Peanut Combines
These peanut combines are being pulled behind tractors. They are digging up peanuts from underground, threshing them, and storing them with one machine.
Steps in using a peanut combine:
- The peanut combine digs the peanuts from underground with diggers on the front of it
- Peanuts are then taken to large threshing cylinders[1]
- Then, peanuts are taken to through the threshing cylinders and the foreign matter (vines, and dirt) are separated from the peanut
- Peanuts are then taken to a shaker pan[2] which is located beneath the threshing cylinders
- The shaker pan removes more dirt and foreign debris
- The peanuts are stored in the shaker pan until they are transported into another storage facility
- The shaker pan can measure the mass of amount of peanuts that have been harvested. This lets the farmer know how much money he will make when he sells the peanuts.
