by Lucas Veale, Assumption, IL 

Corn and soybean crops are progressing nicely across Central Illinois.  We will be in the field before we know it.

With the new model year ’16 combines and header equipment, John Deere finally made a change to the single point coupler to help prevent the leaking cartridges.  They have moved the check valve to the header side instead of the combine side so it will hold back the pressure from the weight of the reel on a platform and the cartridge in the single point won’t be as susceptible to leaks.  Unfortunately, this means that if you want to couple a ’16 model combine to an older header or vice versa you will need an adapter kit.  You will need to convert any other headers to match as well.  Make sure to check with your salesman or service department to determine exactly what kit you will need to make this work.  If you are on one of our lots and you see this “’16 Ready” yellow sticker on a head,  it has already been converted to work on a 2016 combine.

Hope everyone has a safe and successful harvest.

Sloan Support is written by the product support team at Sloan Implement, a 20 location John Deere dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin.   Learn more at www.sloans.com