Every farmer has a goal to make the harvest a good one. By reducing the crop loss and increasing the amount you harvest, the farmer has a good harvest and makes the best profit. Everything in the harvester depends on the combine concave setting meaning if you mess up with this setting, you are going to lose out on the profit. Newer models of the harvesters use smart harvesting in which the feeder house chain and feed drum remain inclined equally.

Improve the Ground Speed First

The first combine concave setting involves the ground speed of the harvester. The convenience of the machine operator is the primary consideration. The initial setting takes place at the time of installation. You may make fine adjustments to this after you have a couple of trial runs. It is vital to make sure you use both sides of the combine to the same extent. By doing this, the load distribution across the sieve becomes evenly distributed. It will help the proper separation.

Prevent Grain Damage

One also has to make sure that the combine concave setting for clearance is set to the proper limit. The best value is to use the diameter of the cob. If you set it at a lower value, the cob will break and add to the crop loss. Along with this, check the feeder house chain setting. If there are retractable fingers in the auger, the chain should remain fixed to the top. Otherwise, you should let it down.

Enhance the Quality of the Harvest

Set the header auger speed to below 200 revolutions per minute to get the best results. This key combine concave setting determines the quality of the harvest. Also, set the feed accelerator roller to ‘fast’ to ensure the combine would feed the crop smoothly. This gives you the best results. It is normal for the farmer to lose 2-5 bushels of grain for each hectare he harvests. To cut this loss, he can use advanced combined models. By this, he can save up to $27k when he harvests 1000 acres.

Ensure Better Harvest

You will not need an overload separation section if you use round bars and increase the threshing surface by 135%. Along with this, an increase of the ground speed by 1-2 mph will help you improve the harvesting. The grain damage gets reduced when we ensure more grain on grain contact while keeping the rotor full. Usual grain damages such as fines, splits, and cracks become less. Keeping the loss and damage to the least amount by adjusting the combine concave setting ensures better profit for the farmer.

Get the Best Separation

You also have to adjust the speed of the stripping rotor to an optimal value. The role of this rotor is to separate the stalk head from the grain. We can ensure complete separation by setting the speed of the rotor to low. If you set it to high, it will lead to grain wastage.

If you notice un-threshed heads in the grain, you have to adjust the combine concave setting. Close it a little and check the results. You will see more heads get threshed.