Where To Buy Uni Harvester Parts

Where To Buy Uni Harvester Parts COMBINES Accessories Jack Welti likes New Idea Uni harvesters so much that he has 30 power units and 75 attachments in stock as well as countless parts He enjoys introducing the versatile multi-use system to new users and helping other people around the country keeping their units running He buys New Idea systems for resale and to salvage for reusable parts as well as for use on his own farm “We got our first Uni’s in the mid 60’s with chopper sheller and ear corn attachments ” says Welti “We mounted a spray tank with a 60-ft boom on one use a snowblower on another and still do some harvesting with them ” Welti got into the used Uni parts business looking for parts and attachments for his own use His business expanded when New Idea stopped making Uni harvesters in 1997 “AGCO owns the rights to the Uni and any AGCO dealer can get parts but some dealers may not even have the parts books ” says Welti who also carries a large number of operator manuals and parts manuals “The company was good about using a lot of universal fittings so one part may be used in two or three applications with a different part number for each use If you have the parts number you can get most parts but new ones can be costly ” Some parts are no longer available like the dampener pulley on the Perkins motor used on some models He specializes in hard-to-get parts like the pulley If he finds a Perkins engine with other problems he knows the pulley may have some value He also carries a number of after-market parts such as chopper knives and high wear parts He also buys and sells Uni’s with a range of $6 000 to $12 000 depending on the model and the shape it’s in “Half or more of those I buy are for salvage ” says Welti “However I recently picked up two nice 800C models with 5 9L Cummins engines with about 2 000 hrs on them I’m asking around $8 000 each ” Welti questions where else one could find a multi-use 4-WD power unit with 150 hp or more at that price He says the design makes them easy to adapt to other uses something he enjoys helping with “One guy mounted a gravity box and auger on a Uni ” recalls Welti “ I know of two with rock pickers on them and one outfitted with a grain conveyer that can load a semi in 3 min or less ” Welti says he is always glad to visit with farmers looking for a Uni or parts or those who simply want to talk about the unique line of equipment “We have people drive in just to see ours ” he says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Valley Farm 28085 Hwy 247 Plainview Minn 55964 ph 507 269-0876; jackwelti@centurylink net

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