In order to swath grain, a self-propelled or tractor-assisted swather cuts and windrows the wheat and straw. The grain is then combined at a later date when the grain moisture reaches an acceptable level. If the field contains a substantial variability, …
Swathing ahead of the combine
2014年4月17日 · Swathing is usually done for drying out an uneven ripening field or for grains that typically will lodge or fall before the grain is dry enough. I swath most of my grains because I have lots of hills and the low spots may not be ripe enough to harvest before the high ground wants to …
Managing wheat before harvest - Extension at the University of …
Swathing, or windrowing, once was the default operation that signaled the beginning of harvest. Crop producers do this to speed up and even out crop dry-down. However, there’s a risk with swathing. If adverse weather delays threshing, grain in the swath is …
Viewing a thread - Swathing wheat and other crops. Why?
2012年1月12日 · Wheat can be swathed somewhere around 25% moisture without hurting yields. If weather is good and dry when the wheat is swathed, it will dry faster in the windrow than left standing. Your comparison to green stem soybeans is right on the money. Wheat was often swathed to cure green straw and late flushes of weeds.
be fairly good indicators of the proper time to swath. Apparently both hard red spring and durum wheat can be swathed in the early to medium d. ugh stage without loss of yield, test weight, or color. At this stage the kernels are yellow without a trace of green, and can be cru.
Oats: harvesting, swathing and grain storage
Swathing can begin when grain moisture content is below 35% - when grain is at the medium dough stage, hard but can still be dented with the thumbnail. It is better to swath early to prevent losses from shedding and lodging, but not when the ground is wet after rain.
Viewing a thread - Swathing with combine and draper head - AgTalk
2022年12月18日 · I’ve read a fair amount of discussion on here about using a combine as a power unit to swath grain. A combine makes sense here because I can buy an old 9500 for about $15,000, put 500hrs on and it’s still worth $15,000. A swather tractor would have to be hauled 1000+ miles and would have no resale value later.
Pre-Harvest Management Options For Wheat - Farms.com
2014年7月30日 · There are two methods of pre-harvest management that can speed up the wheat harvest. Swathing or windrowing, at one time, was the default operation that signaled the beginning of harvest. The primary purpose of swathing is to …
Swathing grain - Homesteading Forum
2011年7月17日 · Has anyone swathed grain with a sickle mower or a haybine. I don't know much about the proccess, but I am planning to grow some buck wheat next year. I want to swath it and let it cure for a few days before comining it.
Ideal time to swath wheat - The Combine Forum
2023年8月22日 · Swathing is an essential tool to harvest quickly and get higher quality grain. Right now I have a durum field that I should have swathed. It would be harvested by now. But since I left it standing and it wasn't ready, the last rain event will have knocked it …