Winch Used To Unplug Combine Cylinders
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When a person accidentally plugs up one of today’s high capacity combine cylinders, it’s a royal pain to get it unplugged and going again if the model they’re running doesn’t have a reverser. Doug Miller at Miller Farms in Alberta, Canada knows the feeling all too well. He says a couple years ago they had to harvest canola when conditions were less than ideal because of a very wet and late fall season. They were running 3 machines and when one of them plugged, an operator and a couple helpers would spend an hour or more cleaning it out. That’s when Annon Hovde, one of Miller’s operators, came up with a bright idea.
Hovde’s solution was to install an electric winch on a sturdy steel plate underneath the entrance platform to the combine cab. When the winch is activated, it pulls a large wrench that reverses the cylinder. Power for the winch is supplied by the combine battery.
Miller says the solution can be summed up in just a few words: “All we did was put a winch on one of our combines to pull on a wrench. It saves our operator’s backs and worked so well we put winches on our other combines, too.”
When a machine is plugged and the winch is needed to turn the cylinder, the operator attaches the winch cable to a loop on the bar. When the bar is pulled, the wrench slowly reverses the cylinder. The winch provides nearly 2,000 lbs. of pulling power.
Hovde first installed a 3,500-lb. capacity winch that spooled very fast and had more power than what was needed. The next two winches they installed on the other machines had 2,000-lb. capacity. Now Miller’s combine operators can use winch power to turn the cylinder rather than straining their arms, backs and shoulders. They can clean out and unplug a cylinder in 10 to 15 min. compared to nearly an hour or more with 2 or 3 people when it was done by hand.
Miller says he’s not concerned that a strong winch will damage the cylinder or anything on the machine. He says belts will slip or a wrench will bend before anything serious would happen to the machine.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Doug Miller, Acme, Alberta T0M 0A0 Canada (ph 403 546-2472).
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Winch Used To Unplug Combine Cylinders COMBINES Accessories When a person accidentally plugs up one of today’s high capacity combine cylinders it’s a royal pain to get it unplugged and going again if the model they’re running doesn’t have a reverser Doug Miller at Miller Farms in Alberta Canada knows the feeling all too well He says a couple years ago they had to harvest canola when conditions were less than ideal because of a very wet and late fall season They were running 3 machines and when one of them plugged an operator and a couple helpers would spend an hour or more cleaning it out That’s when Annon Hovde one of Miller’s operators came up with a bright idea Hovde’s solution was to install an electric winch on a sturdy steel plate underneath the entrance platform to the combine cab When the winch is activated it pulls a large wrench that reverses the cylinder Power for the winch is supplied by the combine battery Miller says the solution can be summed up in just a few words: “All we did was put a winch on one of our combines to pull on a wrench It saves our operator’s backs and worked so well we put winches on our other combines too ” When a machine is plugged and the winch is needed to turn the cylinder the operator attaches the winch cable to a loop on the bar When the bar is pulled the wrench slowly reverses the cylinder The winch provides nearly 2 000 lbs of pulling power Hovde first installed a 3 500-lb capacity winch that spooled very fast and had more power than what was needed The next two winches they installed on the other machines had 2 000-lb capacity Now Miller’s combine operators can use winch power to turn the cylinder rather than straining their arms backs and shoulders They can clean out and unplug a cylinder in 10 to 15 min compared to nearly an hour or more with 2 or 3 people when it was done by hand Miller says he’s not concerned that a strong winch will damage the cylinder or anything on the machine He says belts will slip or a wrench will bend before anything serious would happen to the machine Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Doug Miller Acme Alberta T0M 0A0 Canada ph 403 546-2472
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