Grain Combines
The combine harvester[1] or simply, combine, is a machine that combines the tasks of harvesting, threshing, and cleaning grain crops.
The combine:
1. Cuts the entire stalk
2. Separates the grain from the stalk
3. Discards the debris out the back of the machine
4. Stores the grain in the top.
- The dried leaves and stems that the combine leaves behind are baled for feed and bedding for livestock.
- The head of the combine can be changed to a grain table[2] for harvesting small grains such as wheat and soybeans.
- A corn header[3] is used for corn.