Harvesting is a part of farming activities and a process of collecting the grain from the ripe crops. Once the crop is grown completely and the edible part known as grain is ripened, it needs to get separated from the stalk. Grain harvesting is quite complex than that of vegetable harvesting, as grain are small parts of a crop and harvesting needs to be done very carefully, so that it doesn’t get wasted in the fields.
Many farmers on small and remote farms perform harvesting manually even today, which is very laborious and exhausting. As harvesting is done, in a step by step process, from cutting crops to separating the grains from the cut crops. Sometimes different machines are used for different steps like a thresher. These different types of small equipments are made for different steps of harvesting such as reaping, threshing and winnowing.
But a modern combine machine also known as “Combine” due to its capability of combining harvesting steps, is one of the most modern and versatile machinery which make the harvesting process effortless significantly. Many large farm owners prefer using this modern harvester machine in harvesting processes for grains. It not only makes the harvesting process trouble-free but also saves a lot of time during the critical harvesting season and saves grains from getting wasted.
A combine machine performs all the steps in single process from cutting crops to separating grains. The machine is designed in such a way that its parts perform various steps inside the machine, such as firstly cut crops is collected in the header, then conveyor belt or reel takes it towards the threshing drum, then further the winnowing process is done and remains of stalks are thrown back of the machine. Since the invention of combine harvester grain farmers can harvest acres of land within a week, comfortable sitting in the cabin of the vehicle. The machine is expensive yet for efficient harvesting its worth an investment for grain farmers.
