Hydraulic Auger Drive Kit For Deere Combines

Hydraulic Auger Drive Kit For Deere Combines COMBINES Accessories 33-6-4 If you're tired of watching corn ears fly out of your combine's header, you'll be interested in this new hydraulic motor auger drive kit designed for Deere 40 and 90 series, 6 and 8-row corn headers. It allows you to operate the header's cross auger using the variable speed of the combine's hydraulic system. The kit consists of a hydraulic motor that bolts on inside the header's end panel using supplied mounting brackets. You drill four holes in the panel and reroute the chain from the header's mechanical slip clutch to the motor. "It solves a problem that has been been getting worse in recent years," says Dave Clarke, Clarke Machine, Howard, S. Dak. "The new BT corn hybrids hold the ears tighter to the stalk, which causes the header auger to throw too many ears before they reach the feederhouse. "Slowing the auger down helps, but there's a limit to how slow you can go, even when using an auger slow-down kit. The hydraulic motor can be operated at an infinite speed from 0 to 150 rpm's, allowing you to pick exactly the speed you want. If you want to sell the header but keep the hydraulic motor, you can easily convert back to mechanical drive." The kit includes the motor, mounting bracket, and hydraulic hose couplers that plug into the combine. Clarke says the company plans to soon offer the hydraulic motor auger drive kit for other combine brands. The hydraulic motor auger drive kit for a Deere 40 series corn header sells for $730; for a 90 series header, $920. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clarke Machine, Inc., P.O. Box 694, Howard, S. Dak. 57349 (ph 800 658-4568 or 605 772-4164; dave@clarkemachine.com; www.clarkemachine.com).

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