BYCURTHARLER
HARRISBURG - Far
mers in Pennsylvania who
have on-farm storage should
be able to obtain.sufficient
gasoline, propane and
butane this year to meet all
of their farming needs.
But there is no guarantee
for any farmer of receiving
more than his base period
allotment. And there is little
provision made to assure
adequate supplies of diesel
fuel.
There is no diesel base
period, no diesel allocation,
although no shortage of
diesel is anhciapted by the
government this year.
The provision giving
farmers 100 percgnt of
current fuel requirements
was abolished because some
farmers took all they could
get, rather than all they
needed.
Despite hardship in past
BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT
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& STEIGER uses @ allison "automatic" transmissions
HT 740, HT 754 Automatics...
Transmissions That Get The Job Done
The Allison HT 740 and HT 754 offered in Steiger Panther PTA Series tractors
from 295-350 Horsepower, offer these unique features for performance and
profitability.
• Provides eight or ten ideal field and transport speeds when combined with
Steiger's two-speed power divider.
*> Converter and automatic lock-up positions in each of the forward ranges. Con
verter permits tractor to start off with implement in the ground Lock-up pro
vides maximum efficiency in engine operating range.
• Fully automatic upshiftmg and downshifting in all forward ranges under full
throttle and full load, as drawbar requirements dictate.
• Driveline repairs are significantly reduced.
• No downtime due to mechanical clutch replacement and repair.
• Ease of operation reduces fatigue and improves driver efficiency and comfort.
• Smooth transmission of power extends driveline life by reducing harmful
shock loading.
Farm fuel
years, both the U.S.
Department of Energy and
the Pennsylvania Gover
nor’s Energy Council said
they foresee no energy
shortage either at gas
stations or on-farm.
And both DOE and the
Commonwealth have ways
for farmers to get extra fuel
should they run short.
This month Pennsylvania
has 102 percent of base fuel
allocation. Use, in general, is
down. Stockpiles are high,
the government agencies
said at a meeting held
Wednesday by the Penn
sylvania Department of
Agriculture.
The meeting was to assess
the farm fuel situation and to
determine how any isolated
shortage of fuel could be
made up.
Farm fuel allocation
depends on the “base period
allotment” which is the
STEIGER HAS NO CLUTCH
AND STILL GETS THE ENGINE HP
TO THE DRAWBAR... |flOW?
ALLISON TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED IN STEIGER TRACTORS
HAVE A 36 MONTH OR 2.500 HbUR FULL PARTS AND
SERVICE WARRANTY LONGEST IN THE INDUSTRY.
STEIGER MAKES 4WD PRACTICAL
supply should meet demand
amount of fuel a fanner used
between November 1977 and
October 1978. For several
years the base penod was
use m 1972 but the DOE
changed the base penod last
March.
Assurance of base penod
fuel supplies applies to
farmers, food transporters,
and food processors. They
also may be able to get an
allocation for a new storage
tank, an allocation not or
dmanlymade.
The assurance does not
apply to vetennanans, AI
technicians, and other farm
related servicemen who
have purchased fuel at gas
stations. They will have to
continue to purchase at gas
stations.
Neither the state nor the
DOE will allow such ser
vicemen to install a tank and
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Among the partk ;ants in a . m . coi .rence . jy . jrrisburg
were Louise Thompson, U.S. Department of Energy: Cynthia McClain, Gover
nor s Energy Council; Dan Cook, Department of Agriculture; Chester Heim,
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture: Fred Wertz, research assistant for PDA- and
Richard Pennay, ASCS director.
FUEL ECONOMY IS MAXIMIZED
WITH AN ALLISON TRANSMISSION
BECAUSE THE POWER OUTPUT IS
AUTOMATICALLY MATCHED TO THE
LOAD AND TRAVEL SPEED DEMANDS.
CHECK THESE FIELD SPEED RANGES*
FOR HT754 EQUIPPED PANTHER PTA.
o REV 2 MHi
< REV 1
tdth (sth Hi)
0 3 »th (4th Hi)
Ul<
Kh'MHU
°> O 7th (2nd Hi)
cr 5
O < 6lh (sth Lo)
O * sth (4th Lo)
OC2 4th (Ist Hi)
- 3rd (3rd Lo)
W 2nd (2nd Lo)
< Ist (Ist Lo)
CC
IMM an Enaln*
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26, 1960—A1l
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2 4 6 t 10
GROUND SPEED (MPH)
FULL THROTTLE OPERATION
LO AUX/CONVEfITER
LO AUX/LOCKUP
■■ HI AUX'CONVERTER
■H HI AUX/LOCKUP
12 14 16
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