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Farmers'
new invention makes combining faster, cleaner, and safer
 Farmers dealing with
trash and fluff on corn heads will find a new product from
Shelton/Hay LLC quite useful. Called the TRASH REEL
the device was developed by two Iowa farmers, Britt Shelton and
Darrel Hay, who have been experimenting with different designs
over the last five years trying to
find an answer to this perpetual problem.
The TRASH REEL
is designed to fold -- an important aspect of the design since
the reel isn't needed until corn leaves and stalks dry out. This
is especially true with certain hybrids. The convenience of
leaving the reel folded up keeps it out of the way until needed.
To activate the reel, simply fold it down, turn it on with the
included valve, and continue to combine corn. The reel turns
slowly keeping the trash stirred and moving until it enters the
combine feederhouse.
Without the reel,
farmers have to slow down, reducing productivity. Additionally,
the TRASH REEL makes
your job safer. Without a reel, farmers have to stop frequently
to clean the trash out of their corn heads - a slow, dirty, and
generally unsafe situation.
In recent years the farmers, and many of their customers, have experienced "Downed Corn". Their farms had a lot of knee high corn in 2006...the result of a wind storm in late July. The farmers and their customers have also had a lot of stalk lodging to deal with. The TRASH REEL has been a huge success in getting the cornhead to continue working in these conditions. Even though it is only 5 rows wide the farmers are able to combine "Downed Corn" without a big, clumsey "Down Corn Reel"...even on a 12 row head! It seems as long as a farmer has plastic snouts on his cornhead and his downed corn isn't below the knee the TRASH REEL is all you need for "Downed Corn" too!" |
