Now is the time to order the most successful Aussie-made harvest front in time for next season with their special EOFY promotion
Take advantage of the opportunity to get a special price on a Midwest Fabrication harvest front delivered in time for harvest.
With all the concerns regarding shipping to get models here in time for harvest, it simply makes sense to deal with a local manufacturer that can guarantee delivery and also go over your operation with you to make sure they supply the perfect draper front.
Don’t get caught waiting on an overseas supply.
Plus, there are obvious benefits once you become a Midwest customer. When you ring for help, the call goes straight to the team that design and build the platforms.
The people engineering the systems are the ones answering questions about setup, parts and ultimate harvest performance.
That direct customer line is why parts support stretches back more than 25 years on platforms still working hard in paddocks today, and why contractors can drop into their local dealer or order genuine components through the Midwest parts website.
For farm operations that like to handle servicing themselves, Midwest has a free service app that includes downloadable maintenance videos produced by the team. All able to access without requiring mobile coverage in the paddock.
Simpler yet superior design lowers costs
The success that operators gain when they switch to a Midwest front starts with the backbone of every Midwest platform being a single length of superform steel running through a truss-style frame.
It’s a deliberately simple design, and that is exactly what makes it work so well.
Fewer joins, fewer parts and points of wear is at the command of a Midwest.
The structure delivers nearly twice the strength per kilogram of industry-standard 350-grade high-strength steel, so the widest 18.3m (60-ft) Midwest platform tips the scales at only 5,180kg without giving up the toughness needed to handle rough conditions.
Lighter, simpler and stronger means less strain on the combine, fewer wearing parts to replace, lower in-paddock repair costs and a platform that holds its resale value better than anything else in its class.
The smart engineering employed by Midwest translates to real savings season after season.
Made for Aussie harvest conditions
This especially matters when your paddocks have contour banks, melon holes, mixed crops and the kind of variability that imported designs were never designed for.
The Midwest model range covers eight platform widths from 9.1m through to 18.3m (30 to 60ft) and coverts a deep options list including pickup reels, drive systems, knife guards, ground wheels, cross augers, lighting packages and windrow conversions.
Two operators running the same combine can finish up with very different setups, and that’s the point. The platform fits the operation, not the other way around.
Midwest has been pushing the boundaries of draper platform design for more than 28 years.
Engineers at Midwest were the first in the world to create a wide 15.2m (50-ft) front, and shortly after that model proved such a success at harvest, they then pioneered the world leading 18.3m (60-ft) platform that has claimed industry acclaim.
These pioneering wide fronts have been successful due to the hoverpoint air-ride adaptor technology that is built into every model to follow ground contours using gravity.
With no electronics or sensors in the loop, it delivers immediate response in rolling country and a cleaner cut at speed.
Design continues to evolve
With the advent of more powerful harvesters, Midwest launched the Legacy draper series, harvest fronts purpose-built for class 10 and 11 combines like the John Deere X series.
This launch came directly about following requests and initiating conversations with growers running big harvesters that wanted to take advantage of the additional power and maximise their crop harvests.
At Midwest, customer feedback is their lifeblood, requests don’t sit in a folder at head office. Instead, they become part of the next design sheet and make their way into the manufacturing process that ends up producing a more bulletproof harvest front.
As CEO Amy Schutt says: “Farming is in our blood, and at Midwest we want to help Aussie farmers feed our nation and make harvest memorable for the right reasons. Your success is our business.”
Midwest’s EOFY (end of financial year) SALE is on now. Use this link for an instant quote.
To talk through what platform would fit your operation best, call the team direct on 07 4662 2137, or email: sales@midwest.net.au or see more on this link: midwest.net.au
