2011 Volume 73 Issue 6 Pages 397-406
In this study, we applied high-moisture-paddy adaptability technology that had proved useful for a head-feeding combine to a multi-crop combine. We describe the utility of its application. We developed a multi-crop combine that included water-repellent processing in the oscillating separator. Paddy eld tests revealed that the same effect as a head-feeding combine was conrmed. Soybean eld tests revealed that the generation ratio of muddy soybean and mud level of soybean when harvested under high-moisture conditions was lower than with a conventional model. Operating time of the new version was longer and contributed to production of better-quality soybean. Durability tests with the developed multi-crop combine on about 60 ha of soybean fields also revealed that only a part of the water-repellent processing in the oscillating separator wore out. High-moisture-paddy adaptability technology was thus shown to be useful for paddy harvesting work and soybean harvesting work carried out by a multi-crop combine.
