Plastic Header Snouts Catch On Fast

Plastic Header Snouts Catch On Fast COMBINES Conversions 20-6-27 Plastic corn head snouts improve feeding so you can increase ground speed with less plugging. And they weigh only about a third as much as metal, making big headers easier to handle. What's more, they don't fade or rust. This fall New Holland became the latest company to offer poly corn head snouts. The company's new 996 header has a low-profile design that lets it get under down corn more efficiently than competitive corn heads, says the company. Poly shields flip up for complete access without tools. The design makes it easy to change between standard straight-fluted stalk rolls and optional knife stalk rolls that chop stalk residue into smaller pieces. Row units consist of two-piece cast iron gearboxes so if only one piece goes bad you don't have to replace the other piece, reducing repair costs. These companies also offer plastic snouts: • Deere: Three years ago Deere introduced its 90 series poly corn head (Vol. 17, No. 5). To gain access to the deck plate area, you simply raise the row unit point, remove two locking pins, and tuck the point into a stirrup. This fall the company showed a 12-row 20-in. head (model 1290) and a 22-in. head (model 1291). • Vande Weerd Combine, Inc. They offer poly replacement snouts for Deere and Case-IH corn headers (Vol. 19, No. 5). They're built as close as possible to original specs and come in matching col-ors. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Vande Weerd Combine, Inc., 2553 320th, Rock Valley, Iowa 51247 (ph 800 831-4814) • CFC Distributors, Inc. CFC's bolt-on poly shields fit any Deere, Case-IH, AGCO, or New Holland corn header (Vol. 19, No. 2). The white color is designed to show up better at night. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, CFC Distributors, Inc., Rt. 1, Box 181, Roann, Ind. 46974 (ph 800 548-6633). • Von Grotto. Their plastic bolt-on shields are designed for Case-IH and Deere corn heads and are available in 22-and 30-in. wide models (Vol. 18, No. 5). They're hinged on back and pivot forward for easy service access. Available in matching colors. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Von Grotto, 60113 CSAH 16, Litchfield, Minn. 55355 (ph 612 693-8411). • Bish. Brad Bish introduced a 15-in. row header built with International row units and plastic snouts mounted on a Deere frame. Also a 20-in. head made entirely from Deere row units. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Harv's Farm Supply, 508 South D Road, Giltner, Neb. 68841 (ph 402 849-2674). • Lofquist Welding. New-style poly snouts can still lose ears, says this company which offers "ear savers" designed to mount on both ends of the header (Vol. 20, No. 2). The units mount over the end of the snouts to guide stalks up and into the header. Painted Deere green and fit 30 or 36-in. row spacings. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lofquist Welding, Inc., 206 Ontario St., Elwood, Neb. 68937 (ph 308 785-2755). • Greenline. Mark Beam, a Deere dealer in Washington Court House, Ohio, showed a new 15-in. row header at the recent Ohio Science Review Show. It's equipped with GVL poly snouts. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Greenline, Box 575, 1515 U.S. 22 East, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160 (ph 614 335-2071).

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