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“World’s First” SP Forage Harvester
What may have been the world’s first self-propelled forage harvester can be seen at the Gehl Company in West Bend, Wis. It’s a prototype of a harvester built by Ohio farmer Henry Apple in the late 1940’s.
Apple used a Continental engine and parts from a World War II tank half track. The rear end came from a Mas
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“World’s First” SP Forage Harvester FORAGE HARVESTERS What may have been the world’s first self-propelled forage harvester can be seen at the Gehl Company in West Bend Wis It’s a prototype of a harvester built by Ohio farmer Henry Apple in the late 1940’s Apple used a Continental engine and parts from a World War II tank half track The rear end came from a Massey Harris 101 and the steering axle from a Chevrolet The forage harvesting components came from a Gehl FH84 “Chop All” Forage Harvester To make corn silage Apple replaced the forage pickup attachment with a TR83 2-row corn attachment Gehl Company was so impressed that they asked him to open a new dealership Over time the Apple Chopper Service grew into Apple Farm Service with 120 different brands “Whenever staff goes to Gehl Company for training we make a point of visiting the prototype of the forage harvester Henry Apple built ” says Ken Holmes Apple Farm Service Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Apple Farm Service 10120 W Versailles Rd Covington Ohio 45318 ph 937 526-4851; www applefarmservice com
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