High Capacity Paddles For Forage Harvesters

High Capacity Paddles For Forage Harvesters HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Accessories 31-5-40 About 1 1/2 years ago FARM SHOW told you about new high performance paddles for New Holland FP230 or 240 forage harvesters (Vol. 30, No. 1). They simply bolt on in place of the originals. Now inventors Luke Keller and his son, Dan, have come out with a new, redesigned Series II paddle. "They're made from the same grade steel and have the same hardness as the original factory paddles. You'll get 25 percent better performance from the redesigned paddles than from our original high performance paddle. You'll have no trouble blowing small stem, leafy fourth cutting hay." The men originally came up with the idea because they had a lot of trouble with hay plugging up right where it enters the blower and shearing the auger shear bolt. They also noticed that the blower housing was getting very hot. The problem was that haylage was getting pinched between the paddle and blower housing, which caused the paddle and blower housing to wear out prematurely. So they designed and patented new paddles and an air inlet. "We're dairy farmers ourselves so we use them on our own forage harvester. They make an amazing difference," say the Kellers. The paddles sell for $69 apiece plus $20 for S&H per set. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, High Performance Paddle LLC, 841 Burkettsville-Saint Henry Road, Fort Recovery, Ohio 45846 (ph 419 375-4491 or 419 375-2608).

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