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Harvest Faster, Cleaner And Use Less Fuel
Bison Manufacturing's All Crop Rotor lets a combine harvest faster, do a better job, and use up to 25 percent less fuel. It's a design that 30-year custom combiner Stanley Gribben, president, had been asking OEMs to design for years.
It has been on the market for several years but has never been widely promoted
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Harvest Faster, Cleaner And Use Less Fuel COMBINES Accessories 32-5-33 Bison Manufacturing's All Crop Rotor lets a combine harvest faster, do a better job, and use up to 25 percent less fuel. It's a design that 30-year custom combiner Stanley Gribben, president, had been asking OEMs to design for years.
It has been on the market for several years but has never been widely promoted in North America. It has sold widely in South Africa and Australia, however.
"The front half of the rotor has 40 to 80 percent more volume, and the back half has 350 percent more volume than factory-installed rotors," explains Gribben. "It allows the combine to handle 30 percent more work while saving 5 gal. of fuel per hour."
The volume, combined with the flighting and its infinitely adjustable fingers, allows the crop to flow through easier and faster. That means less resistance and less horsepower needed to power the rotor. As a result, Gribben says, the combine operator can pick up ground speed for more acres per day.
The design reduces rotor loss, splits and dockage. It also allows crops to be harvested at a higher moisture content.
"The wetter the crop, the more aggressive the fingers should be set," suggests Duane Johnson, general manager, Bison Manufacturing. "The flighting gets rid of residue fast. It really shines in a damp crop, cleaning the straw out instead of letting it sit and rumble."
All Crop Rotors are available for Gleaner, Massey Ferguson, John Deere and Case IH combines. Pricing depends on the combine. However, Johnson says rotors generally fall in the $5,000 to $7,000 range.
"Installation is easy," says Johnson. "Simply pull out the old rotor and slip in the new one."
Gribben says the time has never been better for installing a more efficient rotor. "With the high cost of diesel fuel and maintenance with OEM rotors, combined with the high crop value, this rotor will pay for itself quickly," he adds.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bison Manufacturing LLC, 745 E 12th St., Grafton, N. Dak. 58237 (ph 701 352-0733; fax 701 352-0739; www.bisonrotor.com).
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