Combines Rock Protection

Use a hump kit we have stones you can't beleive and they realy do the trick also it helps to feed the cly. better. Aso try the hose mod that is talked about on this site it is easy to put on and works very well. Tim

I have both the suction hose behind the knife and the rock sump. The rock sump is not too effective as a rock protection. It fills full of cobs or bean straw and will only hold a rock if the material isn't packed too tightly in the sump. Secret appears to be to dump the sump at least daily or more. On the positive side, I VERY rarely have the rock door open by itself so most of the rock servicing is done when you are doing other service. The pipe on the knife really helps a lot in short beans. I can not stress this enough. I believe it is as effective as an air reel without the dust and dirt-tagging problems of an air reel, BUT it does not keep the rocks out! It may help a very small amount but i'm sure i get just as many rocks over that pipe as I did before I put it on. Hope this helps. Dave

What kind of pipe are you talking about interested in the details thanx.

Check it out with Dan at Hurtt Eqpt., he designed a good hump kit.

I have a R-62 that I bought with just the standard stone door. The first day out with it as you might well guess, I stuffed a rock in it. Come to find out it didn't have the rock bar across the door and it bent things up pretty bad, the dealer came down and we had to pull the rotor to straighten things out. Soon after I read about the stone trap and ordered the kit and I could not be happier. I never have get out of the cab to close that stinking door, or smash my fingers with those two darn levers. I must admit the fellow in a post earlier said the trap should be cleaned quite often, every two or three days seems adequate, I sure do like not worrying about whether the door spring was adjusted to tight and you don't have slugs opening it. I too would like to know about the pvc pipe trick! Thanks, and I hope I have given you some good food for thought. Dale SC MI.