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Harvest is one of the busiest times of year for farmers. One thing no farmer should have to deal with during this time is an under powered combine. Lugging up hills, slowing down the system, and in general costing the operation money can be enough to drive you nuts!
Each year, just after harvest, we take an influx of calls inquiring about adding horsepower to combines. Farmers tend to be detail orientated, and have a lot of questions before tuning any equipment. Which is totally understandable, combines are not exactly cheap and they are one of the most crucial components of a successful harvest.
If you think tuning a combine is crazy, take a look at the 3 most common reasons we find farmers love combine tuning.
Harvest is one of the busiest times of year for farmers. Trying to get the crop in before the weather turns, managing employees and rushing to get a myriad of tasks done can be daunting. One thing no farmer should have to deal with during this busy time is an under performing combine. Lugging up hills, slowing down the system, and in general costing the operation money. This does not have to be the situation for you this fall!
Each year, just after harvest, we take an influx of calls inquiring about adding horsepower to combines. Farmers tend to be detail orientated, and have a lot of questions before tuning any equipment. Which is totally understandable, combines are not exactly cheap and they are one of the most crucial components of a successful harvest.
A few questions come up in every conversation about tuning a combine. Below, I hope to provide answers to the most common questions about combine tuning.
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The LLY Duramax is a great truck from the factory for there are 3 modifications every owner should make! The LLY was manufactured 2004.5 and 2005. There are a few 2006 models that are labeled as an LLY, however they have all of the LBZ upgrades from the factory, so for performance applications consider those an LBZ. An LLY was the first Duramax with the injectors outside of the heads, a variable vane turbo and a 50 state EGR.