The goal of this work was to evaluate the losses on the cutting platform, the separation and cleaning systems and total losses in mechanical harvesting of soybeans in the municipality of Maripá-PR considering the age of the combines, displacement speed and operator training. 39 machines in 25 farms were evaluated. It was observed that 79% of the machines lost more than 60 kg ha-1. The air humidity, the untrained operators and deficient maintenance and regulations were the most important factors in defining the losses. The machines with longer timer of use presented tendency of more losses in the harvest.
operators training; combine; meteorology conditions
