Simplification is required. Straw chopper modifications are required to facilitate one person placement and dislodgement. Improved access to the harvester's straw walker area is required. Safety reviews on the mill and harvester are required by outside consultants. Sophisticated sensing devices are employed on both the harvester and mill to facilitate operator control.
More work is required to improve their reliability and efficiency.
A spillage gate and clean out was designed and installed to prevent overage between the receiving unit's plate floors. The unit's drives and hydraulics were reconfigured and moved to a new location. A large gathering auger at the top of the unit was designed and installed to accept graff from the unit and deposit it into the main mill unit. A cleaning apparatus based upon the New Holland TR 99 design was reconfigured for stand-alone operation, fabricated and installed. A totally new air system was designed using a large fan to blow up and through graff landing upon the unit's sieves. .