The Many Benefits of Grain Harvesters
When you’re farming grain, you want to get the most out of your crop as possible, which means utilizing the correct equipment to harvest and process it. Traditionally, much of the work of crop harvesting had to be performed by hand, which took a lot of time and effort and often resulted in lost yields. Grain harvesters, also known as combines, are designed to efficiently harvest and process your grain, granting you high yields and saving you a great deal of time and energy.
High Plains Equipment is your North Dakota grain harvester dealer, with locations in Devils Lake and Harvey. Read on to learn some of the many benefits you can derive from owning a grain harvester.
They’re Versatile
The three processes that grain harvesters excel at are reaping, threshing and winnowing. These machines combine these tasks well. You can use a grain harvester on many different crops, including corn, legumes, canola, lentils and various types of wheat. Wet or dry terrain can also be conquered readily with a grain harvester. If you equip your harvester with tracks, then you can use it in water-submerged fields to harvest barley and rice, too.
They’re Efficient
It takes a grain harvester about a hundredth of the time to harvest a single hectare of crop that it would take to perform this task by hand. That’s a massive saving of energy, which in turn saves you time and money by cutting down on labor hours. Enhanced crop flow and improved feeding systems help to reduce wear on the machine itself, thanks to its heavy-duty rotary system. Almost any farming operation, big or small, can see significant improvements in time saving by using a grain harvester.
They Produce Higher Yields
Worried about lost crops? The grain loss that you’ve experienced from manual cutting, tying, transporting and threshing is a thing of the past when you utilize a grain harvester. Crop yields can improve as much as 10% over manual harvesting, which is much more economical and ensures that you’ll reap as much as you’ve sown.
They Reduce Time to Market
If you’re concerned about the length of time it takes to get your crop ready to sell, then a grain harvester can be a massive boon in this department as well. Instead of separating out threshing and cleaning into separate steps after cutting the rain, you can get these tasks done in about an hour per acre with a grain harvester. This brings down your work costs and helps to make your farm that much more profitable.
Visit one of our two North Dakota dealerships in Harvey or Devils Lake today to take a look at our fine selection of new and used grain harvesters for sale. High Plains Equipment proudly serves our customers in Minot and Grand Forks, ND