Armstrong Tire Wins Patent NEW HAVEN. CJ Arms trong Tire Company Mi-Traction Lug R-l farm tire’s performance characteristics have been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent Office, according to Daniel A. Cutrone, director of marketing. Cutrone explained that the drive-axle tire’s ability to deliver improved traction, less vibration and lateral rocking and longer mileage won patent approval. “We weren’t the first on the market with a long-bar, short-bar lug tread design,” said Cutrone. “But, the award of a patent on the Hi-Traction Lug tire’s perfor mance proves that we achieved our goal of introducing a tire that out performs our competition.” Betty Wells, product manager, large equipment, explained that the Hi-Traction Lug has outper formed Armstong’s own popular Hi-Power Lug tire in traction, drawbar horsepower, field capaci- THEY IMRE ONE JO Kubota’s mid sized tractors are versatile. You’ll find them at work on forms, in parks, nurseries, estate homes and construction sites. Why? Kubota’s L-Series tractors come with features you normally find only on bigger, heavier machines. Dependable 3-, 4-, or 5-cylinder diesel engines. 20-40 PTO horsepower. Even a new narrow version less than 4.4 feet wide. You can select an Bx 7 or BxB mechanical transmission plus 2 models with the exclusive Glide Shift Transmission. 2- or 4-wheel on most models, hefty 3-point itch. And more. When you need tractor that will get ic job done, what ever it is, you’ll find it here. The Kubota " L-Series. Your Kubota Dealer Invites You To Come In And See The FuN Line Of Kubota Tractors & Implements ty and vibration. The patent on the Hi-Traction tire was awarded to Mrs. Wells, who designed it as an Armstrong engineer before trans ferring to the marketing department. “We worked on this design for several years and ran extensive field testing on various designs before introducing the tire last winter,” said Wells. “This has helped us to develop an open, curved lug design that provides excellent traction and cleaning.” The new tire also has a moisture-resistant nylon carcass and Armstrong’s Agri-Tough HS*™ K, % Nothing like it bn earth'. natural rubber compound which resists chips, cracks and cuts. Each Hi-Traction Lug lire is sold with Armstrong’s eight-year limited warranty on materials and workmanship and a five-year field hazard and stubble-damage warranty. Market statistics show that Armstrong, in the farm tire busi ness for over 40 years, is the second-largest supplier of farm and construction equipment replacement tires, third-largest in original equipment tires and No. 1 in tires for irrigation equipment. Lancaster. Farming Saturday, August 27, 1988-D7 Local Man Training Course IH RACINE, WI Donald Gehr is, service specialist at Erb & Hen ry Equip., Inc. recently completed a 4Yi -day training course at the Case/IH training center in Racine. The course emphasized the repair and servicing of Case/IH Axial Flow Combines. This training program included information in hydraulics, drive “Financing As Low As 4.5% Available Through September 30, 1988” “See The Kubota Dealer Nearest You For Details.” Attends Case train, electrical and electronics, threshing and separating systems. To sharpen their service skills, students performed hands-on test ing and troubleshooting of the electrical and hydraulic systems. They also made adjustments to the headers and combine threshing and separating systems. Case/IH offers a wide variety of training courses for dealer service specialists. Personnel from dealer ships throughout North America take advantage of this training. Donald Gehris has been with Erb & Henry Equip., Inc. for 16 years, specializing in combine and farm equipment set-up and repair. Erb & Henry Equip., Inc. offers complete Farm service of Case/IH farm equipment since 1898. PENNSYLVANIA R-*nii NICARRY EQUIPMENT CO. CANNS-BILCO 215-926-2441 215-966-3733 Ravnoldtvilla Ml THOMAS POWER ?SLm EQUIP. 215-268-2181 W«Htboro Bloom ibura BENEDICTS FORD SB2!2SS!» TDtrrnD TRiPTOR TRACTOR 717-724-2839 PARTS CO. 717-784-0250 W«tt Chwtf ui MS /!JSI LEY PETERMAN 2 il«bSo FARM EQUIP., INC. 717-249-5338 Cham bars bum STOUFFER BROS., INC. MARYLAND 717-263-8424 WIftHTLAHU Dow Haowatown STRALEY FARM ARNETTS SUPPLY, INC. GARAGE 717-292-2631 -4443 301-733-0515 Horwtdate fttitno Sun MARSHALL ■ AG IND. EQUIP. MACHINERY, INC. CO. INC. 717-729-7117 301-658-5568 Ifwm LASPINA EQUIPMENT NEW JERSEY 412-864-5147 Jatsav Show Maim THOMAS L ANDOVER DUNLAP TRACTOR 717-398-1391 & EQUIP. INC. Labanop 204-788-5525 KELLER BROS. FariteW TRACTOR CO. CALDWELL 717-949-6501 TRACTOR US A EQUIP. MC. KELLER BROS. 201-2*7-4772 TRACTOR CO. FHwqfcn 717-628-2121 POMATOMPM Le«| BROS. mg. CO. Taw* "S” Mc*lit>rv6t HArKHML INCH HANDLING EQUIPMENT CO. SYSTEMS 717-463-2191 600-287-8100 MiHtnbum _ —— Hwnnwrtao MIFFUHBURQ ROOK) TRACTOR FARM SUPPLY MC. SALES, MC. 717-9 M-3114
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