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A DIFFERENT WAY TO HARVEST

The Falcon header doesn’t cut the crop being harvested and then feed everything through the machine like traditional headers. Instead, the Falcon uses rows of stainless steel cupped fingers that rotate at a high speed, stripping the head of the crop from the plant stem.

This method of extracting the seeds from the stem greatly reduces the amount of material that is fed into your machine, instantly increasing its operating capacity. With a lower amount of residue to process, your machine can run faster, save you time and labor in the field, minimize combine wear and reduce fuel costs.

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STRIPPER HEADER BENEFITS

Harvest Faster and Lower Costs
Less residue going through your combine frees up horsepower, allowing you to operate at a higher speed and save fuel. Less material to process also means less wear and tear on your combine.

Start Earlier and Harvest Later in the Day
By removing only the head from the crop you will no longer be feeding wet straw into your machine, reducing the potential to plug the combine.

Save on Labor Costs
The combination of higher operating speeds and longer cutting hours in a day means your machine can do more with less manpower.

Pick Up Downed Crops
Because of the backwards rotating fingers, the Falcon header is better able to pick up downed crops off of the ground. This is a big advantage in weather damaged crops, where a normal header often is not able to effectively harvest.
Improved Planting Environment:
After harvest, the Falcon stripper header leaves behind tall standing straw, which:
• reduces the loss of top soil to wind erosion by holding the soil in place
• improves moisture retention by trapping blowing snow in dry wheat production
• lowers moisture evaporation by shading the soil, and the plant’s root structure helps lower moisture loss
• leaves no matted piles of straw after harvest so you have ideal field conditions to no-till other crops

WHEAT

Our wheat header models are optimized for wheat harvesting conditions.

Spring Mounted:
Wheat models are spring mounted to allow the header to flex in uneven terrain.

Gauge Wheels:
Gauge wheels help guide the header to follow the contours of wheat fields.

Optional Wear Plates:
We offer the option to upgrade skid plates with the AR400 wear plates (page 7).

RICE

Our rice header models are optimized to hold up to the high-wear conditions of rice harvest.

Rigid Mounted:
Rice models are rigid mounted for flat terrain.

Extended Wear Parts:

Chromed edges on auger flighting and auger paddles
Stainless steel wear surfaces on the front & rear hood
Passive finger mounting, in order to make the stripping of grain less harsh

FALCON FEATURES

FALCON BENEFITS

Quick Change Fingers

The Falcon finger sections are designed with the user in mind. The system consists of a single stainless stripper finger section with a poly backer, meaning no need to carry a variety of finger sections on your farm.

The cupped, stainless steel finger sections are backed with a specially formulated synthetic support. Each of these sets are sandwiched together and then easily slid into place. Simply remove the two center bolts, loosen the outer bolts at each end, and remove the damaged section.

Using the outer two bolts as alignment bolts, install the new parts. Easily start the two center bolts, due to the stainless and poly sections being aligned by the outer bolts. Tighten all four bolts. The Falcon is ready to fly in harvest again.

Dynamic Balancing Balls

At each end of the stripper reel there are contained 3/4" steel balls that float freely, working continually to keep the reel in balance, greatly reducing machine vibration.

HD Drive Belt

Our heavy duty system was designed to help reduce belt and bearing wear issues. The ribbed belt requires no pulley changes. Rotor speed is adjusted from the combine cab. Belt tension is set using the crank above the gear box.

One pulley size
With a wide RPM range: 413-722

2-Year Gear Box Warranty
The Falcon’s gear box is proudly made in rural America at our plant in Smith Center, Kansas.

Skid Plate Design

The skid plate design allows the Falcon to get closer to the ground in order to pick up downed crop and protect your header in rough terrain. Maximizing the length and shape of the wear plates in order to make them more effective and longer lasting.

Optional AR400 Wear Plate Attachment
Bolt-on wear-resistant steel plate attachments can be purchased separately for high wear conditions. These accessories increase the lifespan of your skid plates.

Lower Number of Parts
One of the main goals of the Falcon design was to reduce the variety of parts that owners and dealers need to carry for times when repair may be needed.