Deere Combines Benefit From Straw Chopper Slow-Down Kit
John Deere 20 and 00 series combines perform better in corn with a straw chopper slow-down kit, says manufacturer D&C, Inc. in Dayton, Iowa. The slow-down kit eliminates the need to take the chopper off when harvesting corn and extends chopper life. The 45 percent speed reduction is made possible by reducing the combine's 12-in. pulley down to a 6-in. pulley, according to D&C, Inc. owner Don Campbell.
"These old combine choppers will throw cobs half a mile and at a rate of speed that will take the paint off of other tractors and wagons," Campbell says. "I've had customers who aren't even farmers come and buy kits to give to their farmer neighbors because they've had the windows of their houses knocked out and ended up with cobs all over their nice lawns."
The kit takes less than 30 min. to install and changes speeds in seconds. It spreads corn residue safely by limiting the distance and speed that it is projected.
Campbell charges $250 plus shipping.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, D&C, Inc., Box 348, Dayton, Iowa 50530 (ph/fax 515 547-2659).
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Deere Combines Benefit From Straw Chopper Slow-Down Kit COMBINES Accessories 27-5-11 John Deere 20 and 00 series combines perform better in corn with a straw chopper slow-down kit, says manufacturer D&C, Inc. in Dayton, Iowa. The slow-down kit eliminates the need to take the chopper off when harvesting corn and extends chopper life. The 45 percent speed reduction is made possible by reducing the combine's 12-in. pulley down to a 6-in. pulley, according to D&C, Inc. owner Don Campbell.
"These old combine choppers will throw cobs half a mile and at a rate of speed that will take the paint off of other tractors and wagons," Campbell says. "I've had customers who aren't even farmers come and buy kits to give to their farmer neighbors because they've had the windows of their houses knocked out and ended up with cobs all over their nice lawns."
The kit takes less than 30 min. to install and changes speeds in seconds. It spreads corn residue safely by limiting the distance and speed that it is projected.
Campbell charges $250 plus shipping.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, D&C, Inc., Box 348, Dayton, Iowa 50530 (ph/fax 515 547-2659).
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