Hybrid "John Fox" Forage Harvester

Hybrid "John Fox" Forage harvester HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Forage Harvesters 21-4-7 FARM SHOW reader Martin VanDoorn of the Netherlands recently sent us a photo of this Deere 5400 forage harvester, rebuilt by Jannes Kamphuis of Den Ham, Nether-lands, during the winter of 1995-'96. "Mr. Kamphuis owns the largest collection of classic Fox harvesters in this country," VanDoorn explains. "He also had an old Deere 5400 chopper, but sold the original engine for a good price to a tractor pulling club. "He liked the controls and cab of the 5400, so he scrapped all parts until only the frame and cab were left. He repowered the 5400 with the well-performing Detroit diesel out of a Fox 6650 and mounted the original Fox hood on the Deere frame. The original drive axle was replaced with an old DAF truck axle. The chopper unit was replaced with a Kemper Champion 3000 head and chopper. A new paint job was done in traditional Deere green and yellow. "Mr. Kamphuis uses the machine every fall for corn harvest and is well-satisfied with his hybrid æJohn Fox'". Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Martin VanDoorn, Ireneplein 3, 3212 LK Simonshaven, The Netherlands.

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