Combine harvester

The combine harvester, or simply combine, is a machine that harvests, threshes, and cleans grain plants. The desired result is the seed (such as canola or flax) or grain (such as oats, wheat, or rye); a byproduct is loose straw, the remaining husk of the plant with all nutrients removed. The combine was patented in 1834 by Hiram Moore, the same year as Cyrus McCormick was granted a patent on the mechanical reaper.

External links

• Pictures of combines with corn and wheat heads
• History of Sunshine Harvesters - Museum of Victoria, Australia
• The IH 151 an early levelling machine
• Pictures of Gleaner levelling combines
• Excellent picture of a levelling John Deere with the header removed to show the modified undercarriage and extreme leveling ability as well as pictures of the region