Lightweight Aluminum Corn Header

Lightweight Aluminum Corn Header COMBINES Headers 34-1-11 A new corn header made in Argentina comes with some unique features û and an economical price. The Allochis header is made by Allochis Division of Cabezales and distributed by Worthington Ag Parts. The low profile header comes in two styles û steel and aluminum. The steel headers are used on smaller headers where weight isn't an issue. Aluminum is used on the larger headers. Steel headers come with a painted frame while the aluminum headers aren't painted. Both headers come equipped with plastic dividers in yellow or other colors, if preferred. Headers are available in 18, 20, 22, 28, 30, 32, 36, and 38-in. row spacings. Allochis offers 6, 8, 10, 12 and 16-row headers in 30 û 38-in. row spacings and up to 20 rows on 22-in. spacings. All headers come with a feature that allows you to insert different adaptors to fit any U.S.-built combine. Other features include hydraulic-operated stripper plates and clear plastic inspection windows in the shields. "It's a lightweight, no frills, low-profile corn header that sells for 20 to 25 percent less than OEM models," says Carl Vande Weerd of Worthington Ag Parts. "The aluminum construction reduces the header's weight considerably, which is a big advantage as combine headers keep getting bigger. Some people have asked whether a header made with aluminum will hold up in the field. Due to Allochis's extensive three-year testing program, we know the Allochis header will stand up." A 12-row header was field tested last year in the U.S. It was first installed on a Deere 7700 silage cutter to grind ear corn. The customer used it to grind about 1,300 acres in tough field conditions. The header was switched to a Case New Holland 7120 combine and harvested about 3,000 acres. "When I talked to the customer they were harvesting 225 bu. corn at 19 percent moisture while traveling at 4 mph," says Vande Weerd. The estimated cost of a 12-row, 30-in. header equipped with hydraulic deck plates to fit a Case New Holland or Deere combine is about $66,000. "That's an economical alternative to higher priced OEM corn heads with the same or better functionality," he notes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Carl Vande Weerd, Worthington Ag Parts, 47184 û 258th St., Sioux Falls, S. Dak. 57107 (ph 800 637-4810; cvandeweerd@worthingtonagparts.com).

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