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Front-end gear keeps getting bigger, better

Jul 14, 2023
Jul 14, 2023

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Just as combines have gotten bigger, so too has their front-end equipment.

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Honey Bee latest-generation draper head — Honey Bee has introduced the latest-generation draper head which promises improved terrain-following and higher capacity.
Photo courtesy Honey Bee Manufacturing

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The new Geringhoff corn head with Adaptive Flex Technology is designed for slopes, terraces and hilly ground.
Photo courtesy Geringhoff

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