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Tired of Chain Slippage Causing Harvest Delays? There’s a Simple Solution

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Harvest season is always a busy time, and when you’re out in the field, every minute counts. But nothing throws a wrench in your plans quite like unexpected delays. One of the most frustrating culprits? Chain slippage on your header’s feed drum. If you’ve been there, you know how quickly it can bring your operation to a halt, leaving you scrambling to get things back on track. 

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October 2, 2024

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Overcoming Header Feeding Challenges: How the Right Drum Can Make All the Difference for Your MacDon Header

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Harvest season is a critical time, and if you’re running a MacDon header or a Case IH harvester, you know every minute counts. However, dealing with delays caused by issues with your header’s drum can quickly turn a smooth operation into a series of frustrating setbacks. Uneven feeding, crop compression, and frequent plugging are common challenges that many operators face. Let’s explore why these problems occur and how upgrading your drum can lead to a more efficient harvest.

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September 11, 2024

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Increase Combine Header Feeding Drum Capacity – Thunderstruck Ag

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One of the biggest issues facing farmers at harvest is the limited capacity that they encounter with their draper header feed drum. As OEM header drums force material towards the center of the drum and only feed through at the center of the drum, this limits the capacity to feed crops into the combine,and ultimately reduces the capacity of the header. In addition farmers run the risk of plugging their machine, as well as increasing rotor loss as often the material will clump when feeding with the OEM drums.

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March 29, 2023

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The iPaddock Typhoon

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The iPaddock Typhoon™ was designed to maximize capacity and minimize downtime. This heavy-duty feed drum is designed with strength and adaptability. It is one of the highest and most efficient combine harvest equipment in the market.

The iPaddock Typhoon™ grabs crops and pulls it through in a continuous even flow, allowing you to go faster and get the crop off fast.

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August 18, 2021

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The iPaddock Twister chain tensioner solution - Thunderstruck Ag

iPaddock Twister

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The iPaddock Twister™ chain tensioner is the latest product from iPaddock (a management system farm based in the south east of Western Australia founded in 1992). This chain tensioner solution fixes the problem of the drive chain coming off the feed drum on the Macdon fronts. It has a slot that is cam shaped that makes precise adjustment of chain tension possible with just manual pressure, while preventing the tensioner from sliding loose in the way when it is tightened up again.

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August 11, 2021

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