Poly Pickup Bands Boost Baler Performance

Poly Pickup Bands Boost Baler Performance BALERS After a custom baler complained to George Zimmerman about rocks and other objects continually bending the metal pickup bands on his big square baler George and his wife Faith developed their new heavy-duty poly pickup bands The Zimmermans had been manufacturing traffic cones and other safety products out of various plastics since 2005 The poly pickup bands are their first ag product The bands are catching on fast with farm equipment dealers across the country who have been signing up to handle them “Our goal in developing these was to eliminate the problem of bending and wearing These bands are made heavy and will withstand impacts without damage If pickup teeth do rub against the bands they will not wear through nearly as quickly as steel bands In addition hay feeds through much more smoothly and easily ” says Zimmerman The 1/2-in thick bands have a 1/4-in support ring on the inside to strengthen and maintain shape Longer bolts included are required to attach the poly bands Zimmerman notes that you can replace them one or two at a time as steel bands wear or do them all at once They sell for $22 50 apiece to fit most models of Case IH New Holland and Hesston big square balers They will be available this summer to fit Deere round balers Check out a video of the poly bands being installed at www farmshow com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tobin Apparatus Rt 1 Box 169 Greentop Mo 63546 ph 800 960-6246 or 660 216-0205; www tobinag com

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