Do-It-Yourself Hillside Combine

Do-It-Yourself Hillside Combine 7-3-27 Keeping your header close to the ground for the best harvesting is the key to the success of a new do-it-yourself hillside combine kit built by Bartolini Possanzini & Co., Jesi, Italy. The hillside kit consists of a scissor-like frame that mounts between the rear axle and the main chassis of the combine. Pushing off the rear axle, its two cylinders raise the combine instantly to adapt to changing terrain. "It'll raise the rear of the combine as much as 35% going up a hill, keeping the header down next to the ground. In short or lodged crops, it can be the difference between a good or bad harvest," says Scarano Pietrelli of Bartolini Possanzini, noting that the add-on attachment will raise the combine as much as 22% going downhill. The combine lift can be operated manually via hydraulic controls in the cab, or it can be set to operate automatically with a manual override. "We have rough and hilly ground all over Italy and this is an inexpensive way to equip a conventional machine for hillside work," says Pietrelli. The attachment is built to fit specific combine models and takes just 3 hrs. to install. Pietrelli says the company builds them to fit all combine models operating in Italy, which includes most of the machines familiar to the U.S. and Canada. The hillside lift sells for about $2,400, plus $700 for optional automatic controls. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bartolini, Possanzini & Co., Via G. Pastore, Zona Ind. Zipa, 60035 Jesi(AN) Italy (ph 0731 3102-22279).

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