{"id":8115,"date":"2021-01-09T12:48:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T12:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/?p=8115"},"modified":"2021-01-14T20:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T20:00:59","slug":"what-is-a-combine-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/what-is-a-combine-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Combine & How Does It Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it’s harvest season, you’ll see combines in a wide variety of crop fields all across the US. What is a combine; what do combines do; and how do they work? In this article, we discuss the ways in which this versatile machine works to streamline the harvesting process and help farmers make<\/a> the most of their crops. Read on to learn more.<\/p>\n

What Is A Combine?<\/h2>\n

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A combine harvester is most often simply referred to as a combine. This is a large farm machine that combines the tasks of harvesting crops, threshing them and cleaning them. The machine leaves the waste straw behind on the ground.<\/p>\n

The earliest combines were horse drawn and introduced in Michigan in 1836. They were next used in California. In the 1930s tractor drawn models were developed, and self-propelled models were introduced in the 1950s.<\/p>\n

The self-propelled combines became very popular because they were able to cut wide swathes of grains from 8 to 18 feet. This dramatically speeded up and improved the efficiency of grain harvest.<\/p>\n

Initially, combines were designed only to harvest wheat, but with the passage of time and more developments they began to be used to harvest all sorts of crops<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before the introduction of the combine, most of the population in the United States made their living as farm workers, harvesting crops by hand.<\/p>\n

The advent of combine harvesters freed these people up by combining the many steps necessary to harvest a crop, separate the grain from the plant and otherwise perform the many steps necessary to get the crops in from the field and make them usable.<\/p>\n

How Does A Combine Harvester Work?<\/h2>\n
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