Crop Lifters Replace Hold-Down Clips, Gaurds

Crop Lifters Replace Hold-Down Clips, Gaurds MOWERS Mowers (31H) 26-4-42 "We've had tremendous response from FARM SHOW readers to your article on our LIFTGUARDSÖ - sickle guards that double as pickup fingers while still protecting the sickle sections. Farmers tell us they greatly improve performance, even in standing crops, so you never have to take them off. They simply bolt on in place of conventional guards, unlike other add-on fingers," says Joe Figliuzzi, inventor. "Many of the farmers who initially contacted us were disappointed that our LIFTGUARDS would only work on cutting platforms with sickle guards. We've solved that problem with our new LIFTCLIPSÖ, which are designed to fit cutterbars without guards. These pickup fingers replace the hold down clips and can be left on the combine permanently. "We were excited to learn this spring that the University of Minnesota plans to conduct detailed field tests on our products this fall. They will be testing both types of crop lifters under various crop conditions. "Both LIFTGUARDS and LIFTCLIPS sell for $19.95 apiece. Most users space them about 1 ft. apart but some bean growers put them together as close as 8 in." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joe Figliuzzi, Minnesota Rice Co., 41502 Hunt Lane NE, Kelliher, Minn. 56650 ph 218 647-8529; E-mail: joefig@paulbunyan.net; www.liftguards.com).

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