Airflow Cornhead "Saves 2 To 4 Bu. Per Acre"

Airflow Cornhead Saves 2 To 4 Bu Per Acre COMBINES Headers “Our new Cressoni Air-Flow blower sends a high volume of air directly to the row units to keep loose kernels from falling to the ground It can save 2 to 4 bu per acre ” says Stewart Peterson manufacturing rep with North Country Marketing Inc in West Fargo N Dak The Air-Flow system is available as standard equipment on all new Cressoni cornheads It makes use of a high volume pto-driven blower that mounts on one side of the head An 8-in dia flexible hose leads from the blower to a main manifold from where four 2-in dia metal lines equipped with nozzles lead to each row unit The nozzles are located between the snap rolls and the bottom deck plate and blow shelled corn back into the head The blower will handle 6 and 8-row 30 or 22-in heads A 12-row head requires mounting a second blower on the opposite side of the head “We’ve tested it for two years in really dry conditions where we were harvesting corn at 15 percent moisture or less ” says Peterson “When such dry corn goes through the head a lot of kernels get shelled off the cob and fall through the deck plates and onto the ground The blower is belt-driven off the head’s existing pto drive It doesn’t require much additional power because it concentrates air between the snap rolls in a confined space ” The company also offers an optional Roto cross-cut stalk chopper that’s built into the snap rolls A 6-row Cressoni header equipped with a Roto cross-cut chopper and Air-Flow blower sells for about $58 000; without the chopper; $48 000 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup North Country Marketing Inc 1740 West Main Ave West Fargo N Dak 58078 ph 877 915-8790 or 701 277-1022; stew@northcountrymarketing biz; www northcountrymarketing biz

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