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This filter Is a combination full-flow and by-pass filter that
Is designed for Cummins engines.
Baldwin Filter
Need For
KEARNEY, NE Diesel
engine owners now can get full
flow and by-pass nitration in one
filter the new Baldwin BD-103
filter, which combines the two
processes.
Baldwin’s BD-103 is a combi
nation full-flow and by-pass filter
that meets or exceeds OEM speci
fications. It is designed for Cum
mins engines equipped with a spe
cial filter head, such as the 14-lit
er, Big Cam 4 diesel engine. A
retrofit kit is available to adapt
Baldwin’s BD-103 to Cummins
engines desinged to use separate
full-flow and by-pass filters.
In the BD-103, oil passes
through the full-flow filter seg
ment and to the engine before it is
returned to the crankcase. The
full-flow filter removes essential
ly all contaminants that are 10
microns and larger. The by-pass
Leer’s Cap Features Radius Windows
ELKHART, IN Leer’s
Crown Cab-High truck cap has
sleek radius windows that com
bine with dual operas to give full
size trucks an extra measure of
style. The cap is the same height
as standard truck cabs for straight
line eye-appeal and the radius
slider windows open for flow
through ventilation.
All Crown 100 models are
Leer’s cap-high Crown 100 cap for full-size trucks has sleek radius slider windows
and dual operas for extra style.
Replaces
Two
segment diverts a small portion of
oil and returns it to the crankcase
after filtering contaminants down
to one (1) micron in size.
The full-flow, segment of the
BD-103 uses Baldwin’s new High
Performance Microlite Glass
media, which provides the high
contaminant retention capacity
and efficiency to allow this single
filter to replace the two filters pre
viously used.
Baldwin Filters, a member of
the CLARCOR Filtration Pro
ducts Group, has been manufac
turing filtration products since
1936. The Baldwin line is avail
able through 2,500 authorized dis
tributors and dealers worldwide,
and includes more than 2,100 dif
ferent filters for air, oil, fuel,
hydraulic, coolant and other
applications.
made of durable fiberglass and are
custom fitted, which means each
cap is customized to match the
body styling of the truck for which
it’s designed. Minimal mainte
nance keeps Leer caps looking
fresh and new, mile after mile.
Most factory automotive paint
colors can be custom-matched and
the Crown 100 comes in a choice
of two-tone styles, as well.
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The Case IH disk harrow is designed for Increased penetration In difficult soil condi
tions. Solid-steel members and sharper disk blades contribute to provide superior
performance In hard soils.
Case IH Markets
For Tough Soil
Model 496 HP.
The flex-wing, hydraulic-fold
units, available in five widths
ranging from 19 feet, 1 inch to 32
feet, are heavier than the equiva
lent Model 496 versions. For
example, the 22-foot Model 496
HP weighs 8,290 pounds, as
opposed to the comparable
7,660-pound Model 496.
Also increasing the effective
ness of the Model 496 HP ditl
harrow is a new, sharper edge on
the Case IH Earth Metal® disk
blades, which, combined with the
extra weight, allows for greater
penetration of tough soil. The
blades are self-sharpening.
Exclusive Case IH Earth Metal
Lancaster-Area Distributor
create fracture points throughout
the steel of ordinary blades. Asa
result, these blades can wear 20
percent longer than conventional
blades and provide 60 percent gre
ater shock resistance. Their
Crimp-Center design cuts drawbar
pull and improves fuel econoqiy.
The Model 496 HP also fea
tures opposed-action gang design
for more complete cutting and
mixing of the soil. The self
leveling hitch makes raising and
lowering easy, and adjusts auto
matically to keep the harrow ati
constant depth in changing terrain
The Model 496 HP is also
equipped with a master/slave
hydraulic system, which allows an
operator to raise or lower all
wheels the same amount to pro
vide precise depth control.
Due to its extra-sharp blade
design, the Model 496 Iff is not
recommended for use in field)
with numerous rocks or stumps.
RACINE, Wi. For farmers
having to work hard, tough-to
penetrate soil, Case IH has recen
tly introduced the Model 496 HP
disk harrow. Its extra weight and
sharper blades provide superior
performance in tough soil
conditions.
“We have incorporated all the
features found in our Model 496
disk harrows and have added
some features that are especially
designed for hard soils,” says Joe
Neville, Case IH product director,
HD Scat Trak Appoints
GORDONVILLE (LANCAS
TER) Leroy’s Repair & Rental
Shop Inc. has been appointed a
distributor for the complete line of
new HD Scat Trak steer loaders to
cover the Gordonville/Lancaster
trade area.
Designated the HD (for heavy
duty) series, the new line includes
the 1,000-lb. capacity Scat Irak
1000HD and the 1,300-lb. capaci
ty Scat Trak 1300 HD.
Operator’s cab is designed with
ergonomics in mind. It offers
excellent visibility, responsive
Leer is the nation’s leading pro
ducer of fiberglass and aluminum
truck caps for all pickups, with
800 dealers coast to coast For
more information on Crown series
caps, write to: Leer, Inc., Dept
LR2B, 28858 Ventura Drive, Elk
hart. IN 46517, or call
800/321-LEER.
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implements.
Because extra weight is benefi
cial when cutting through tough
soils. Case IH engineers have
designed a solid steel rockshaft to
replace the hollow steel one that is
standard on the Model 496. The
horizontal wing frame members
on the Model 4% HP are also sol
id steel bars that give the disk har
row additional weight
For increased strength. Case IH
uses 1/4 -inch round arbor bolts
with nodular iron spools in the
controls, and one of the lowest
decibel ratings of any machine in
today’s marketplace.
Job handling versatility has
been increased. Attachment line
up includes backhoes, hammers,
scrap grapples, augers, pallet
forks, tree transplanters, ;■ 'gle
brooms, metal tracks, snow , tow
blade, and pavement planer. And
the new “Quick-Attach” frame
assembly reduces time and effort
involved when changing from one
attachment to another. The new
Quick-Attach frame requires a
minimum of maintenance and is
designed for long life with a bare
minimum of maintenance.
Edward A. Cardwell 111 is presi
dent and sales manager of the
firm. David W. Chao is parts man
ager and John L. King is service
manager. Telephone (717)
768-8788.
Holly Rejects
Tyson Foods has again been
rejected by Holly Farms.
On November 3, the Holly
Farms Corporation board unanim
ously recommeded that stockhol
ders reject Tyson Foods Inc.’s $52
per share tender offer commenced
on October 21 and not tender their
shares.
Holly Farms said the board
determined the offer inadequate
and not in the best interests of the
company and its stockholders. In
reaching its decision, the board
was assisted and advised by the
company’s financial advisor, Mor
gan Stanley & Co.
On November 4, Don Tyson of
Tyson Foods requested negotia
tion of acquisition.
R. Lee Taylor 11, president and
chief executive officer of Holly
Farms , responded, “Holly Farms
was not ‘for sale’ and is not ‘for
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Disk Harrow
Conditions
Tyson, Again
sale.’ There is no auction of Holly
Farms.”
Holly Farms, headquartered®
Memphis, Term., is a diversified
food company, producing a variety
of branded products for the retail
and foodservice markets.
Tyson Foods, based in Spring
dale, Ark., is the nation’s largest
poultry processor, producing Id
million pounds of chicken meal
weekly.
Tyson Foods first began wooing
Holly Farms officially on Octobet
12. Its first offer of $45 cash anda
quarter-share of its Class A com
monstock for each of Holly Faims'
18.1 million outstanding shares
was rejected on October 18.
After the Tyson Foods’ offer.
Holly Farms stock climbed from
40% on September 30 to 54% on
November 8.
Reprinted from the November;
14 issue of Poultry Times.