Dual Roll Earlage Adapter to fit Claas® (493, 494, 496, 497, 498, 499 & 502)

This adapter has an improved crop flow system with an additional intake roller on the bottom. Coupled with the standard top intake roller, this adapter is uniquely geared for today's higher-horsepower harvesters and larger corn heads, offering better clean-out, increased harvesting speed, and less shelling. This adapter works well in dry conditions.

The K00498 Header Adapter is used for harvesting just the ears of corn while using the row crop header to make earlage. Earlage is harvested later than silage, giving the producer a longer working window, and provides a product that reduces the amount of roughage that needs to be fed as compared to a corn-based ration.

This adapter will go on the front of a Claas® 493-502 series self-propelled forage harvesters to facilitate the connection between the harvester and a row crop header.

Installation is the same as hooking up any other implement; you can leave the adapter on the harvester or corn head while not in use. When leaving the header adapter on the corn head, it's simply picking up the adapter/corn head and hooking up the PTOs.

These adapters are very robust; many customers have 10-plus years of use from theirs. Replacement typically occurs when a customer trades brands or upgrades their harvester.

493-502 series machines require a quick coupler FH5001131 to drive the adapter.

Kooima Ag is the leader in header adapter manufacturing, continuous testing, and implementation of customer requests, which helps us to offer one of the best products available.

• Patent # 10,743,467 and patent # 8,376,126

When you are grinding ear corn, it can be a challenge to keep the feed rolls open wide enough to feed properly on Claas® machines. We created kits that will help open up those rolls to grind earlage better!

• Claas® 494 Machines: K494STOP
• Claas® 497-502 Machines: K502STOP

Product Overview
Kooima Ag’s earlage adapters allow operators to run a variety of corn head brands with forage harvesters, giving you flexibility and compatibility without compromising performance. Whether you're outfitting your harvester for a new header or adapting an existing setup, our conversion kits make the switch easy and efficient.

Compatible Header Brands & Required Conversion Kits:

• New Holland® & Case IH® 3000 Series Headers:
  Use Conversion Kit: K98CJD
• New Holland® & Case IH® 2608, 2612, and 4000 Series Headers
  (For throats with angle supports in the top corners)
  Use Conversion Kit: K4000CH
• Lexion® Headers:
  Use Conversion Kit: KLEXKIT
• Harvestec® & Cressoni® Headers:
  Please purchase S Series John Deere® mounting brackets separately to complete the installation
• Geringhoff® Headers:
  Use Conversion Kit: KGCKIT

WARNING:  Grinding earlage with the use of corn heads and choppers can cause a risk of fire.  The risk of fire does not emanate from the adapter products described here, but can be caused by the heat generated by the choppers.  To reduce the risk of fire, please keep the chopper clear of dust.