GVL History

The GVL corn-head gatherer shields were originally developed on the farm when the founder of GVL, Inc. made the decision to go from 38" wide rows to 22" narrow rows in 1992. As a farmer, he realized trying to rework the old metal snouts to fit his corn-head was very time consuming and not very cost efficient. He also determined many other improvements, such as using rotationally molded polyethylene, and changes in the design, could be developed at the same time. As you know "Most great ideas come right from the farm." After personally testing his prototype on his own farm, he then decided the idea was good enough to market.

Since 1993, we at GVL have taken great pride in manufacturing Polyethylene Gatherer Shields in our modern facility in Litchfield, Minnesota. We at GVL manufacture and stock our own poly parts on site, and are able to give the farmer a fast turn around time on any parts or units needed. This is done to assure you of the best quality product on the market. We manufacture poly gatherer shields to fit John Deere, Case IH, Gleaner and New Holland corn-heads, in 15", 20", 22", 30", 36", and 38" row widths. GVL has also helped farmers and other companies design and custom build molds for many other new products made from polyethylene at a very affordable price.