Cutterbar-Mounted Flow Divider

Cutterbar-Mounted Flow Divider COMBINES Accessories 21-2-29 New cutterbar-mounted "Flow Divider" bolts onto the center of a combine cutterbar. "It keeps the crop flowing evenly to both sides so it can't bunch up at the center of the header," says LeRoy Richard, Richard Equipment Sales, West Fargo, N. Dak. The "Flow Divider" is a 2 1/2-ft. long, 6-in. wide piece of molded plastic de-signed for use with any auger header. It bolts onto the cutterbar using existing guard bolts. "It works on the principle that the more evenly you feed the combine, the more efficient it will be in threshing the crop," says Richard. "The problem on a conventional auger header is that grain coming into the center of the header gets blocked by the grain that's coming in from either side, creating big bunches. The bunches don't thresh well which can result in in-creased grain loss and uneven windrows. The heavier the crop, the worse the problem is. The flow divider diverts the crop away from the center of the header so that it can join the supply coming from either side and provide a steady flow to the feederhouse. "Besides small grains it also works great in milo and rice. We haven't used it in soybeans yet but we plan to this year." Sells for $349 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard Equipment Sales, Ltd., 734 13th Ave. East, West Fargo, N. Dak. 58078 (ph 701 282-5079; fax 701 277-0643).

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