All-weather Combine Harvester: RSM 161 for Lithuania

The grain yield in Lithuania is high enough that the use of high-performance combine harvesters is profitable. However, weather conditions during the harvest are becoming less predictable. Statistics say that from 11 to 16 days, depending on a specific agricultural area, in July and the same number of days in August are rainy. On the other hand, there is sometimes a drought in the same months. Both of them not only require minimizing the time needed for harvesting operations but also make the operations even harder.

The RSM 161 manufactured by Rostselmash is the best-in-class combine harvester designed specifically for harvesting a good crop in difficult conditions. High humidity of grain and straw; over-dried grain and high strawiness; clogged or flat bread. This machine will work just fine while other grain harvesting equipment is forced to wait for weather conditions to improve.

The process goes smoothly from the header to the cleaning

The RSM 161 combine harvester is capable of threshing up to 40 tons of grain per hour on high-yield backgrounds. It works effectively on crops with grain moisture up to 25% and straw moisture up to 35%. At the same time, thanks to the design features (an extended deck that can be configured from the cab, and large drums), you can very flexibly adjust the harvester for working in various agricultural conditions. Given that the rotation speed of the threshing drum varies between 300-920 rpm, this function is an ideal option for threshing over-dried bread or easily injured grain.
Each unit, each assembly of the combine harvester is designed so that the entire process (from the cut or selection of the crop up to the unloading of grain) is smooth.

A new generation inclined camera with an electro-hydraulic terrain copying system and a function for changing the angle of attack ensures the stability of the harvest even on difficult terrain. The camera is able to "carry" adapters weighing up to 4.5 tons. Connecting the harvesters takes no more than five minutes, and for re-equipment during the transition from grain ears to corn, a minimum time is required.

The unique threshing and separating device Tetra Processor is a huge threshing drum, a large separator drum, an effective beater-chipper, an original flexible drumming. All these features determine the high performance and sublime adaptability of the combine harvester to complex backgrounds. In the RSM 161 threshing machine, the heap is processed so intensively that after the bump-separating beater, only about 5-8% of the grain remains in it, which is easily handled by the straw maker.

And the grain at the output is so clean that it may need only drying at high humidity. Such parameters are provided by the 2-cascade OptiFlow cleaning system with a special suspension of sieves and optimized 2-flow blowing of the grain pile.
Putting Grain In Transport, Removing Straw Where You Need It
The high-performance RSM 161 unloading system ensures that the 10,500 L hopper is emptied in just two minutes without freezing, even when working with wet grain. The long (6.72 m) and high auger (5.05 m) is carried out at an angle of 105 degrees i.e. these characteristics allow you to safely interact with any trucks when aggregating a combine harvester with reapers up to 12 m wide and unload grain into vehicles with sides up to 4 m high.
RSM 161 carefully handles straw, if it is needed for use in animal husbandry, it can be laid out in a roll. Or the non-grain part can be crushed and evenly scattered in the field — in its standard configuration, the combine harvester is equipped with a 2-speed IRS with an integrated floor spreader.

Economy, Endurance, Convenience
The 355 hp Cummins engine with a 25% torque reserve is economical, durable and inexpensive to maintain. And the transport speed of up to 27 km/h provides a fast transfer of the combine harvester when working on scattered fields.
The cab is in the Luxury Cab configuration. There is absolutely everything for safe and comfortable work: an ergonomic chair, a steering column and a control console in the armrest with a large color touch screen; climate control and audio suite; a refrigerator and electric adjustment of rear view mirrors.
The RSM 161 combine harvester is a cost-effective, reliable and modern machine, with the help of which you will expand possibilities for harvesting, minimizing the time required.