2017 Shelbourne Reynolds Pick-up Header Mechanical

The Shelbourne Pick-Up header range is designed to be used in conjunction with the Advantage Swather. This oilseed rape harvesting system gives maximum harvesting capacity and minimum losses. Other popular applications include grass seed harvesting. The joint-less one piece conveyor belt eliminates any possibility of grain loss even in small seeded crops.

The conveyor module can be mounted in two positions within the frame depending upon the size and length of swath being harvested. A standard large diameter auger with retractable sentre fingers is then used to feed the material back into the combine feederhouse. The header is fixed to the combine using an adaptor plate system. The underside of the header is protected by two adjustable skids.

This machine uses the mechanical drive from the combine to drive the auger and the hydraulic reel drive from the combine to drive the conveyor belt. The auger is chain driven with slip clutch protection.

During operation the conveyor speed is matched to the combine ground speed, this enables the Pick Up Header to gently lift the swath off of the ground with a minimum of disturbance and seed loss. The suspended conveyor system has sufficient down pressure to follow the ground contours but will smoothly ride up over undulations.

Either plastic or steel tines can be fitted to the conveyor, these tines gently lift the swath. The sealed one piece conveyor with cross ribs means that as soon as the seed contacts the conveyor even if it is threshed it cannot escape.

The auger then gathers the swath and feeds it to the centre of the header where pairs of retractable steel fingers push the crop into the feederhouse. The machine can be specified with either skids or castor wheels to assist with following ground contours.