Free-Wheeling Ear Savers Mount On Deere Corn Header

Free-Wheeling Ear Savers Mount On Deere Corn Header COMBINES Accessories 21-1-6 Glenn Congdon wasn't satisfied with the original equipment "ear savers" on the "high tin" header on his 1983 Deere 7720 6-row combine so he replaced them with his own "free-wheeling" ear savers that he made from scrap steel. "They work much better than the original Deere ear savers and cost a total of less than $200 to build," says Congdon, of Wever, Iowa. The ear savers mount at the center of the snouts about 8 in. from the bottom. Each unit consists of three 6-in. high, 4-in. long, 3/16-in. thick steel paddles that rotate on a 1/2-in. dia. steel tube. The tube slips over a 3/8-in. dia. bolt that's welded to a 3 1/2-in. wide steel plate. The plate bolts to existing holes in the snout. A nut welded to the top of the bolt holds the paddles in place. The paddles rotate when-ever stalks or ears hit them, feeding the material into the row units. "I tested them for the first time last fall on 500 acres and they worked great," says Congdon. "The original Deere ear saver mounted at the bottom of the snout which allowed loose ears to fall to the ground in-stead of into the row units. I think the same idea would work on most any corn head." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Glenn E. Congdon, Jr., 1866 345 Ave., Wever, Iowa 52658 (ph 319 372-2414).

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