Operating parameters affecting header losses of combine harvester for Khaw Dok Mali 105 rice variety.(Thai)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine operating parameters affecting header losses of a paddy combine harvester for Khaw Dok Mali 105 rice variety. The results of the study indicate that grain moisture content (M), reel index (RI), cutter bar speed (V), service life of cutter bar (Y), finger spacing (R), tine clearance over cutter bar (C), stem length (H), product of M and Y (M*Y), product of M and V (M*V), product of RI and R (RI*R), product of V and C (V*C), product of V and H (V*H), V2 and RI2 were the major parameters affecting the losses.