2021 - Volume #45, Issue #3, Page #02
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“World’s First” SP Forage Harvester
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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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