Chapter 1052 Harvesters in Action
After the rain, the sky cleared up. After waiting for almost a day, when the moisture in the corn field had almost evaporated, Luo Chong began to prepare for the harvesting operation early in the morning on the third day.
This was the first time that the Han tribe used automatic machinery to harvest grain, which was of great significance. In the early morning, before dawn, the convoy was ready to go at the base. Twenty-one tractors were hung with buckets behind them, and six harvesters were leading the way. Because it was too early, Xiaodie and the children did not arrive, but Luo Chong led his guards to form a horse team and rode horses all the way to the operation area to observe. The guards also brought two cameras to take pictures at that time.
The convoy rumbled through the mechanized farming road in the field and finally arrived at the area where the operation was about to be carried out. Not long after, She Xin, the governor of Liuyang County, Lu Guangzhu of Weishan County, Yun Zhi of Ruyang County, Yang Yan of Nanzhang County, and several governors of surrounding counties also came to watch the mechanical harvesting.
After all, this was the first time for the Han tribe, and also the first time for the human beings in this world. It was understandable that others were far away, but if they were close, they would inevitably feel a little regretful if they didn't come. Moreover, as a frontier official like the county governor, it was right to keep up with current affairs and pay attention to changes.
Arriving with them, there was also a technical support team of more than a dozen people from Xingang County, including technicians and researchers, most of whom were from the agricultural machinery group, responsible for the mechanical support work of this harvesting operation. If there was a problem, they would also be able to solve it on the spot and record it for future improvement. It can be said that all aspects were taken into consideration.
When the group arrived at the operation area, it was already seven o'clock in the morning. Several county governors found Luo Chong as soon as possible. They followed Luo Chong and looked at the row of steel monsters in front of them, and they couldn't help but feel shocked.
Is this a corn harvester?
The "comb" on the front of the car is so big!
"Chief, when will the operation start?" At this time, the captain of the team ran over and asked Luo Chong.
"Let's get started now if you're ready. Separate according to the planned area." Luo Chong looked at the sky and felt that it was not too early, so he immediately gave the order to start the operation.
"Yes!" The captain of the team responded, then turned around to greet the drivers and simply arranged the tasks.
The so-called separate operation according to the planned area actually means dividing each vehicle into sections. Speaking of this, we have to talk about the working method of the harvester. In the case of large-scale operation, harvesting corn is not like wiping a blackboard, just cutting it down row by row. Because the harvester is too large and the harvester head in front is particularly wide, it is very inconvenient to turn or turn around. It is impossible to turn around on the spot after just cutting a row, and then do another row.
Generally speaking, whether it is corn or grain, the machine operation is to harvest in circles. In this way, you only need to turn 90 degrees each time, without turning around or going back, which can improve work efficiency and save a lot of trouble.
Therefore, Luo Chong arranged a plan to divide the 20,000 mu corn field into six rectangular areas. Each harvester was responsible for harvesting one rectangular area, like a greedy snake, and finally turned around to "cut down" all the land in its own area.
After assigning the tasks, each driver also ran to his own car. With a push of the joystick, the wheels rushed forward quickly under the action of the hydraulic piston pump.
A harvester closest to Luo Chong and his team started working in a blink of an eye.
The driver inside opened half of the window, blowing the cool breeze in the morning, holding a joystick in each hand, adjusting the direction and speed of the harvester. At the same time, the air compressor next to the boiler host behind the cab was also turning rapidly, providing powerful power for the harvester head at the front of the car. With a pull of the vent valve, the various knife groups at the front of the car quickly turned.
The driver also quickly adjusted, aiming each tooth of the "iron comb" at the front of the car just right at a row of corn stalks, and then immediately pushed forward in a wave.
The iron comb caught the corn stalk, and the rotating flat knife quickly "huggled" a corn, and then the rotating knife below quickly cut it off from the root, and then it was immediately rolled in by the two reamers together.
As the reamers continued to rotate and devour, the corn stalks that were originally as tall as a person also became shorter at a speed visible to the naked eye. When they were swallowed to the position with corn cobs in the middle, the two cobs on top were immediately blocked by the iron grate and stuck there.
However, although the cobs were stuck, the reamers below did not stop rotating, so with this pulling and tugging, the two corn cobs were successfully separated from the stalks, and the long stalks were quickly rolled in, but the two corn cobs remained on the iron grate, and were finally transported to the peeling roller shaft behind by the vibrating screen.
The corn cobs wrapped in layers of green leaves were put on the rollers and immediately started to rotate due to the teeth on the rollers. While rotating, the teeth on the rollers were biting each other, peeling off the green skin on the outside of the corn cobs in seconds, revealing the neat golden corn kernels inside that were like teeth.
At this point, the harvested corn cobs finally slid down from the rollers, and were finally thrown out from the side discharge port, accurately falling into the grain storage hopper hanging on the side of the vehicle.
Although it sounds troublesome, it is actually very fast to operate. As the harvester slowly drove, the corn fields in front fell down row by row, and the corn cobs on them were quickly "eaten" by the front of the vehicle, and then spit out from the side after peeling, and the straws that were caught by the reamer were discharged from the bottom of the vehicle again.
In front was lush straw like a forest, and behind the harvester, a thick layer of straw "carpet" was left.
The straws cut by the harvester were not directly crushed, but all turned into curved instant noodles, neatly laid out behind the vehicle.
When designing the harvester, they considered directly crushing the straw, but in the end Luo Chong rejected this plan. The crushed straw could not be dried again, and the Han tribe could not immediately make it into silage. It could not be dried or stored. After all the straw was crushed, it could only rot slowly or be thrown into the manure pit to ferment into fertilizer.
But now the straw is left intact, so there are many ways to use it. They can collect the straw and dry it after the harvest. Some of it can be used as cattle and sheep feed, and some can be thrown into the manure pit as fertilizer. At worst, it can be left as firewood. Anyway, it will not be wasted.
As for why it is crooked, it is because the straw is rolled by the reamer
. The harvester moves very quickly. Luo Chong and his men also followed behind on horseback, and the county governors beside them chatted from time to time.
"I remember that Youfu robbed the corn from Elder Shang of the Xin Tribe. It's only been a few years, and now we can use machines to cultivate and harvest." She Xin, who joined the Han Tribe earlier, said with emotion. This guy was originally from the Snake Tribe. In addition to the Tree Tribe and the Black Rat Tribe, he was the third person to join the Han Tribe and was absorbed into the group. He was also a veteran.
As for the other county governors, even Yun Zhi was not very clear about the earliest grievances between the Han Tribe and the Xin Tribe. After all, when Youfu went to rob Elder Shang's corn, the Han and Xin tribes had not yet sent envoys to each other and established formal diplomatic relations. At that time, the only intersection between the two tribes was the grassland's "white salt market".
As for Lu Guangzhu of Weishan County, he was from the Lu tribe in the southeast, which is currently the only tribe that domesticates domestic pigs. He joined the Han Tribe relatively late.
"Yes, time flies. When our tribe did not join the Han tribe, we still lived like savages. Now we have all become members of the Han tribe, and our lives are getting better and better. We have clothes to wear, endless food, and safe houses. Now we have such powerful farming machines, so we don't have to worry about starving anymore." Lu Guangzhu also said after hearing this.
Yun Zhi seemed to have recalled his past. He thought for a while before continuing, "At the beginning, our tribe lived in the swamp of the big lake east of Liuyang County. In the most difficult winter, each tribe member could only eat the stored water chestnuts. After so many years, it was fortunate that we joined the Han tribe, otherwise we would not be able to live like this."
Luo Chong smiled after listening and encouraged them, "Everyone needs to work harder in the future to create a better living environment for our tribe members, so that everyone can live better and better. Not only will they not be hungry and cold, but they will also live a good life. Only in this way can we live up to the trust of the people in us!"
After listening, several people kept nodding, and then they followed the harvester for a while, until the harvested corn filled the first tractor and the sun was getting hotter and hotter, they rode away on horseback and returned to the base on the farm.
The first batch of corn transported back has been spread on the drying grain for drying. The corn is not dry enough now, and it cannot be threshed immediately, otherwise it is easy to break the corn kernels, so it can only be dried while the weather is good.
Luo Chong asked someone to bring some new corn to the temporary courtyard of the farm, and asked Zhan Ying to cook a pot of corn cobs for them.
At this time of year, nothing can make people happier than eating corn cobs.
At noon, Luo Chong and several county governors were eating corn cobs, and the county governors immediately asked about the harvester.
"Chief, now the mechanized plowing and harvesting operations have been perfected, I think the efficiency is still quite high, and there are no problems. Should we promote such machinery in various places in the future, and how to promote it?" The one who
asked this question was Yun Zhi. You know, Ruyang County, where he is currently located, also has a large area of fertile plains, and Ruyang County is close to the Rushui River and has no shortage of water. If there are agricultural machinery in place, maybe they can also build a similar farm. What is a mechanized farm? This is a political achievement. As a county governor, how could he not want to make some achievements under his rule?
(End of this chapter)
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