Patent ID: 8616945

Claim:
A corn MOG comprising cobs and husks separator for an agricultural combine having a chopper for chopping MOG, the separator comprising: a housing defining a separating chamber for separating the cobs from the husks, the housing having a MOG inlet disposed to receive a stream of chopped cobs and husks from the chopper and to convey them into the separating chamber, the housing further having an air inlet configured to introduce a stream of separating air into the separating chamber and into the MOG in said separating chamber and an air outlet disposed to remove air with entrained husks from the separating chamber; a fan configured to draw separating air into the air inlet, through the MOG and out the air outlet with entrained husks; a mechanical decelerator disposed in the separating chamber and configured to decelerate the MOG in the chamber sufficient to let the stream of air separate the husks from the cobs; and a MOG distributor configured to spread MOG over the ground, and an operator adjustable conduit disposed between the chopper and the MOG inlet and configured to separate the stream of MOG from the chopper into a first portion of cobs and husks directed into the MOG inlet and second portion of cobs and husks into the MOG distributor.