Corn Guard Keeps Ears in Header

Corn Guard Keeps Ears in Header COMBINES Accessories 9-2-7 Harry Weeks, Plain City, Ohio, couldn't stop loss of ears when harvesting corn, particularly in a down crop, until he came up with an ear saver design that he says works better than anything else on the market. Most corn heads have a protruding lip about halfway up the snout that's designed to catch ears thrown out by the gathering chains. But in a down crop, stalks often simply pile up crossways on this lip. If you remove the lip, according to Weeks, the stalk will simply come over the snout crossways and the ear pass out onto the ground. "We remove the lip and install our finger mechanism that allows stalks through but which falls back in place to prevent ears from being thrown out," says Weeks, noting that the projecting bar also helps separate the stalks and force them to stand up and enter one snount or another. "There are some other ear savers on the market that cover the feeder auger but that's often too late. Many ears are lost before they ever reach the auger," says Weeks. The ear saver fits any combine snout and installs with just two bolts. On most combines, it'll fit into existing holes. They sell for $58 per row. Weeks also manufactures a grate and grain pan extension kit designed to boost capacity of New Holland combines. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Harry Weeks, J & H Mfg. Inc., 7225 Kile Road, Plain City, Ohio 43064 (ph 614 873-5452).

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