Update On Straw Chopper Knives For Deere Combines

Update On Straw Chopper Knives For Deere Combines COMBINES Accessories 27-5-42 We're still hearing from FARM SHOW readers who read your story last spring about our new straw chopper knives for Deere combines. We wanted to let you know the add-on knives are now heat-treated for longer life. The problem is that the knives on Deere choppers aren't heavy enough to handle heavy straw or wet, green bean stalks. New varieties of beans often produce dry beans on green stalks. Deere knives pivot back about 30? so this material often passes through uncut. Our knives are heavier, with serrated edges, and they only pivot back about 10? so everything gets chopped. The knives sell for $7.78 to $8.78 apiece, depending on model. (Robert Rottinghaus, Clever Tech, Inc., 4121 S. Canfield Road, Jesup, Iowa 50648 ph 319 827-1311; fax 319 827-2425)

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