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Stages of Bean Harvest Operations - Pulling Beans

Pulling beans Windrowing Direct cut Transport
Knife pulling tractor for harvesting
Beans are pulled with knife pullers or rod pullers.
Knife pulling tractor for harvesting
Beans are generally pulled in the morning before the plants are totally dry to minimize losses.
Tractor pulling combine for bean collection
Beans are picked up in the field with either a pull type specialty combine or a modified grain combine and threshed.
Self propelled combine
A self propelled combine harvest operation.

 
Last Updated: January 17, 2007
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