E2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4,1983
Farm Business ;
News
The model L 451 skid-steer loader from Sperry New Holland
features greater load capacity.
New Holland adds
diesel loader
NEW HOLLAND A new diesel
powered skid-steer loader has been
added to Sperry New Holland’s
seven model line. The frame size of
the new Model L-451 loader is
similar to the gas powered Model
L-445, but load capacity (1100
pounds) is 10% greater. Break-out
force is greater, too. The 1850-
pound bucket break-out force
speeds loading in hard-packed
material and in excavation work.
The "L-451” shares the riser
boom design of other Sperry New
Holland loaders. This gives the
machine increased reach as the
bucket raises, and reduces the
possibility of material spilling
back on the operator. It also lets
the operator place the material
nearer the center of large trucks or
spreaders. In many cases this
allows loading from one side where
it would otherwise be necessary to
load from both sides to completely
fill the vehicle.
Maintenance and durability ot
the new loader have been extended
through the use of new
manufacturing techniques to
minimize the possiblity of
hydraulic fluid contamination. All
hydraulic system fluid for the lift
system and the hydrostatic drives
is double-filtered through 10-
micron filters. At the factory,
hydraulic fluid is also refiltered to
the standard 10-microns.
This means the fluid in the “L
-451” system will be cleaner than
the new oil coming from the fac
COLDWATEH, Ohio - New Idea
has introduced another in its
emerging family of new animal
waste handling equipment. The
model 352 features a one-piece
wood floor and "positive lock
conveyor chain.” An optional
rubber sealed endgate controls
sloppy material and helps assure
clean over-the-road hauling.
In addition to a choice of single
or two-speed conveyor drive, these
220-bushel spreaders offer an
optional hydraulic conveyor drive.
The sides are made of highly
corrosive resistant "copper
bearing” steel and have a zinc
coating more than twice as thick as
the galvanizing found on most
products around the farm.
Zinc is a proven safeguard
against rust and corrosion.
Because the zinc is bonded into the
steel, minor scratches "heal over”
electrochemically. The result is
exceptional box life.
tory, according to John Bentley of
Sperry New Holland.
Avoiding hydraulic fluid con
tamination is critical to extended
service life with minimum
maintenance cost. It’s what keeps
down time to an absolute
minimum, explains Bentley, who
is product manager for loaders at
Sperry New Holland. Filtration to
the 10-micron standard will sub
stantially extend the use life of
these machines, he adds.
The cab is an intregal part of the
frame, and an automatic hydraulic
lockout prevents boom movement
unless the operator is seated.
Vibration absorbing engine
mounts reduce noise transmission
so the operator is working in a
quieter environment.
Power for the "L-451” is supplied
by a 31.5 HP Duetz air-cooled
diesel engine. Attachments include
buckets, pallet forks, utility forks,
grapples, earch augers and a
boom-mounted backhoe.
In addition, attachment
mounting plates are available on
special order. These mounting
plates let owners of competitor
loaders keep their backhoes and
other attachments tor adapting to
their new loader when they trade
on the "L-451”, according to
Bentley. He notes that some
special attachments, especially
those that get htte use, can be kept
active in this manner at a very
economical investment as com
pared to replacement.
Spreader features wood
The spreader box is fully sup- ' ihe ■ 352 “ available
ported by a one-piece hitch and New ld ff, deiders m the
frame United States and Canada.
The Model 352 manure spreader from New Idea has a one
piece wood floor.
-ith Cattleguai
precast concrete.
Bunker silo system introduced
MIDLAND, Va. - The South
Cattleguard Co., Midland, VA, has
added the Horizon Bunker Silo
System to their line of precast
concrete farm products.
Doug Flory, SCC Vice President
- Sales/Marketing, who holds a
degree in Agricultural Economics
from Virginia Tech, selected the
Horizon concept after conducting
extensive research into crop
storage systems. The study
compared the cost of a variety of
systems in relation to their value in
storing feedstuffs. As a result, the
Horizon is designed to provide both
convenient, economical storage
and an optimum environment for
retaining the quality of stored feed.
The Horizon is manufactured of
steel reinforced precast concrete,
the strongest, most durable
building material available. The
12’ high x 8’ wide free-standing
sections can be arranged to ac
comodate any available space. No
footers are needed. The sections
are secured with special bolt
assemblies. All joints are butyl
sealed. A concrete floor can be
poured after the walls have been
erected. The system is main
tenance free and guaranteed for a
lifetime.
Horizon Silos can be designed
with storage capacities from as
little as 100 tons to as much as 5,000
tons. A 30,000 lb. wheel weight load
capacity allows maximum packing
efficiency.
The Horizon provides the fanner
with a substantial saving in initial
investment. This system costs $l5-
$3O per ton of storage space. Ad
ditional savings are realized
because no special automation is
needed and because existing farm
floor
inker crop storage system is made
/rizon
equipment can be used for loading
and unloading.
Beef producer Russell H. In
skeep has a 2,400 ton capacity
Horizon System on his farm in
Culpeper, Va. According to In
skeep, “The Smith Cattleguard
Horizontal Bunker Silo gives us
convenient storage at the least cost
per ton and the flexibility to adjust
mm feeding program to our best
Dennis M. Herr, of E.M Herr recent , at GSFs annua , dealers
Equip Inc Willow Street was conven ( ion held this : - ear in
honored by Gram Systems Inc. of Freeport) Grand Bahama, located
Assumption 111., one of the leading h £ 10 J miles off the coast of
manufacturers of gram storage F i orida . G SI, currently the second
s^ manufacturer * ***
acts as an authorized dealer tor storage equipment, produces bins A
GSI was presented an award for fronl S jom Bushels to 508,000 §
I Busheis - as we u as - a c ° m P iete iine
efforts during 1982. The award was -
presented to E.M. Herr Equip, of related equipment.
PennAg opposes dairy tax
EPHRATA PennAg Industries
Association, a 500-member
agribusiness trade group, recently
announced its opposition to the
dairy tax being proposed by
Secretary John Block of the Umted
States Department of Agriculture.
According to PennAg President
William Brubaker of Lancaster,
the tax will create an added burden
to farmers while falling in its goal
to reduce the' surpluses of dairy
products.
For years, the dairy industry has
been subsidized by the federal
government through milk support
prices. This program.encouraged
massive dairy production, and the
industry flourished. Now, in an
effort to tailor that production, the
government proposed a dairy tax.
If dairy fanners cannot meet that
expense, logic dictates they will
increase their herds thereby in
steel-reinforced^
economic advantage.’’
Another Horizon owner, Bruce
D. Lyons of Spotslvama, Va., says,
"The Horizon provides us with
flexible capacity at a fraction of
the cost of other systems. Reduced
spoilage, good access in bad
weather and the service given by
Smith Cattleguard Co. are the
reasons we brought the Horizon. ’ ’
creasing production to offset the
new cost. If the tax has this effect,
it defeats its own purpose, and is
potentially counter-productive.
The problem is complex and
without an easy answer explains
William H. Sprenkle, Spangler &
Sprenkle, York, who is a feed
miller. Having a sizeable dairy
feed volume, Sprenkle is directly
in touch with the dairy farmers’
plight. He offers that art alter
native to government intervention
or taxation might be to encourage
farmers to cull low-producing cows A
and better feed the high-producing **
cows. This move would benefit all
dairy farmers in the long run
because more efficient milk
production leads to lower cost. And
if these select cows were better fed
to produce more milk, there would
be no need to increase herd size.
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