strawwalker

strawwalker

[′strȯ‚wȯk·ər]
(agriculture)
A set of reciprocating notched bars inside a thresher or combine that push the straw to the rear.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Added to the industry-leading Opti-Speed auto-adaptive variable speed strawwalkers, SmartTrax, Opti-Fan, Opti-Clean and Opti-Spread technologies, the new features enhance further the combine's productivity.
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The production of quality straw is achieved by a smoother transition from the threshing drum to the strawwalkers, resulting in a long straw/fluffy swath behind the combine.
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