2024 - Volume #48, Issue #2, Page #31
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Inexpensive Repair Reinforces Deere Flex Headers
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“Where the bolts are and the sickle vibrates at the front of the seed plate, it wears the connection out,” says Jimmy Rabitsch, Poly Tech President. “If you don’t address it in time, those shoulder bolts will break through, and of course, the large stainless steel replacement sheets are very pricey, running between $335 and $500 online.”
The Sill Stitch is a 1/8-in. thick stainless-steel triangle with holes in the corners and a slot in the center. The corners are welded to the top side of the header plate, and a new bolt and washer are installed. The repair prevents crop stalks from collecting at the point of damage and clogging the header.
“You’re repairing it from the top side,” Rabitsch says. “It’s simple and inexpensive. Rather than spending a lot of money on a stainless sheet, this just runs about $10 per hole. Make sure to get a good puddle of weld in the holes, and it’ll stick.”
The Sill Stitch kit is manufactured in Ohio and warehoused in Minnesota. They’re available throughout North America and are easy to ship in a small box through the postal service.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Poly Tech Industries Inc., 238 Industrial Park Dr., Monticello, Ga. 31064 (ph 800-542-7659; polytech@polyskid.com; www.polyskid.com).
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