Deflection Panel Chaff Cleaner

Deflection Panel Chaff Cleaner COMBINES Accessories 19-5-36 We always had trouble with chaff and fines collecting in the grain tank, overloading the return system, and robbing power from the Cummins "C" diesel engine on our Axial Flow "short sieve" Case 1680 combine. We tried all the quick fixes and nothing worked very well. We did some investigating and learned that all available air flow goes to the front 12 to 14 in. of the sieve area. So a couple of years ago we came up with a deflection panel to redirect some of the air from the front to the center and rear of the sieve area. Our panel cleaned all the chaff and fines out of our grain tank. It stopped the return system from overloading by blowing out this light material rather than recycling it continuously. It also increased avail-able hp by at least 10%. Our air flow redirection system worked so well for us, we're now manufacturing it. It's simple to install in the fan mouth area with four bolts in existing holes where spreaders and sieves attach. It fits all Case model combines from 1440's to 2188's. On most 1400 series combines, the bottom sieve must be run in the level position for the system to work properly. On "long sieve" 1680 combines, a bolt-on 3-in. lip must be removed to install the air flow panel. Sells for $450 (Canadian). (Future Farming Solutions, P & D Meyers Farms, Ltd., Frontier, Sask., Canada SON OWO; ph 306 295-4062, fax 3637.)

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