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Abstract

A cover for use on the outer surface of a skid plate of a combine grain head, the skid plate comprising a plurality of side-by-side skid plate panels of different widths, comprising a plurality of side-by-side cover panels, each cover panel corresponding to a specific skid plate panel and each cover panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, opposed leading and trailing edges, and a pair of opposed side edges. The inner surface of each cover panel is configured to matingly engage the outer surface of its corresponding skid plate panel, while the outer surface of each said cover panel is substantially parallel to its inner surface. The side edges of each said cover panel are slightly inset from the side edges of its corresponding skid plate panel, whereby each cover panel is spaced apart from its adjacent cover panel to permit relative horizontal movement between adjacent cover panels and their corresponding skid plate panels. The cover panels are made from a material having a low coefficient of friction to resist the adhesion of soil thereto. A method for preventing soil from adhering to the skid plate of a combine comprises positioning and holding the cover panel against its corresponding skid plate panel with the inner surface of the cover panel matingly engaging the skid plate panel and attaching the cover panel to its corresponding skid plate panel. Preferably, the cover panel is attached to its corresponding skid plate panel first along the leading edge of the skid plate panel and last along the trailing edge of the skid plate panel.

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