Combines Combining in the snow

silverbean

Guest
IT WIll STIll HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH SNOW...................
 

Tom_Russell

Guest
There is a temp range that you have to avoid when combining in snow. I dont remember the exact temp range, but something like below 20 and above 40 works fine. Between 20 and 40 is like bending over and asking the neighborhood bully to give you a swift kick in your bottom side. We found that picking after 7PM and before 7AM helped.
 

muleman

Guest
You just have to wait until the snow gets off the ears and stalks. Then combine at night when its below 20* and stat out of the snow. Good luck. I haven't had to do it in a while, hope I don't have to do it again, Jim.
 

BenM

Guest
Sometimes, snow will turn to ice on the gathering chains and force them off of their sprockets, so the colder the better. Ben
 

dairyman

Guest
If it's not cold enough to gel your diesel fuel, it's not cold enough to combine in the snow. When we've had to do it (with FKS in early 80's) it had to be closer to zero degrees F.
 
 
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