Header Hood Controls Debris, Improves Visibility

Header Hood Controls Debris, Improves Visibility COMBINES Accessories 20-1-33 When Otto Huygen bought a Kehoe air reel for his Case/IH Axial Flow 1666 combine in 1988, he couldn't believe the amount of dirt and debris that swirled up and piled on top the feederhouse. "The air reel blows debris up on the feederhouse blocking visibility and causing feeding problems when the pile slid down onto the header," says the Mitchell, Ontario, farmer. "I came up with a simple, inexpensive way to keep 99% of the trash off, so you can see what you're doing." Huygen made a "header hood" to control debris and dust out of a spring-loaded can-vas truck tarp stretched across the gap between the cab and bottom of the feederhouse. The 5-ft. wide piece of canvas covers the full width of the 7-ft. feederhouse. It's sup-ported by a set of 2 by 2's under the upper and lower edges of the canvas. Two 6-in. springs anchored under the cab atach to the upper 2 by 2. "When you lower your header to combine soybeans or white beans, the springs pull the canvas æhood' tight so all debris slides back into the header or off to the side onto the ground," Huygen explains. "I've used it since 1988 and it works great. Best of all, it cost only $30 or $35 to make." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Otto Huygen, R.R. 3, Mitchell, Ontario, Canada NOK 1NO (ph 519 348-9440).

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