What is a draper header used for?
What is a draper header used for?
A draper header uses a canvas-style rolling platform belt to catch crop from the sickle bar. The crop is conveyed on the belt from both ends of the header to the middle, where a third draper pushes it into the feeder house. Draper headers are an alternative to auger-style headers.
What is an auger header?
A screw conveyor, or auger conveyor, uses a rotating helical screw blade, called a flighting, usually within a tube, to move the cut crop. Making the screw’s blade in Hardox® steel substantially improves the service life of combine harvesters when exposed to wear mainly from stones.
What is a draper belt?
HARVEST HEADER DRAPER BELTS Friction coating is the manufacturing process of pressing raw rubber into the fabric, not adding to its original thickness, for reinforcement. By using a friction coat on the underside of RAPTOR®, the draper weighs less, drags less, and reduces horsepower requirements.
When to combine flex headers with Draper headers?
Flex headers are able to flex over uneven ground. Generally they have guards that protect the knives that cut the crop, this helps minimise the chance of picking up rocks and other materials. Some combine their flex platform with draper headers for a more efficient harvest. Ideal for harvesting on rough or uneven ground.
What’s the difference between a combine and a header?
Some OEMs mix and match header types to create unique headers with different attributes on the field (such as flex and rigid, draper and auger, etc.). The biggest difference between a combine and a header is that the combine is the main piece of machinery that cleans and collects the grain/crop.
What are the different types of grain headers?
Grain Headers. Grain headers are often called draper or ‘wheat’ headers (see below). These headers use a canvas-style rolling platform belt to catch crop from the sickle bar. The crop is then fed to the combine for cleaning and separating. Suitable for crops like: Peas. Beans. Wheat & grain crops.
Where does the Draper go in a combine?
The draper refers to the belts themselves. When the machine is running, the belts feed crop to the centre belt, which goes into the combine and separates the grain from the rest of the crop.
