Finger Pickup Reel On Case-IH 1020 Floating Header Converted Into A Modified Bat Pickup Reel

Finger Pickup Reel On Case-IH 1020 Floating Header Converted Into A Modified Bat Pickup Reel COMBINES Headers 22-1-33 I converted the finger pickup reel on my Case-IH 1020 floating header into a modified bat pickup reel for cleaner combining in short soybeans. I used commercial grade plastic lawn edging material purchased at K-Mart. It's approximately 7 in. wide. The flexible pickup fingers are 10 in. long, thus leaving 3 in. which still gives added pickup action if needed. I attached the batting to the reel and fingers using plastic notched clip wire ties you find at any hardware or automotive parts store. There are 12 of the strips altogether - six on each side of the header - and total cost for four rolls of edging material was $65. Another innovation I came up with is adding this platform to the back of my Deere 750 drill, which makes it easier to load seed. The platform is made of expanded metal mesh over a framework built out of scrap metal. It fastens with four bolts to the wheel supports. Sure beats the narrow walkway that came with the drill. (Edgar B. Peck, Tecumseh, Kan.)

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