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Diverter Sucks Dust From Deere Combines
“Deere’s ‘S’ series combines have more problems with dust than most other combines on the market. That’s why we just introduced a new feederhouse dust diverter designed especially for them,” says Tim Johnson, inventor and manufacturer about his hydraulic-powered, add-on attachment that requires no permanent modificatio
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Diverter Sucks Dust From Deere Combines COMBINES Accessories “Deere’s ‘S’ series combines have more problems with dust than most other combines on the market That’s why we just introduced a new feederhouse dust diverter designed specially for them ” says Tim Johnson inventor and manufacturer about his hydraulic-powered add-on attachment that requires no permanent modification to install
The diverter mounts directly over the feederhouse door and directs and discharges dust down both sides of the feederhouse The field ahead of the operator is in plain sight dust-free
The dust diverter is fitted with 2 fans one on each end that suck dust off the return chain and flow it out down onto the ground through a pair of 14 by 24-in discharge boxes The fans are powered by reel hydraulics but don’t affect operation of the reel
“The vision of the operator improves tremendously especially under extremely dusty conditions The discharge boxes get the dust down close to the ground so it doesn’t bother your vision even on a windy day ” says Johnson “The diverter virtually eliminates problems with dirty windshields radiators cab and engine filters reducing overall maintenance on the machine You can operate at night without having to guess where you’re going and you won’t have to climb up on the feederhouse to clean the windows
“Our conventional dust diverters have just one hydraulic motor and fan but Deere’s newer S series combines have a particularly bad dust problem ” says Johnson “The accelerator that feeds the combine’s rotor creates a lot of dust and there’s nothing to keep the cleaning fans from pushing it out the front The problem only gets worse as the head size increases and some farmers are using heads up to 45 ft wide ”
The diverter housing clamps onto the feederhouse cover using metal rods fitted with a knob on top and “duck feet” at the bottom No drilling is required
“The entire unit is made of aluminum so each unit only weighs about 25 lbs including the motor ” notes Johnson
Retails for $5 995
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup W A Johnson Inc 2340 Ampere Drive Louisville Ky 40299 ph 800 523-3979; www wajohnson com; wajohns@bellsouth net
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