Header Front Repair Specialists

Keeping harvest moving.

Specialist repair and refurbishment of MacDon, John Deere and every major header front — assessed, straightened and rebuilt to operate like they should. Insurance claims handled end to end.

Based in Swan Hill — servicing SA · VIC · NSW · QLD

15 years
Repairing header fronts
500+
Fronts repaired & rebuilt
All brands
MacDon · JD · Case · NH

As featured in

The Weekly Times ABC Rural Stock & Land Farm Weekly The Wimmera Mail-Times

What we do

Structural Repairs

Catastrophic damage, insurance write-offs, fronts other repairers won't touch. That's our work.

01Repair

Repair header fronts.

Structural straightening and full refurbishment of damaged fronts — frame, knife, reel and drapers returned to spec. Every major make, across SA, VIC, NSW and QLD.

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02Rebuild

Rebuild fronts for sale.

Written-off fronts bought and rebuilt in our own workshop — sold with a brand-new comb trailer, backed by the same standard as our repair work.

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03Scope

What we don't do

We're structural repairers — not service agents. We don't do maintenance, parts runs, or loan fronts. If that's what you need, we're not your repairer. If your front is damaged beyond what others will fix, we probably are.

Insurance claims

Insurance claim?

You'll need a claim number from your insurer to get things moving — once you have it, we handle the repair side. We provide the assessments and documentation your insurer needs, and can work with any appointed assessor if one is involved.

MacDon & John Deere Specialists

Repairing all makes and models

We are MacDon and John Deere header front specialists. We assess, straighten, rebuild, and refurbish fronts from every major manufacturer.

MacDon draper front in for repair MacDon draper front
Flagship · ~50% of our work

MacDon

Draper fronts assessed, straightened and rebuilt — knife, reel and frame returned to spec, extensions fitted, insurance handled.

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John Deere header front John Deere front
Flagship

John Deere

Full structural repair and rebuild for JD fronts, prioritised through the harvest window.

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Header front being rebuilt in the workshop Workshop rebuild
Case · New Holland · Claas · Honey Bee

Other brands

If it cuts and gathers, we assess it and quote the repair — every other major front, refurbished to the same standard.

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Every major front — serviced & rebuilt

MacDon John Deere Case IH New Holland Claas
#1
Repairer in Australia
500+
Fronts repaired & rebuilt
15 years
Repairing header fronts

What contractors say

★★★★★
"You'd never pick where they'd cut it — it looks like a brand new MacDon front. We went from a 40ft to a 42ft front, it runs beautifully and our clients are over the moon."
Nigel, contract harvester, Central West NSW
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Since 1893

Grain farming since 1893.

The Ward family settled the Bulga region outside Swan Hill in 1893 and have been grain farming ever since — 133 years on the land. That's why we understand what a broken front in the middle of harvest really means. Specialist header-front repairers since 2011.

1893
Settled the land
2011
Repairing fronts
Our story →

Rebuilt fronts for sale

We buy written-off fronts, rebuild them in our workshop, and sell them ready to go — each with a brand-new comb trailer. A repair-backed package no marketplace can match.

Rebuilt MacDon draper front Rebuilt MacDon draper front
Rebuilt by HFR Comb trailer included

MacDon draper front

Stripped, straightened and rebuilt to spec. Ready to bolt up and cut.

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Rebuilt John Deere draper front Rebuilt John Deere front
Rebuilt by HFR Comb trailer included

John Deere draper front

Full structural rebuild, refurbished to the same standard as our repair work.

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Comb trailer built in the Swan Hill workshop Comb trailer — built in our workshop
Built to order

Comb trailers

Built in our Swan Hill workshop to the highest standard — standalone or bundled with a front.

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