Stripper Header Catches On In US

Stripper header catches on in US COMBINES Accessories 15-5-24 Since it was first developed by British engineers in the mid-1980's, the Shelbourne Reynolds stripper header has created a lot of excitement all over the world. The design is simple. Rows of keyhole-shaped plastic fingers mount on a reel shrouded by a metal hood. The reel rotates at about 500 rpm's, stripping grain heads off stalks, which are left standing in the field. Flow of crop material through the combine is reduced by 70% or more. "We've had tremendous interest, especially from farmers in double crop-ping areas, where soybeans are planted after wheat is harvested, and in high-yielding wheat country where they have big straw crops to deal with. It's also an outstanding rice harvesting machine," says Paul McCredie, Shelbourne Reynolds engineer, noting that well over 100 machines have been sold in the U.S. the past two years. Five different distributors are importing the strippers independently. Con-tact: Big River's Ag, Owensboro, Kent. (ph 502 926-8737); Wallace Specialty Equipment, Fair Oaks, Ark. (ph 501 697-2226); Colusa Tractor Co., Colusa, Calif. (ph 916 458-4923); Blue Ridge Farm Center, Buchanan, Virg. (ph 703 254-1441); Intl Farm Sales, Inc., Walla Walla, Wash. (ph 509 529-9837).

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