Chopper Cam Improves Combine Chaff Spreading

Chopper Cam Improves Combine Chaff Spreading COMBINES Accessories Nearly 15 years ago Gary Redekop designed a revolutionary Maximum Air Velocity MAV straw chopper for high-capacity combines and he’s been making improvements to the idea ever since In 2017 at Canada’s Farm Progress Show he debuted a new prototype “chopper cam” that lets a combine operator adjust chaff and straw distribution on the fly “Harvesting is often done in cross-winds and various field slope conditions that cause chaff to be distributed unevenly ” Redekop says “Our new MavCam system allows the combine operator to see what’s going on at the back of the combine Electronic controls attached to the tailboard offer 5 adjustments so the tail-board can move up or down to evenly distribute chaff even with a strong side wind ” The MavCam kit includes an in-cab monitor a wiring harness actuators and brackets for a combine’s tailboard The kit which will fit MAV choppers on all major combine models is expected to cost $2 500 when it’s introduced for the 2018 harvest season Redekop says “We believe this option will be very beneficial for operators running headers 35-ft and wider regardless of the grain they’re harvesting It helps make our MAV chopper even better because it’ll distribute straw and chaff evenly in the toughest harvesting conditions ” MAV Choppers use two zones for cutting and spreading rather than typical OEM combine models that have a single rotor with cutting blades that also spread the straw Sasketchewan grain farmer Les McGrath says “The Redekop System handles residue efficiently and affordably year-after-year so that one-pass seeding is always achievable in the spring ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Redekop Manufacturing Highway no 16 West Saskatoon Sask Canada S7K 3J7 ph 306 931-6664; www redekopmfg com

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