A Geringhoff Harvest
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im Folkes of San Jose, Illinois has been farming ever since he learned how to drive his dad’s Farmall H tractor at just six years old. “I always knew that I wanted to farm,” says Tim. “I never had a question about that.” He helped his dad, Tom Folkes, with field work throughout his childhood until he began farming with him full time in 1979, becoming the fifth generation on the family farm. Today, he farms with his neighbor, Don Smith, around the San Jose area. He also holds on to the importance of the family farm as his sons, Andy and Nate, help out with field work on evenings and weekends throughout the year. Tim has been with the Central Illinois Ag family from the very beginning
when he purchased his first axialflow combine from Bill Marcotte of Marcotte International in Lincoln, Illinois. Today, he is happy to be a returning customer and now works with our salesman, and his nephew, Tyler Williams, and has built a great relationship over the years with our Mason City parts representative, Randy Grigg. Tim decided it was time to upgrade his corn head a couple of years ago. He had noticed that many of his neighbors around the area had been using Geringhoff corn heads, so he talked to a few of them to learn more about the product. They all recommended the head for a more efficient harvest, so he ultimately decided to purchase a Geringhoff NorthStar 830 head.
For the past two seasons, Tim and Don have been harvesting corn with their Geringhoff head and are pleased with their results. The main difference between this and the head they used prior is a decrease in shelled corn lost. “It doesn’t shell nearly as bad which saves us a lot of grain at the end of the day,” says Tim. Additionally, they enjoy the convenience aspects of the head, such as the automatic header controls from the cab, the self-adjusting gathering chains, and how the snouts can easily hook and unhook if needed. From saving grain in the field to low maintenance out of the field, Tim has no regrets with his purchase of a Geringhoff and would recommend this head to help out fellow farmers, just as his neighbors did for him. Tim and his wife, Cindy.
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