"Wedge Kit" Lifts Headers On Deere Combines

"Wedge Kit" Lifts Headers On Deere Combines COMBINES Headers 22-4-42 "With tire size increasing over the past 20 years or so, headers on some combines have been tipping forward farther and farther, up to 30 degrees in some cases," says Carl Vande Weerd, Vande Weerd Combine, who developed a new "wedge kit" for Deere combines that tilts the head backward approximately 7 degrees so that stalk rollers run flatter. This prevents corn from rolling down and out of the head and improves feeding from the corn head auger to the feeder house chain. It consists of a metal wedge assembly that bolts onto the head, 2 pto shaft assemblies approximately 3 ft. long to realign hook-ups after the head is moved forward, and bearings, bearing holders and hangers to support the shafts. The main mechanical modification required is cutting down the hex driveshaft on the header, in some cases by as much as 3 ft., Vande Weerd says. Two holes also need to be drilled per side for mounting the bearing holders. Vande Weerd says installation should take only a couple hours. Designed for all Deere combines, with 6-row (30-in.) and larger heads, 1978 to present. Sells for $750. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Vande Weerd Combine Inc., 2553 320th St., Rock Valley, Iowa 51247 (ph 800 831-4814; fax 712 476-5410).

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