Operation and Benefits of Combine Harvester

The name of the machine is derived from the fact that the harvester combined multiple separate harvesting operations. In 1826 in Scotland, the inventor Reverend Patrick Bell designed a reaper machine. Which is used the scissors principle of plant cutting. Bell machine was pushed by horses. A few Bell machines were available in the United States. The largest combine, which emerged in the early 2020’s, have nearly 800 engine horsepower (600 kW) and are fitted with headers up to 60 feet wide.

Combine Harvester Operation

Conventional combine harvester consists of 21 major parts including the header, reel, cutter bar, sieves, rotating blades, grain tank, unloading pipe, augers, conveyors, belts, layers, wheels and much more. This agricultural implement can be used to harvest. Winnow and thresh crops like rice, corn, wheat, sunflower, pulses, barley, flax and soybeans. These crops are only partly edible and the inedible parts along with their stalks need to be eliminated. Earlier, the farmer’s main tool was their hands, along with other gears, with which they used to cut, thresh and clean the grains in different parts. This not only used a lot of labor time and effort, but also slowed down the overall productivity.

Combine Harvester Benefits

Investing in a good quality combine harvester is an involuntary invitation to greater profit, output, and returns. Here are the benefits of the it below.

1. A combine harvester reduces the number of people employed in harvesting.
2. Wide patches of crops can be harvested with ease and in a more efficient manner.
3. The modern versions with leading edge technological advancements have facilitated gentler treatment of fragile seeds.
4. Producing of cleaner grains, reduction in crop loss, maintenance of the quality of the crop and decrease in work cost has pushed farmers in investing in a good quality harvester.

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