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Seed harvesting action.
Seed is stripped off the plant, then sucked into the hopper.

 


Native seed harvesting is easier with a Seed Stripper from Prairie Habitats

Front End Loader Seed Stripper (FELSS) - 8 foot model.

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Prairie Habitats Inc'.s FELSS lets you harvest seeds or leaves from a wide array of species. Custom built with attention to detail to match your tractor loader, our FELSS are easy to mount, use and unload. The patented dual-stage brush effectively combs the seed off plants, while the rotation sets up an airflow that pulls the seed into the hopper.

Harvest seeds quickly and efficiently from wild stands, seed production fields and nurseries. Still picking native grass, wildflower, herbal or medicinal plant seeds by hand? Increase you efficiency with a Prairie Habitats' FELSS. Our seed strippers pay for themselves in short order! Get the volumes of seed and the species diversity you need for many different projects.

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Front End Loader Seed Strippers from Prairie Habitats Inc:
  • Easily mounts on front end loader arms.Mounts on standard 4 pin front end loader arms of varying widths.

  • Hydraulic tilt & lift, your choice of motor or hydraulic brush drive.

  • Requires ~ 50 hp tractor with loader.

  • Operates from just above ground level to the maximum safe operating height of the loader.

  • 8 ft (2.4 m) stripping width.

    Harvest wherever your tractor can go! (Photo courtesy: Winnebago County Forest Preserve District, Illinois)
  • Fully screened hopper top with adjustable internal baffle ensures effective air flow & seed harvesting.

  • Dual stage, long lasting nylon stripper brush efficiently strips the seed, leaving stalks and straw standing.

  • Harvests a wide variety of seeds from grasses, wildflowers, legumes, herbs, spices, forages, shrubs, & special crops.

  • Also harvests leaves & flowers from medicinal plants, spices & herbs.

    Hinged bottom for dumping seed.
  • Simple to maintain, only 2 bearings to grease every 25 hours of operation.

  • Rugged construction of galvanized sheet, painted plate & tubular steel.

  • Hopper capacity ~ 30 cu ft (0.85 cu m), quickly unloads with bottom dump door from tractor seat.

  • Quick payback period - can pay for itself in one season or less.

  • Easy to unload! (Photo courtesy: Winnebago County Forest Preserve District, Illinois)Made to order - orders confirmed by January 31 will be ready for that year's field season. Orders placed at other times depend upon shop fabrication schedules.


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