I'll never think of peas the same way again when I have my bangers, mash and peas in gravy, thanks Ted! Wonder why there is a windsock in the field? Appears to harvest a lot slower than traditional grain harvesting. They could save time and money by growing the mint amongst the peas, Birds Eye would appreciate that! The waste matter discharged at the rear of the harvester? Do they rake it up and sell it for stock feed?...nice video and a welcome change from just trains, well done!
Hi again Dave. its pleasing that at least one person other than myself appreciates something other than trains! I do like to mix it up a bit and got a few things in the pipeline as well as heaps more rail material ive gathered over the years. I grew up around these machines and even did a season on thema few years back. Inside a huge meshed real there are numerous fast turning beaters and its always amazed me how the peas escape contact with the beaters. Tho if the crop is not fully matured and you dont reduce the beater speed, the juvenile peas suffer. The stuff out theback is called pea trash and it is often let dry and baled up and sold for peoples gardens, market gardens etc. Other farmers put stock onto it. I think the 'wind sock' you are referring to is just a series of stakes in ground with white ribbon. There were 2 varieties of peas and these were usedas markers.
And yes, harvesting peas is much slower than grain heading etc as a bit more tends to happen in the machine plus the pea straw and pods that are taken in are quite heavy and if the thrashing reel is over loaded with too much intake it will stop and then you have a huge problem! Love peas, an awesome veg, but can't stand those minted peas!
I'll never think of peas the same way again when I have my bangers, mash and peas in gravy, thanks Ted! Wonder why there is a windsock in the field? Appears to harvest a lot slower than traditional grain harvesting. They could save time and money by growing the mint amongst the peas, Birds Eye would appreciate that! The waste matter discharged at the rear of the harvester? Do they rake it up and sell it for stock feed?...nice video and a welcome change from just trains, well done!
Hi again Dave. its pleasing that at least one person other than myself appreciates something other than trains! I do like to mix it up a bit and got a few things in the pipeline as well as heaps more rail material ive gathered over the years.
I grew up around these machines and even did a season on thema few years back. Inside a huge meshed real there are numerous fast turning beaters and its always amazed me how the peas escape contact with the beaters. Tho if the crop is not fully matured and you dont reduce the beater speed, the juvenile peas suffer. The stuff out theback is called pea trash and it is often let dry and baled up and sold for peoples gardens, market gardens etc. Other farmers put stock onto it.
I think the 'wind sock' you are referring to is just a series of stakes in ground with white ribbon. There were 2 varieties of peas and these were usedas markers.
And yes, harvesting peas is much slower than grain heading etc as a bit more tends to happen in the machine plus the pea straw and pods that are taken in are quite heavy and if the thrashing reel is over loaded with too much intake it will stop and then you have a huge problem!
Love peas, an awesome veg, but can't stand those minted peas!