"Reverser" For Pull-Type Haybines

Reverser For Pull-Type Haybines HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Miscellaneous Duane Bartok needed an easy way to deal with haybine plugups While most self-propelled haybines are set up to reverse flow when a plug occurs pull-types like his have single direction hydraulic drives “I have a 76-year-old and a 15-year-old that run my mower-conditioner ” says Bartok “Neither one was able to deal with a bad plug That meant they had to call me and sit idle until I got there ” Bartok and a close friend Ken Hudacek decided to find a solution to the problem “Ken thought he could reverse the flow on our Model 1475 New Holland ” says Bartok “We put together a system with a splitter valve and other components and it has worked well for us At first the reels didn’t reverse but then we figured out the adjustments needed ” Now when a plug occurs his operators hit a switch in the cab and the haybine components go into reverse Once the plug has been expelled they flip the switch back and resume travel Bartok and Hudacek installed their own unit in 2008 In 2009 they sold three units for field testing In 2010 reverser sales surpassed expectations selling across the Canadian prairie provinces into the Dakotas and as far south as Nebraska Due to the extreme heavy crop in 2010 the reversers have been put to the test Customer feedback was extremely positive saving farmers time and money not to mention the safety factor “It only takes 3 to 4 hrs to install ” says Bartok “It will save that much time many times over in the field and time is money ” This year Bartok and Hudacek foresee no increase in the cost of the kit The price will stay at $1250 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup QBV Enterprises P O Box 1238 Esterhazy Sask Canada S0A 0X0 ph 306 745-3801; qvb@xplornet com; www qvbenterprises com or Ken Hudacek P O Box 1767 Esterhazy Sask Canada S0A 0X0 ph 306 745-3720

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