TAILINGS MONITOR FOR AN AGRICULTURAL COMBINE

摘要

An apparatus for use in combination with a combine for sensing the volume of tai lings exhausted from a cleaning section of the combine and for providing a visual indi cation to the operator of the effectiveness of combine operation. The combine includes a mobil e frame or chassis having an operator compartment arranged toward a forward end thereof. A threshing section of the combine separates grain from crop material delivered thereto. A c leaning section of the combine functions to remove chaff and tailings from the materials receive d from the threshing section. A tailings section of the combine is arranged to receive inco mpletely threshed and separating tailings from the cleaning section. The tailings section comprise s a tailings conveyor for forcibly moving tailings toward an elevator that moves the tailings to one of the other sections on the combine for recycling. The sensing apparatus of the presen t invention is arranged proximate to the inlet to the tailings elevator and provides a visual i ndication in the cab region of the combine of the volume of tailings presented for recycling thus rev ealing the efficiency of the combine.