"Quick Change" Pulley Tool For Deere Straw Choppers

"Quick Change" Pulley Tool For Deere Straw Choppers COMBINES Accessories 28-2-4 "Anyone who operates a Deere 9000 series combine knows how difficult it can be to change the drive speed on the straw chopper. This new product can reduce the corn-soybean conversion time by 15 minutes," says Fred Grieder, Carlock, Ill., about his new "quick change" pulley tool. "The belt that drives the straw chopper on Deere 9000 series combines should be changed from low to high speed whenever you switch from corn to soybeans," says Grieder. "Deere recommends that you slow the chopper down for corn and speed it up for soybeans. The problem is that making the change can be a 20-minute job. You have to loosen the belt and move it to one of two pulleys. But to loosen the belt you have to loosen a stiff idler pulley. "Some farmers slide the entire chopper forward to take tension off the belt, but that's a big job. Others don't make the modification at all. But operating the chopper at the improper speed can result in poor performance. If you operate the chopper too slow in soybeans, you'll get a less than uniform spreading pattern with uncut residue on the ground. Operating the chopper too fast in corn will result in excessive chopper wear, and the cobs will fly out like bullets." According to Grieder, the quick change pulley insert tool completely eliminates the need to untension the belt. You just snap the pulley insert into the pulley. As you roll the belt a quarter turn by hand, the tool derails the belt, pushing it over onto the next groove. The same insert works for all three pulleys. The quick change pulley insert sells for $32 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fred Grieder, 8121 U.S. Hwy. 150, Carlock, Ill. 61725 (ph 309 376-2114; fax 309 376-5003).

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