2-Row Rotary Head Cuts Across Rows

2-Row Rotary Head Cuts Across Rows COMBINES Accessories You can chop with the row across the row or on a diagonal with the new 2-row head from Horning Mfg The rotary blade which is wide enough to take 2 rows at a time eliminates concern over row spacing and row direction “You can test different row spacings without finding a matching head and you don’t have to worry about gathering chains lining up with the row or even staying on the row ” says David Horning Horning Mfg “It gives you the option of doing narrow-row or solid-seeded crops planted with an air seeder or drill It will cut sorghum or small grains as well as low-profile downed crops ” The company previously introduced a 3-row head with 2 cutting blades for high-acre operators cutting upwards of 800 acres a year The single blade 2-row unit is a lower-cost unit designed for fewer acres and for low maintenance It has a heavy-duty gearbox with over-running clutch “It’s a very simple head with not a lot to go wrong ” says Horning “The #60 drive chain runs below the cut-off disc Even if something comes apart in the drive system parts won’t end up in the silage ” The 60-in wide mouth of the head consists mostly of a stack of discs 2 of which are mounted to a drum with large teeth to gather and direct vegetation as it is cut into the feeder housing A single blade mounted below the drum does the cutting Horning explains that the gathering discs revolve at a slightly lower rpm than the cutting blade The cutting blade on the Horning head is also designed for ease of maintenance It has 4 replaceable sections of hardened cutting teeth The alternating colors of black and yellow make it easier to judge speed After 4 years of testing prototypes Horning is confident the corn head will find a market “We’ve had a number of farmers who ran prototypes in their fields during the past year place orders ” he says The 2-row head is priced at $10 500 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Horning Mfg 301 Twin Springs Ct New Holland Penn 17557 ph 717 354-5040; horningmfg@ibyfax com; www horningmfg com

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