Sickle Section Combine Chopper

Sickle Section Combine Chopper COMBINES Accessories Brent Huneycutt came up with a low-cost alternative to buying a residue chopper for his combine He bolted some old sickle section blades to the grates “It would have been nice to have a chopper on my combine but it would have been an expensive addition for an old machine like my 1460 Axial Flow International ” says Huneycutt “I had heard about the idea of using sickle sections but I didn’t think it would do much good ” Huneycutt decided to try it He used the four holes and bolts that attach the three grates to each other and the two at the back of the grates He could have put two in the front as well but didn’t “I cut the sections in half top to bottom to make the triangle smaller and drilled a hole for the bolt ” says Huneycutt “Once I got one right I used it for a template You just have to be sure they won’t hit the concave ” He faced the sharp edge in the direction of the rotation and tried it out “I couldn’t tell the difference between the soybean trash coming through mine and my uncle’s 1660 International with its chopper ” says Huneycutt “They were tall stalks going in but came out in 5-in pieces or with the stalk nearly cut through It was a lot better than spending $4 000 to $5 000 ” He does point out that the stalks can get hung up on the blades when the rotor slows down “You can take them out for wheat straw but if you leave them in they’ll do an even better job cutting it up ” says Huneycutt “They’re easy to take out It just takes a few minutes ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brent Huneycutt 170 14000 Rd Cherryvale Kan 67335 ph 970 324-3474; b huneycutt@yahoo com

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