Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-08-16
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in the proper manner when the bum
dies are pitched on prUmIscuousIy and
at irregular intervals. The governor
adjusted so that 1t VIII stop feeding
as quickly as possible when the speed
is reduced below normal. BY ali
means 1t should be adjusted to act
more quickly than the governor on the
engine. Yf reduction in the speed OF
the cylinder does not stop the feeder
before the engine governor acts, the
speed will pick up again and the bum
dies will continue TO move into the ma
chine without giving the separator
time TO clear itself Of the overload
which originally reduced the speed.
The bundles should be pitched on
one at a time, with the heads toward
the machine, and the distances be-
tween bundles should be as nearly uni
form as possible. In bundIe-thrashing
the center, or dividing board, should
nearly always be used to keep the
bundles from piling up into the center
OF the carrier. If one man ON each
side of the machine cannot pitch bum
dies in the proper manner fast enough
to keep the machine supplied, 1t win
usually be better to supply extra pitch
ers than to have the two men pitch
two or more bundles at time with
out any regard to the way they fall
In the conveyor. 1t is hard work to
keep the bundles going into the ma
chine IN steady stream, with the.
heads all pointing in the right dLrec
ton, but unless this is done It is i'm
possible for the machine to do Its best
work.
There is sometimes a tendency to
crowd a machine to the limit and keep
it overloaded most of the time. This
Is especially true Of large custom ma
chimes. While both the operator Of
such q machine and the owners Of the
grain to be thrashed naturally are de-
sirous Of finishing each job quickly,
the attempt to get as much grain as
possible into the machine, combined
with more or less irregular feeding
which ls almost sure to accompany 1t,
viii certainly result Ii a considerable
waste Of grain. The value Of grain
thus wasted may easily more than Off
set any saving In time effected by
speeding up the operation Of the ma
chine beyond It's normal capacity.
Cleaning the Grain.
The adjustment OF the cleaning
mechanism and the proper direction
OF the blast from the fan to separate
! the grain satisfactorily from the chan
calls for more skill on the part OF
the operator than anything else In
connection with the operation Of q
thrashing machine. One Of the main
duties OF the man IN charge Of the sep
arator is to see that the grain Is as
nearly free as possible from chaff
and weed seeds before It Is delivered
from the machine. At the same time
he must see that the amount which
| goes back in the tai1ings elevator to
be rethrashed is kept low and that
the loss occasioned by grain being
carried out of the machine and into
the stack Is eliminated as nearly az
possible. The condition of the grain
and the construction Of different
makes of machines are SO variable
that It is impossible TO give any def
mite rules In all cases. However, or
operator who knows the function o.
each part OF the cleaning mill how t.
make all adjustments, and does every
thing possible to maintain the propei
speed, should have no great difficult!
in saving practically all the grain ans
cleaning 1t well at the same time. 1
he will examine the machine frequent
" to see just how much stuff eacl
/ part of the cleaning mechanism &
handling and the amount and char
acter OF the taIlings. The quantity O
tailings should be small and the
should contain very little plump graf
!. and light chaff.
Probably more grain is wasted froF
failure to clean up at the end Of
setting than from any other singi
, cause. Just as much care should b
taken in cleaning mp all the unthrasi
ed straw and loose grain that has a.
eumulated around the machine as
taken with the rest Of tire Job. Eve
; with the best Of care > considerabl
amount OF unthrashed straw win a,
+ cumu1ate around the feeder IN ii
course of a days work. II the stra
4 is very dry, considerable grain wi
y shatter from the heads as It is beir
4 pitched from the wagons or stacl
v onto the feeder. Small piles of cha
2 and straw which contain \ certal
e amount OF grain win accumulate
2 various other places around the m
q chine. and the machine should not
e stopped at the end OF the job until d
9 of this is pitched into the cylinder Al
carefully rethrashed.
OF course the careless thrpsherms
lg or farmer may say that the chickel
" or pigs win clean mp whatever is he
q In this manner. but practically IL IN
g total loss, and any machine which
A. operated carelessly in this respe
ar wastes large amount of grain in
q single season.