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Description: When wheat, barley or rice must be cut before the grain is sufficiently dry for storage, it may be mowed similarly to hay and funneled into windrows where it may complete drying. After drying, the windrows are collected by a pickup as illustrated on the front of this combine, shaker screens separate kernels from straw and chaff, an auger conveys the kernels into a holding hopper, and the straw and chaff are blown out the rear of the combine onto the ground. When the hopper is full, the combine unloads the contents into a grain cart (e.g., NAL #4944) or truck. The grain is then transported to central storage, the bottom of the cart (visible in NAL #4946) opens to empty the contents into another hopper, and an auger elevates the grain into a storage bin. If grain is the only product, the stems are cut high, perhaps 12 inches from the grain heads. When straw also is a product, the stems are cut about 6 inches above ground, and the straw is windrowed and baled similarly to hay. The grain is then transported to central storage, the bottom of the cart (visible in NAL #4946) opens to empty the contents into another hopper, and an auger elevates the grain into a storage bin.

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