has fine-tuned the performance of combines. Artificial intelligence and automation technology are working parallelly in the world of agriculture implements and assisting farmers to escalate productivity. The implements are equipped with many intelligent features like telematics, remote machine access, wireless data transfers, real-time monitoring, intelligent grain sample analysis, auto-steering, automatic speed control and sieve settings. 

Along with all these features, ensuring other important factors like its cab capacity will guide you in deciding a combine harvester that meets all your expectations. 

Hope you select the right one for you.