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problem
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kits and components for
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problem
309.629.900
Residue Management Improvement Part
Better Than
D 40 and 90 series corn heads
for 40 and 90 series Corn Heads
Corn Head!
solution
solution
Farmer Invented, Farmer Tested, and Farmer Proven
A Chopping
problem
problem
solution
solution
problem solution
problem solution
Better ThanA Chopping
Corn Head!
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These inventions have lead to 10 patents and numerous awards. They are;
Marion Calmer is a Farmer from Western Illinois. He can be seen speakin
at many conferences and in many publications. He is a Farmer helping othe
Farmers increase their prot potential. He started his farming operation of just 40 acres of corn and 10 gilts in 19
He has been on the cover of many farm magazines. During his farming
career, he has spent several hours modifying and inventing farm machiner
This machinery includes;
First Calmer Test Corn Heads 1995
Marion Calmer in his 15 row corn
MEET MARION CALMER - INVENTOR
Calmer Corn Heads is known for specializing in the manufacturing of narrow row corn heads, and the award winning Ca
BT Chopper and upgrade Kit. Marion Calmer believes that with proper machinery, row width, and research, Farmers ca
ot only increase yields, but simultaneously reduce weed pressure and erosion to see their true prot potential grow.
Marion Calmer on the Current Calmer IH vs JD test head
1995-Worlds rst 15 inch corn head. 2007-Worlds rst chopping stalk ro2012-Worlds rst 12 inch corn head. 2013-Worlds rst 32 row 15 inch corn he
-Winner of the Farm Industry News 2014 FinOvation Reader Award-Top attraction at the 2013 Farm Progress Show.-Member of the 2014 Farm Bill Advisory Board serving under CongressWoman Cheri Bustos.
-Voted as one of the 40 No-Till legends.
-No-Till Farmer Residue Management Product of the Year(2009, 2010, 2011-Outstanding presentation awards at the National No-Till Conference.-Agricultures 25 most inuential people award.
Outstanding Agri-Business Club Alumni Award-Selected Public Image of Agriculture award out of 200,000 Farmers in U
Marion Calmers Grandfather Ansker Calmerand hisbrother Barney
w/the rst corn sheller on a solid rubber tired Model T truck
Marion Calmer and his brother Donavin in front of the rst
Calmer 32 row 15 inch corn head
2013- Woodhull, ILWater Reservoir
1920- Woodhull, ILWater Reservoir
My biggest success thus far has come from testing and production of
the Calmer BT Chopper. Its ability to simultaneously chop and shear
the stalk without loosing grasp and control of the plant is amazing!
Marion Calmer, Calmer Corn Heads - Alpha, IL
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FARMER INVENTED, FARMER TESTED, AND FARMER PROVEN
CALMER Residue Management Improvement PartWill Help Reduce Your Excessive
Residue, Trash, and Butt Shelling
CALMER BT CHOPPER STALK ROLLS AND WEED KNIVES
CALMER 6-TOOTH GATHERING CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKETS
CALMER BEVELED STRIPPER PLATES
AND 9-TOOTH IDLER SPROCKETS
helps to reduce
butt shelling and
simultaneously allow
husks and leaves to p
through the stripper pl
gap onto the ground,
into the combine.
Manual Adjust Hydraulic Adjust
By slowing down just the gatheri
chain 25% with the patented sma
6-Tooth Driver, trash intake canreduced by as much as 60%. T
larger patented 9-Tooth idlerpues the gathering chain lugs furth
into the center line of the row un
therefore improving its grabbin
ability when harvesting down co
The most important compone
in upgrading a corn head is t
quality and performance of th
stalk rolls. Calmer BT Choppstalk rolls have a revolving
3easystepsProblems!
STEP 1INSTALL
6Tooth 9 ToothStandard
48 Pitch
Gathering
Chain
window in combination with 1
razor sharp knives that will tu
your BT stalks into small chopp
cut, shredded, and sheared
residue that will decomposemore quickly. This will enab
you to manage your residue
more easily with your tillage, a
planting operations.
The Calmer
Weed Knives
aremade
special to run
withtheCalmer
BT Chopper
stalk rolls
The patented Hard
Surfaced BeveledEdge Stripper Plateemulate the butt of th
ear of corn. This cont
STEP 2INSTALL
STEP 3INSTALL
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First 2-
inches of
utes are
worn out
Remaining 14-inches are in
like new condition
6 uted Knife Rolls after 2000 acres of use
problemproblem
NO Entry Window
NoChop!NoCut!
worn spiral
NoShear!
Intermeshing stalk rolls with 6 utes have continuousoverlap in the entry area. When rotating at normal
speeds, these intermeshing utes prevent the cornstalk from engaging easily with the utes(see all photos).This hesitation allows stalks, and ears to pass below
the corn head without being processed. This makes
the eld look like it was plucked, not picked. (see photoright)
The Evidence
These overlapping utes spin at 950 RPMs creating awall of rotating steel restricting entry of the corn stalk.By examining a used 6 uted stalk roll we can see therst 2-inches of the utes are worn out. The balance
of the utes indicate minimal wear (see photos above).Stripper plate wear also conrms this theory.
The ResultWe put a corn stalk in front of the knife chamber.
The corn stalk can not engage with utes and bendsover. This is what happens when we try to pick corn
with out a revolving window. (see photo at right).
No residue to soil contact
No Stalk Engagement
Corn
stalks
CANNOT
travel
easily
into knife
chamber
--CORN STALKS STILL STANDING AFTER HARVEST
-- NO FEEDING CHAMBER
Symptom
problem
The corn has been plucked off
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We have 2 different elds. On one eld we used the Calmer update.
We saw great trash reduction w/the slow down kit, and nice even
stands behind the BT Choppers. In the other eld we used stock
parts, and we saw less even stands. We also had more trash to deal
with, and even after planting you could still see all the trash.
Lyle Schilpp - Harmon, IL
problem
teel Flutes
lock Entry
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solution-- OPEN WINDOW CREATES A FEEDING CHAMBER
The windows allow the corn stalks to feed easily
Residue to soil contact is instantly achieved
10 razor sharp knives
process stalks
Corn stalks
CAN travel
easily into this
roll with an
open window
The ResultGoing down the eld, the stalk stays vertical, and
engages with the Calmer BT Chopper. The cornstalks are received in the feeding chamber, and
engage with the 10 razor sharp blades. This is th
benet of the feeding chamber.
The Evidence
During rotation the shortened utes are timed to create
patentedopen window
2- large, 4 inch patented open windows
4 Open
Window
Calmer BT Chopper exploded stalk stubs are
easier on tires and decompose more quickly
STEP1
FARMER INVENTED, FARMER TESTED, AND FARMER PROVEN
solution InstallCalmer Patented BT Chopper Stalk Rolls
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I did a round for the neighbor with my updated corn head, and he saw
rst hand why I use the Calmer BT Choppers. My neighbors wife
says she wont have to run the shredder now. He called right away
and ordered.Mark Hoffman - Whitewater, WI
solution
from the spiral area into the 17 1/2 inch knifechamber. The entire corn stalk is processed.
This makes for longer stalk roll life, reduction of
low ear snap, and less bulldozing of stalks at the
end rows. The bottom line is prot for you! Thisguarantees 100% traction the rst time a bladetouches the stalk.
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problemproblem
Corn stalk did not travel into the knife
chamberTall stalks left in the eld that will be very
slow to decompose
--LONG UNPROCESSED STALKS ARE SLOW TO DECOMPOS
-- NON- AGGRESSIVE FLUTES RESULT IN LONG STALKSTHAT LIMIT RESIDUE TO SOIL CONTACT
Symptom
problem
CALMER BTCHOPPER
STALK ROLLS
= 78%Residue Cover
on 06/25/2014
KNIFE-TO-KNIFE
STALK ROLLS
= 92%Residue Cover
on 06/25/2014
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Residue from factory rolls are
hard to plant into
Calmer BT Chopper residue
easier to plant into
We Harvest green stalks, and the chopper rolls work great on them.
No more shredder is needed. My son said it was some of the best
money we spent.
Paul Isringhausen - Jerseyville, IL
problem
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SHEAR ALLOWING RESIDUE TO SOIL CONTAC
C
The top pair of knives maintain grasp and control.
This prevents the upperportionofthestalkfrom
oatingintherow unit, and eventually ending up inthe combine. The other center pair of knives cut,
chop, shred, and shear.
Less blowing of leaves and husksThe corn stalk stubble acts like a snow fence andprevents blowing of the leaves and husks on dry
windy days. This is great for corn on corn.
The overlapping
knives chop and
shear
The spirals and
open windows have
been removed
Calmer BT Chopper
solutionsolution
Zone-A
Zone-B
(Zone-A)
Chop and Shear Area
{{
STEP1
-- 10 OVERLAPPING RAZOR SHARP FLUTES CHOP AN
(Zone-B)
The knives maintain
grasp and control of
the stalk
Pith exposed for rapid decomposition
solutionInstallCalmer Patented BT Chopper Stalk Rolls
Chopped and sheared stalks
expose the pith of the corn sta
for the earthworms
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FARMER INVENTED, FARMER TESTED, AND FARMER PROVEN
I have been using the complete Calmer Kit for years with no trash in the
combine. I use the BT Choppers to combine corn for a variety of tillage
practices, and the Farm Managers are very pleased with how the residue
looks. Last year was a dry Winter, and the residue still decomposed nicely.
I have found that the BT Choppers do a ne job of sizing up stalks to be
baled for bedding or feed.
Mike Shaw - Ogden, IA
solution
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The genetic enhancements ofodays corn hybrids are taller
and dryer at harvest time. Prioro 2008 corn heads utilized
gear boxes with speed ratios
rom the 1960s that used fast
gathering chain speeds. Usinghese fast gathering chain, and
low stalk roll speeds to har-
vest tall dry corn plants cause
he gathering chain lug to break
or shear off the top half of the
plant before the stalk rolls havea chance to pull it below the
tripper plates. The gathering
chain lug then takes the broken
portion of the plant, and pushes
t into the cross auger. When
he cross auger conveys these
broken portions of the corn
plant to the center of the corn
head, they collide and create a
LARGE PILE OF FLUFF.
The Evidence
(see photo at right)
Kill Stop Examination
Top Half of Plant
Photo provided by Eric Hayen
Taken in Groton, SD - November 20
The rst indication that the gathering chain was running too fast was conrmed during kill stops. Examinations ofhe large pile of uff indicated it was composed mostly of the top portion of the corn plant broken or sheared off byhe gathering chain lug. (see photo above)
The second indication that the gathering chain was running too fast was corn stalks hair pinning at the top of the
tripping tunnel on a wet or damp day. This happens because the gathering chain lug forces the top portion of thecorn plant over the row unit frame.
--LARGE PILE OF FLUFF ON DRY AFTERNOON
-- EXCESSIVE GATHERING CHAIN SPEED
problemproblem
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Symptom
Allen Berry, farmer/crop consultant--Nauvoo, Illino
Ive been using Calmers Trash Reduction system since 2004. It
denitely reduces trash. No reason for gathering chains to go zingn
around at high speeds.
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smaller than the factory 8-tooth sprocket. The smaller sprocket allows the stalk rolls tomake additional revolutions so that more of the plant disappears below the stripper plate
before the gathering chain lug can break it off. We suggest that you have the oil bath in
1- It takes up excessive slack created by the 6-tooth driver, so a standard 48 rollerchain can be used.
2-The bigger diameter reduces wear on the idler block3-The bigger diameter increases the chain lug grabbing ability in down corn.
The Test Results
In multiple kill stops on a dry afternoon, the Calmer
6-tooth sprocketsreduced trash intake and stalk
breakage by as much as 78-percentin 15% moisturecorn. Harvesting speeds increased from 3 to 6 mph.
Time Ozs. of Trashw/6-Tooth
Ozs. of Trashw/8-tooth
TOTALTrash Redu
Ozs. ofTrash Reduced
1:45 6 13 7 54%
2:00 4 18 14 78%
5:00 15 32 17 53%
5:30 15 37 22 60%
TOTAL
We converted half of our test corn head to the Calmer 6-Tooth Drive Sprockets leaving the other half with the fac
overdrive,(the big sprocket on the back (driver), and the little sprocket on front (driven)) .
We also suggest that the Factory 8 tooth idler sprocket on the chain tightener be
Install Calmers Patented 6-ToothGathering Chain Drive Sprocketto slow down JUST the gatheringchain. This sprocket is 25 percent
40 100 60 60% av
both halves, weighed it, and compared the
difference. Reduction of trash intake was visiblynoticeable from the windshield of the combine
and also conrmed by weight comparison testdata.
6
9-Tooth
Standa48 Pit
Gather
Chaireplaced with the Calmers Patented 9-Tooth Idler Sprocket for 3 reasons;
ToothDriver
Idler
8-tooth sprockets. We did multiple kill stops atnormal ground speeds and bagged loose trash on
Factory 8-ToSprocket us
on this half
the corn he
has more tra
Calmer 6-ToothSprocket used on
this half of the corn
head is cleaner
Yellow ears, and no top half of plants
The Evidence
solutionsolutionSTEP2
-- SLOW DOWN GATHERING CHAIN SPEED 25%
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FARMER INVENTED, FARMER TESTED, AND FARMER PROVEN
Mendell Elson -- Miami, MO
Ive been running Calmers Trash Reduction Kitssince 2004, and have
never had to stop for trash. Never having to stop once in all that time,
I feel, has increased my productivity 25%-30% due to the combine not
having to sort through all that trash. Its incredible running 6 mph while
picking 200 bu corn!
solution
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-- STRAIGHT STRIPPER PLATES
The original straight stripper plates are not formed to match the natural shap
of the bottom side of the corn leaf. During ear separation, the plant leaves
engage with these straight stripper plates causing them to be unnecessarily
torn from the stalk.
Straight stripper plates do not emulate the rounded butt of the ear, and do noallow the ear shank to get close enough to the stalk rolls to pinch the shank.
This allows the husk to stay attached to the ear, sending the husk into thecombine, creating more material for the combine to handle.
The Evidence
The corn stalk leaves and ear husks are mixed in with yellow
ears during kill stop examinations. (see photo below)
Factory straight stripper plates butt shell
problemproblemproblem
Too much yellow (leaves, husks, and stalk) out of the straw
chopper is evidence that the corn head is picking dirty
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Symptom --HIGH LEAF INTAKE, BUTT SHELLING, AND UNHUSKED EARS
Over the past 6 years Ive been upgrading to the newest Calme
Trash Reduction Kit parts, and each year it just keeps getting
Jeff Newman -- Woodhull,
better. The Calmer BT Chopperreally make the stalks
disappear, making planting easier.
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InstallCalmers Patented Beveled Stripper Plates. These beveledstripper plates are straight in the front retrieving area to reduce ear
wedging, and beveled in the stripping area to allow the stalk rolls toengage more ear shanks, husks, and leaves. These beveled stripper
plates have a weld hardened surface for extended life. (see photos
right and below)
The Test ResultsTo test this theory, we converted half of our corn head to
the beveled stripper plate design. The other half re-
mained with factory straight stripper plates. The strippe
gaps were set the same on both sides of the corn head
at testing. We did multiple kill stops at normal ground
speeds on dry afternoons and bagged any loose trash
on both sides, weighed it, and compared the difference.
Calmers Beveled Stripper Plates emulate the
rounded butt of the ear. This does a better job of
displacing the energy which reduces butt shelling
The reduction in trash intake was visibly noticeable fromthe combine windshield, and also conrmed by weightcomparison test data.
In multiple kill stops, on dry afternoons, trash intake wasreduced by 33-percent.
Harvesting speeds increased signicantly. There was no noticeable change in header loss.
Optimum stripper gap was 1 1/8-inch at the bottom and 3/16-inch at the top in 200bu corn.
Calmers beveled stripper plates push more
Time
1:15 53 32 21 40%
Ounces of Trashwith
Straight Stripper
Ounces of Trash with
Beveled Stripper
Plates
Ounces of Trash
Reduced
Percentage of Tra
Reduced
2:00 40 35 5 13%
2:30 62 36 26 42%
3:00 71 43 28 40%
3:30 50 35 15 30%
4:30 59 38 21 36%
2:10 40 40 0 0%
33% avera
Opening Stripper Plates can reduce trash intake, but can also in-crease header loss. Normal settings are 1 1/8-inch at the bottom and
1 3/16-inch at the top.
solution--BEVELED STRIPPER PLATES
STEP3solution
kernels toward the cob, reducing butt shelling
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We plant wheat into corn stalks and we only disc 1 time. We
cant believe how the chopper grinds up the stalks. The ride
is a lot faster now.
Larry Hocking and Family - Mount Carmel, IL
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CALMER Patented Revolving OpenWindow BT Chopping KnifeRolls.Cutting edge technology with 2 openwindows enabling the entire stalk roll to
By installing the CALMER RESIDUE MANAGEMENTMPROVEMENT KITtoday, you can increase your
harvest speed by 2 mph, and enjoy a projected savingson 1000 acres of corn;
Farmers who have been using the Calmer kit
and components claim to experience a yield
increase the following year.
CORN HE
- CALMER BT CHOPPERS
be utilized. Stalk rolls that chop, cut,shred, and shear into confetti likepieces.
patentedopenwindow
and Weed Knives
Calmer weed knives are made special t
t the outside dimension of The BT Chop
STEP 1INSTALL
The bottom line is prot for the Farmer.
Corn Following Corn
Soybean Following Corn
+11 to +19 bu/AC x $5 = $55-$95/AC
Example of our thinking;
Labor and parts to improve an 893 =
1000ac corn following corn = 1000 x $55 = $55,000
$40,000 = 267% ROI
First Year Prot = $40,000
+2 to +3 bu/AC x 10 = $20-$30/AC
Labor and parts to improve an 893 =
1000ac corn following corn = 1000 x $20 = $20,000
$5,000 = 33% ROI
First Year Prot = $5,000
Contact us for a free estimate onupgrading your corn head today!
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RETURN ON INVESTMENT- --IN REVIEW--
We are able to pick 2000-2500 bu/hour once we switched over
to the Calmer Kit.
Kenneth Miller -- Kennedyville, MD
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CALMERs Patented Multi-Zone BeveledStripper Plates.These beveled stripper plates are straight in
the front to reduce ear wedging, and to scoop
up low hanging ears in down corn. The bevele
portion is kinder to the ear to help reduce butt
shelling. The bevel also allows the stalk rolls
to engage more ear shanks, putting husks and
leaves on the ground, therefore reducing trash
through the combine.
Calmers 6-Tooth Gathering
Chain Drive Sprockets are
heat treated for longer life,and have a deeper skirting
to keep weeds and debris
from wrapping.
6-Toothsprocketst both 40 and 90
series JD heads
Hard Surfaced and Beveled
Manual Adjust Hydraulic Adjust
Multi-Zone Beveled Stripper
Plates help reduce butt shelling.
Available as Hydraulic or Manual
Trash Reduction Kits.
ESIDUE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PARTS
9-Tooth IdlerSprocket
- CALMER Sprockets & Chains - - CALMER Stripper Plates -
CALMERs Patented 6-Tooth GatheringChain Drive Sprockets along with the9-Tooth Idler Sprocketsuse the 48 pitchgathering chains. This slow down kit
allows the stalk rolls to make additional revo-
lutions, making more of the plant disappear
below the stripper plate before the gathering
chain lug can break it off.
Standard
48 Pitch
Gathering
Chain
STEP 2INSTALL
STEP 3INSTALL
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FARMER INVENTED, FARMER TESTED, AND FARMER PROVEN
With Calmers Trash Reduction Kits, Harvesting in frozen elds were
no problem. The stalk splinter and shatter in both directions. There
were no problems with dozing at the end of the eld, and the down corn
was easy to pick. No popping ears! We should have upgraded our 893
sooner.
Jan Vosburg -- Climax, Michigan
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. Install auto header height on your corn head. We prefer Headsight sensor system over the Deere or Casesensor systems. Headsight is more sensitive and it is spring loaded so you can back up with out tearing it off. (Hea
sight: (574)-546-5022)
2. Flatten the corn head angle. We prefer to make gravity less of an enemy. When the corn is lodged in a direc-ion other than with the row install (wedge kits) or pull the top beam of the corn head toward the combine. Park the
combine on a level surface and lower the header until the lowest point of the row unit is 2 above the ground. Place a
protractor on the stripper plate and read the angle. I like 20 degrees for down corn and 25 degrees for standing corn.
3. Steepen the corn head angle. If the corn is lodged with the row a steeper angle allows the gathering chain
ugs to get closer to the ground for retrieving stalks laying parallel to the row units.
5. Synchronize gathering chain speed to ground speed. We prefer to have the gathering chain lugs movingoward the header at the same speed as the corn stalks do. (Mark a lug with orange or yellow paint to count the RPM
We install 6 tooth gathering chain drive sprockets on John Deere Corn Heads and 7 tooth gathering chain drive sprockets on
2200 CASE and NH heads in both standing and down corn. This slows down just the gathering chains, but keeps the stalk rolls
unning at full speed. There are already enough broken stalks in the eld, so I dont want the gathering chains making any more
of them. If the down corn is root lodged I dont want the gathering chain lug pulling the root balls out of the ground and into the
6. Raise the cross auger. We prefer to set the clearance between the tray and auger ighting at 1 inch for stanng corn and 2 inches for down corn. This allows the dislodged material oating above the poly deck covers to be
sucked under the auger and transported to the feeder house.
7. Open stripper plates. This reduces the energy required to move dislodged material through the row unit.200 bu corn standing 1 1/8 inch 200 bu corn lodged 1 inch.
8. Use more taper from bottom to top on strippers. Example: 1 3/8 inch bottom and 1 inch top (near the gearbox.)
9. Center the stripping tunnel above the stalk roll tunnel. Hydraulic plates can shift the stripping tunnel to onside causing restriction and breakage of the stalks.
0. Synchronize gathering chain lugs to be opposed from one another. This increases aggressiveness of gatering. Not recommended in rocky conditions.
1. Add plastic paddles on every other gathering chain lug. This increases the conveying capacity of a chain.
2. Install a corn reel. This provides more energy for transporting dislodged material from divider snouts to crossauger.
3. Take off any end risers or tall corn extensions. This reduces the angle of incline which improves ow.
4. Remove rubber ear savers. This reduces the energy required to ow material to the row unit.
5. Add weight to poly divider snouts to help them stay under the canopy. Some brands of poly divider snouts wao Hop up and out of the canopy.
6. Grind the wear shoe tips of the dividers or shim to give more pitch to help them stay under the canopy.Be careful not to make them too aggressive so they self engage and fold underneath the head.
7. Use stalk rolls with revolving windows. This allows easy feeding of stalks from spirals to utes.
8. Start harvesting on the down wind side of the eld. If the corn rows run North and South, and the corn isblown down to the East, start on the East side and work your way to the West. This will signicantly reduce enddivider plugging and bunching.
27 RPMs of the gathering chain= 2 mph in ground speed 40 RPMs of the gathering chain= 3 mph in ground speed
9. Turn the gathering chains around. This will increase aggressiveness.
4. Install Calmer gathering chain slow down kit. The 6-Tooth Driver and 9-Tooth Idler to give more overlap andbetter pulling ability.
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Down Corn - Marion Calmers Top 19 Ideas for Harvesting Down Corn
I picked 1600 acres of down corn that you could not even see the row
in. I installed the Calmer rolls on my custom built corn head, no auto
steer, just head control. My agronomy guys were so impressed on ho
my eld looked, how little corn was on the ground, and how the stalks
were chewed up. Mike Reed -- Iowa Falls, IA
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solution
-Easy to Upgrade Your Own Corn Head-Less Cost -Less Maintenance
-Less Moving Parts -Less Weight
-Small Confetti Like Residue -Decomposes More Quickly
-Exploded Stalk Stubble Helps Keep Residue From Blowing
-Easier To Work Into Soil -Easier On Tires -Easier To Plant Into
solution
The factory chopper blades removed on the right 1/2, and Calmer BT Chopper installed for test purposes
solution IS BETTER THAN A CHOPPING CORN HEAD-- CALMER BT CHOPPER INSTALLED ON YOUR CORN HE
Residue from a chopping head windrows Calmer BT Chopper residue is spread evenly
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FARMER INVENTED, FARMER TESTED, AND FARMER PROVEN
Aerial seeded cover crop wheat program in their area. The wheat was
own on a week ago, and the residue from the Calmer BT Chopperis
covering the seeded area perfectly as I pick corn. No need for a vertical
tillage tool because it is covering it, so I am done. There are only cobs
and no fodder in the combine. The grainery noticed the clean grain with
no trash.Tim Bishop -- Chesapeake Bay, MD
The information you have just read is my train of thought on the benets of the Residue Management
Improvement Parts and how the Calmer BT Chopperis the most advanced chopping system in the
industry. These parts are Farmer Invented, Farmer Tested, and Farmer Proven to get you the results
you really need, while making you money in the process.
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OIL BATH SETTINGS- The 40/90 corn head should have theoil bath in overdrive, the (big sprocket on the back (driver), andthe little sprocket on the front (driven))
40/90 CORN HEAD GEAR RATIOS;
2. Only use full synthetic oil in the reverser
Please refer to the following;
1293- 22 Driver; 18 Driven
1290- 22 Driver; 18 Driven
We suggest staying on the (fast) sprocket for feeder chain speed when harvesting
1. Must have heavy duty reverser (8 row or above you know because it has a nned aluminum cooler
(recommended by John Deere)).
3. There are 2 grease ttings on the reverser. These need to be placed at the 12 oclock and 2oclock positions. Put 12 pumps of grease in the 12 oclock and only 2 pumps of grease in the 2
oclock. Never over grease !!!4. Once you start up the machine (at idle) you need to run variable speed up and down (2x) to lubricateprior to Harvest.
693- 30 Driver; 25 Driven
893- 30 Driver; 25 Driven
Check lube level in gear boxes. Use JD corn head grease to re-ll. The grease level should be abovethe spur gear seen through the top inspection plug (1 to 1 1/2inch below inspection hole). Use a ashlight.The boxes should not be full of grease. There has to be air for expansion and contraction of lube.
Calibrate Corn Head Speed to Achieve Proper Gathering Chain Speed
Marion Calmer recommends that you;
Use the Chart below to convert gathering chain RPMs to equivalent ground speed;
27 RPMs40 RPMs54 RPMs
67 RPMs
===
=
2 MPH3 MPH4 MPH
5 MPH
To calibrate RPMs, all Calmer orders come with an orange colored paddleto bolt on a center gathering chain lug.
Raise the corn head, put combine in park, engage threshing motor to fullspeed. Count revolutions for 1 minute.
1-
2-
3-
bolt on center
gathering chain lug
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Proftable corn head adjustments and modifcations
I ended up with a split eld...My combine broke down so my neighbor
nished up combining for me... I could denately see the difference.
Vaughn Jensen -- Emmett, ID
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Use reverse ighting. Some older 12-row, 30-inccorn heads used rubber aps and no ighting. Theperformance of the older auger is poor. Other JohnDeere split cross augers had no reverse ighting ne
the bearing hanger. The short section of reverseighting can be purchase from John Deere (RH part#H206301, LH part #H206302)and welded on.
Plastic GatheringChain Paddles:
Used Gathering Chain Tightenersoccasionally lock up. This
is caused when the spring vibrates and augers itself into the hobetween the bolt and the at strap. This can be xed by addinga second washer at the bottom of the pipe spacer identical to th
washer that is currently at the top of the pipe spacer. Apply AntSeize Lubricant to the bolt threads for future adjustment.
Reverse Flighting
Plastic Gathering Chain Paddles
Adjust Augto 1 3/4 inc
clearance
Use A Protractor To Achieve The Correct Corn Head Angle
Corn head angle is very important! The
angle needs to be between 23 and 25-degrees foroptimum performance in both standing and lodged
corn. Put the combine on a level surface, then lowethe corn head until the row unit frame is 2 inches off
the ground. Place a magnetic protractor on the stripper plate and read the angle. If the angle is too steepull the top of the corn head toward the combine
or push the bottom out, or a combination of both.
To Reduce Ear Toss- Move cross auger back as close as possible to feeder chain drum. Run feederchain on fast speed for both corn and beans. Add half and full links to feeder chain. This reduces the dead airspace between feeder chain, and cross auger ighting. This reduces the height of the pile of ears between thecross auger and the feeder house, therefore reducing back feeding and ear toss.
Opening stripper plates can reduce trash intake, but can also increase header loss. Beginning settings
are 1 1/8-inch at the bottom and 1 3/16-inch at the top, then adjust accordingly.
ighting and tray
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Without all the trash, my combine has a larger grain capacity. Im
very happy with the Calmer Trash Reduction Kits on my 893. The
stalks on the ground were no problem at planting time!
Jeff Reiter -- Cascade, Iowa
betweenighting and
to reduceear slicing
Gathering Chain Tightener
Attached to thegathering chain lugs
will improvegathering and
conveying
performance in
down corn.
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Specializing in New Narrow Row Corn HeadsSpecializing in New Narrow Row Corn Heads
Patented single chain design to get between narrow
Calmer 30 row 12 inch Corn Head at Farm Progress 2013 - A Worlds First!
rows. Large paddles on every other lug and an earguide for better grabbing ability and conveying.
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