Automatic Door Closer For Combines

Automatic Door Closer For Combines COMBINES Miscellaneous 22-1-31 Dan P. Snyder, Odebolt, Iowa: Dan had trouble remembering to shut the engine compartment door on his 1990 Deere 9500 combine whenever he opened it during harvest. So last summer he rigged up an automatic door closer for his combine that's adaptable to all Deere 9000 series machines. It consists of a 10-ft. length of 1/8 in. dia. aircraft cable attached to the engine compartment door and to the fold-out steps. The cable runs under the latch that holds the door open. "When you push the steps in, the cable tightens and automatically closes the door - no more having to climb back up the steps to do it when you forget," Dan says. "It took a while to figure out exactly what length the cable needed to be, but it's working so well that I plan to build the units to sell." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dan P. Snyder, 3532 Ida Ave., Odebolt, Iowa 51458 (ph 712 664-2413).

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