Hungarian-Built Heavy-Duty Pickup For Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters

Hungarian-Built Heavy-Duty Pickup For Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Forage Harvesters 24-3-32 "It's built much heavier than any factory-equipped header on the market," says Chris Yungblut, Sunova Implement, Ltd., Lakeside, Ontario, about his company's new heavy duty pickup designed for self-propelled forage harvesters. Built in Hungary, the header is being imported by Sunova which is setting up dealers throughout North America. The header was introduced earlier this year at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. The company offers 10, 12, and 14-ft. models, all of them painted white. "There's a lot of interest in our new header. Farmers often tell us their factory-equipped headers won't stand up to long hours or heavy crops," says Yungblut. "Most factory-equipped headers on the market are simply modified versions of pull-type harvesters. We don't think it makes sense to equip a $300,000 chopper with a $15,000 header that isn't built with anywhere near the quality of our machine." The Mezogep" header is sold throughout Europe and has about 60 percent of the market in France. In fact, Champion in Denmark and CMC in France factory install the Mezogep header on their forage choppers. "We offer a variety of mounting kits which make it possible to mount the Mezogep on any chopper brand sold in the U.S. or Canada. The white color looks good on any machine," says Yungblut. "It's built heavy. For example, a 10-ft. Deere header weighs only about 2,100 lbs. whereas a 10-ft. Mezogep weighs about 2,900 lbs. It's equipped with many unique features. For example, it has a double flighted, balanced auger that feeds the crop evenly into the cutterhead to ensure maximum capacity at high speeds. The pickup oscillates at the center which allows it to do a better job of following the ground contour, especially on rough terrain. The pickup rollers that the header rides on are 16 in. wide and 12 in. in diameter, which is much bigger than anything else on the market. The big rollers provide better flotation in soft ground. "Another advantage is that all components are easy to get at. It takes only about five minutes to get at the cam assemblies at each end of the header, whereas on most conventional headers it's a 4-hour job. As a result it's a lot easier to keep the pickup fingers working correctly." Yungblut says the new pickup "generally sells for less money than factory-equipped models of any brand". For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Sunova Implement Ltd., Rt. 1, Lakeside, Ontario, Canada N0M 2G0 (ph 519 349-2075; fax 2028; E-mail: sunovasales@gtn.net).

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