8) A combine operator is in a durum field that is running 95 bu/ac and they are encountering different field and crop conditions requiring adjustments to be made to the combine. Using all the tools and information available, provide possible remedies for the following conditions: a. The clean grain sample is very "dirty" with excess chaff. b. The return system on the combine (does not matter the make or model) is operating at a high capacity (very full). c. Behind the combine there is a lot of unthreshed durum heads. d. Behind the combine there is a lot of uncut crop. e. The loss monitor in the combine is showing very high losses off the rotor.

9) Now that we have completed combine walk-arounds on three different manufacturers (Case IH, John Deere, New Holland), if cost was not an issue, which combine you would purchase? Include the make and model of your decision and provide, in detail, the features or reasons that helped you make your decision.