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  • samhill
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2009
    • 896

    Shatter resistance

    Have L230 Invigor standing ready to swath. Not familiar with it, but is said to have shatter resistance..
    Wet here now in, but forecast is dry. Would prefer to straight cut,and combine is ready worried might shatter before combining straight cut. Swathing safer if sun shines. What thots anyone?
  • seldomseen
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2010
    • 2033

    #2
    As far as I know L230 is not pod shatter resistant. I grew some this year and left it stand as long as I could and the higher spots in the field we’re starting to shell a little when I swathed.
    I would swath it.

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    • jazz
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2018
      • 9308

      #3
      Originally posted by samhill View Post
      Have L230 Invigor standing ready to swath. Not familiar with it, but is said to have shatter resistance..
      Wet here now in, but forecast is dry. Would prefer to straight cut,and combine is ready worried might shatter before combining straight cut. Swathing safer if sun shines. What thots anyone?
      The shatter resistance hasnt held up as well this year as in the past. I think an extra operation might make it worse.

      Maybe take it straight but at night?

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      • Sodbuster
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2017
        • 1134

        #4
        L230 definitely not shatter resistance, if wet now it might be a good opportunity to swath before it gets dry again.

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        • blackpowder
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2010
          • 9338

          #5
          Hats off to anyone who can wait on anything at this time of year.

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          • AlbertaFarmer5
            Senior Member
            • Oct 2010
            • 12567

            #6
            The worst shatter losses I've ever had is in l230. It just stood straight up waving in the wind and wasn't even close to dry when it shattered out in a big wind storm.
            But I would agree with jazz, the extra operation of swathing it and then trying to get it through a pickup might do more harm than just straight cutting it when it's wet.
            Last edited by AlbertaFarmer5; Oct 14, 2021, 10:48.

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            • furrowtickler
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2004
              • 22068

              #7
              Originally posted by AlbertaFarmer5 View Post
              The worst chapter losses I've ever had is in l230. It just stood straight up waving in the wind and wasn't even close to dry when it shattered out in a big wind storm.
              But I would agree with jazz, the extra operation of swapping it and then trying to get it through a pickup might do more harm than just Street cutting it when it's wet.
              Anyone else find that auto correct is really becoming a PITA more now than ever ?

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              • samhill
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2009
                • 896

                #8
                Thanks all for thots, forecast here is good, but had a 2 inch rain. If ground dries will swath, if forecast favoorable. If not, will straight cut when tough, hopefully not wet. Assume no shatter resistance.
                Thank you.

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                • AlbertaFarmer5
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 12567

                  #9
                  Originally posted by furrowtickler View Post
                  Anyone else find that auto correct is really becoming a PITA more now than ever ?
                  Either that, or else there's just so much dust in my microphone that the poor thing can't hear anything I say. I will go and make some edits.

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                  • furrowtickler
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 22068

                    #10
                    Originally posted by AlbertaFarmer5 View Post
                    Either that, or else there's just so much dust in my microphone that the poor thing can't hear anything I say. I will go and make some edits.
                    I have to edit just about every time , need smaller fingers

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