Remember that you cannot use a Hired Worker with an X-Disc 6200, under any circumstances. However, consider the option below for a more profitable result.
Grass, on the other hand, is free and abundant, and turning it into Chaff is a good way to make money. Naturally, this should only be used on profitable crops (Wheat, Barley, Canola) as a last resort, since these crops tend to be worth more money when properly harvested. However, it requires very little work - and you can drive from crop field to grass and keep collecting more and more Chaff without stopping. These crops may not be Chaffed with a Mex 5.Ĭhaffing with the X Disc is the least efficient method of gaining Chaff. With the Krone X Disc 6200 header, or a similar device, it is possible to Chaff Wheat, Barley, Canola, and even uncut Grass. Also, the Krone Easycollect 1053 header for the Big X is very wide, and can fill a large Tipper quite rapidly.įurthermore, as explained previously, a Krone Big X 1100 can be used with a Hired Worker when Chaffing corn, making the process simpler (though you still need to manually drive a Tipper next to it at all times, somewhat blunting this point). Corn produces a very large amount of Chaff for every liter of Corn destroyed in the process. Normal Corn harvesting (that is, with a regular Harvester) is not nearly as lucrative as other crop types, meaning that players will often grow Corn simply in order to Chaff it. This is possible with both types of Chaff Harvesters available in the base game. The most effective way to acquire large amounts of Chaff is to process a Corn field. Otherwise, it will continue destroying whatever crop it is chaffing, but won't produce anything! NOTE: If you are Chaffing manually, remember to turn the harvester off as soon as it runs out of space to dump the Chaff into. If you are manually driving, you may drag Tippers freely. Therefore, you will need to manually drive a tractor or truck equipped with one or two Tippers next to the Big X as it works over Corn. The Big X 1100 can be used with a Hired Worker, but only when Chaffing Corn, and only when it has no trailers attached behind it. The base game provides three different Headers that can be purchased for it. The Big X 1100 is a self-propelled Chaff Harvester, which comes without a header by default. Therefore, you must attach a Tipper to the back of the tractor, and perform the Chaffing process yourself. Although it is comparatively cheap, it has a very narrow work area, it can only Chaff Corn, and it cannot be used with a Hired Worker under any circumstances. The Mex 5 is not a self-propeller harvester, but rather a Chaffing Header that can be mounted on the front of a tractor. They both have a special pipe that can rotate around 360 degrees, and will automatically find any nearby Tipper with sufficient room to dump the Chaff into. This means that while operating, they must be able to dump the Chaff into a Tipper constantly. Other Harvesters will not be able to Chaff any type of crop whatsoever.īoth of these Harvesters do not have their own holding tanks. They are the Pöttinger Mex 5 and the Krone Big X 1100.
The base game offers only two Harvesters capable of Chaffing. Shredding other crops, including un-mowed Grass, is the least cost-effective option. After that, shredding Grass that has already been mowed, and/or Straw in the wake of another harvester, is a close second. The most efficient way of producing Chaff is by shredding Corn. Chaffing equipment, on the other hand, is also quite expensive - but will pay for itself very quickly. Its only function is to be turned into Silage, which is incredibly profitable.
Most Harvesters are not capable of producing Chaff, and the wrong Header will not be able to harvest your intended Crops.Ĭhaff cannot be sold as-is. To produce Chaff from any type of plant, you will need both the appropriate Chaff Harvester as well as the correct Header for the type of Crop you wish to turn into Chaff. In the base game, it can be produced from Wheat, Barley, Canola, Corn, Grass, Mowed Grass, and Straw. It is essentially plant matter that has been shredded up whole.Ĭhaff is not grown, instead it is produced from a variety of primary Crop plants.