Platform Rebuild Saves Soybeans

Platform Rebuild Saves Soybeans COMBINES Miscellaneous 33-4-18 At today's prices, every soybean counts. That's why many Nebraska farmers are going to Lofquist Welding to get their IH 820 and Deere 1020 flex head platforms rebuilt. "We had farmers saying they had soybeans bouncing out or left on the sickle blades. The reel wasn't pushing them in," explains Jim Rhinehart, Lofquist Welding. "The ridge behind the cutting bar on most platforms makes it harder for beans to flow through. We take the ridge out. On some heads it only costs about $500 to rebuild. It doesn't take long to recover that during harvest." Rhinehart describes the rebuild as going in behind the rivets and cutting out the bulge. The rebuild sections are about 1 ft. long and 6 in. wide. The old clamps are replaced with a flat bar with a washer on the underside. "We charge $25 per ft. for material and another $25 per ft. for labor," says Rhinehart. "If people want to do it themselves or have it done locally, we charge for materials and shipping and include detailed instructions." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lofquist Welding, Inc., 202 Ontario Ave., Elwood, Neb. 68937 (ph 308 785-2755).

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