View corn harvest equipment in fieldView corn harvest equipment in field

Corn combining demonstrations kick off at 10:30 a.m. each day at Husker Harvest Days, says Jason Luebbe, who works with the equipment operators at the show.

Drivers for each piece of equipment are provided by the manufacturer and trained by their own company on the equipment. Drivers choose their operating speed.

“The reason demos are so successful at Husker Harvest Days is that our visitors listen to safety announcements and abide by them,”  Luebbe says. “These demos are for them, and I think we do a pretty good job of helping them get that close view of the equipment safely,” adding that visitors must stay behind the flag rope as combining begins.

The order of the demos follow:

This year, a recording of Farm Progress broadcaster Max Armstrong will be heard over the loudspeakers. Armstrong will share the details of each piece of equipment as it goes through the field. About 10 pieces will take part in this year’s demonstrations.

Trams are available for those who have trouble walking to the field. They will load and unload on the west end of the showgrounds. Be sure to keep all hands and feet inside the tram, and enter and exit only when stopped. If trams are nearly full, let those with the most trouble walking ride.

Tillage demos

Expect to see every type of tillage tool on the market, including strip tool, high speed, disk and disk ripper. The machines start on the opposite end of the field and work toward the crowds, so visitors can see the equipment at working speeds. Tillage demonstrations follow corn harvesting.