How Combine Harvesters Are Made: Raw Materials, Manufacturing Process, Quality Control, And More

Combine harvesters are excellent equipment for farmers to perform two or more basic harvesting functions at any given time. A combine harvester would allow you to perform crop reaping, threshing, and separating the grain kernels from seed coverings and chaff. Some of the best combine harvesters will enable you to bale the straws after threshing cutting down your harvesting time even further. Raw materials Combine harvesters are easily one of the largest pieces of equipment that one can find in the farming industry, made using thousands of kilograms of raw materials. Sheet steel is probably the main raw material used to create these combines, which are often 48 inches wide and normally weigh around 5,448 kilograms. Massive rolls of sheet steel are delivered to the manufacturer, who then uncoil them and cut them into plates before grilling, shaping and welding to make the combine's body, grain tank, external panels etc. Manufacturing process: 1. Cutting the steel...