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Gleaner R62 in dry edible bean
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tkoppel
Posted 10/8/2024 21:56 (#10919859 - in reply to #10919658)
Subject: RE: Gleaner R62 in dry edible bean


Sanilac Co. Michigan
WTW - 10/8/2024 19:50

tkoppel - 10/8/2024 18:27

Iamwill - 10/8/2024 16:01

New member here looking for help with an R62 in beans. Anyone doing it or done it successfully? Having some major issues.


Not an R62, but a R52 and an R50 before that. That said, a lot of the same principles apply.

There's two things you really need to do in the processor. First is replace any reverse bars with forwards. The second is install the extra helicals that come with the edible bean kit. Those amount to some helicals that go in the separator side of the cage over the top all the way to the discharge. Since you're more than likely to be running the cylinder about as slow as it will go, the whole idea is to smoothly move the mass without any bunching or binding. You don't want to hear any grumble/rumble coming from the processor.

If you're familiar with dry beans, you already know they have to be handled gently and as little as possible. Augers aren't gentle, the only thing you can do to help is slow them down. Depending on the age of your machine, particularly if your clean grain conveyor is chain drive, there is a larger driven sprocket that will help alot. If it's belt driven, then you need to find a larger sheave to slow it down.

As far as concave setting and cylinder speed, I'd set the front of the concave at "Max" and the back at around 8. Speed as low as it will go and full wind. A

Any other questions, feel free to ask!


Do you remove the accelerator roll flights? Can't imagine low moisture edibles would survive that abuse.


I don't, but have heard of guys that do remove the lugs from the front or rear rolls. I think they'd have to be ridiculously dry before I'd do that. It would seriously reduce cleaning capacity, trash could plug up the chaffer and sieve and you'd risk walking beans out the back of the combine.

I've never seen much damage from the rolls themselves. It's the impact with the cascade pan that could do damage, but if you look, that pan is generally covered with a layer of trash that cushions the beans, so they're not hitting just a steel sheet. Some guys use the PFP stainless steel accelerator rolls and you'd think they'd make edible bean butter out of the crop, but no, they don't have any more damage then the rubber coated ones.

If I was faced with clipping black beans at less than 12%moisture, I suppose I'd give anything that even remotely offers a reduction in splits a try. After all, you gotta get them out of the field and the window of opportunity can close abruptly.
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