The combine and header are transported separately and the interesting thing about this header is that it can be towed without a special trailer. The wheels move into transport mode, a detactable long hitch hooks up the header to the pick-up. Once the destination is reached, then the hitch is removed and the tires are put back into position under the header and it is ready to go.
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| Arriving at our Genesee field next to our house to hook the header back up to the combine |
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| Farmers Jay (in the forefront) and Joe in back adjusting the wheels under the header |
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| All set up and ready to go! Just hope the wheat is ready to be harvested |
Thanks for stopping by ! Have to get some cookies baked for the crew as well as be on hand to run a moisture sample of the wheat into the grain elevators to see if we can harvest today (Monday), plus the song writer will be out later on this afternoon to film wheat harvest (hopefully) for his music video. Stay tuned I'll have more. All my best, Gayle.
I find it a little curious why such a powerful machine needs a smaller vehicle to tow around its business end. I was just thinking that something that big should easily be able to lug around its own header.
ReplyDeleteHi Sturgo,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the question. The header on the combine is 40 feet wide, so it is removed in order to be moved down the highway as it would be too wide to travel down the interstate or the narrow gravel roads as many of our fields are a few miles apart from each other. Plus we have another part of our farm that is 37 miles away from the main part of the farm. Good question and let me know if you have any more.