Toolbox Makes Combine Repair Handy

Toolbox Makes Combine Repair Handy COMBINES Accessories 28-2-38 Peter Snyder of West Montrose, Ontario found a simple way to keep downtime to a minimum during harvest. He mounted a Rubbermaid box on the straw walker hood of his combine to serve as a large toolbox. He calls the toolbox his "Rubbermaid Action Packer." "I got the idea from semi truck drivers who I've seen use similar boxes to carry salt, sand, dirty boots, or whatever," Snyder says. Before Snyder adapted the idea for his own needs, he says his combine cab floor was cluttered with parts and often when a breakdown occurred, the needed part was not handy or back at home. "I carry along a jug each of engine oil and chain oil, and that got messy when it was in the cab," he says. "The parts I take along change, depending on the head I'm using. I carry corn head parts like gathering chains for corn season and grain head parts like guards and sections for the cutter bar in grain season. The box has a lid, so it keeps everything clean and dry." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Peter Snyder, 1044 Cox Creek Rd., West Montrose, Ontario, Canada N0B 2V0 (ph 519 664-2918; fax 519 664-2304; e-mail: pm.snyder@sympatico.ca).

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