C4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 12,1990 Tractor Engines Have Quadrant Power DES MOINES, lowa Mas sey-Ferguson has introduced three tractors in the 100-horsepower and-over category, featuring the Perkins 1000 Series engine with Quadrum power for improved fuel economy, increased torque, longer life, and quieter operation. The M-F 3120 tractor at 100 PTO horsepower has a naturally aspirated engine. The M-F 3140 at 115 PTO horsepower has a turbo charged engine. The M-F 3660 at 140 PTO horsepower has a waste gate turbocharged engine. The new Perkins 1000 Series engine with Quadrant Power fea tures a new design combustion chamber that achieves more com plete air/fuel mixing for economi cal, powerful, and cleaner com bustion. The design of the piston head is a major breakthrough in farm en gine technology. Four lobes or in dentations in the piston head cre ate an improved rate of swirl for improved air/fuel mixing. The de sign of the piston head gives rise to the Quadrant Quad meaning four and RAM for Rapid Air Movement. The Quadrant-powered engine bums a higher proportion of the fuel in the engine power stroke, resulting in less mechanical stress on block, piston, connecting rods, crankshaft, and head gaskets, it is also much quieter and has improv ed fuel efficiency. Other advanced design features include a gear-driven water pump, a helically cut gear train for pre cise timing of fuel pump and cam shaft, and an integral oil cooler. All three tractors will be avail- ADJUSTABLE TOP-SUPPORT BAR FOR BELT & P' TYPE THROWERS FOLD DOWN FRONT GATE, LAYS ON “PULL-OUT-BARS” (no chains). NON-SUP STEEL GRATING IS NOW STANDARD. 8 TON GEAR, AOJ. TONGi 11LX1S TIRES & TUBES Messick Farm Equip. Inc. E-Town, PA 717-367-1439 717-367-1319 717-653-8867 1-800-222-3373 Three new tractors featuring the new Perkins 1000 Series engine with Quadram power are available from Massey- Ferguson. They are the M-F 3660, shown here, at 140 PTO hp, the M-F 3140 at 115 PTO hp, and the M-F 3120 at 100 PTO hp. able with radial tires, amd the M-F 3140, M-F 3660, and M-F 3680 will offer an optional wider, fully adjustable seat with pneumatic float. A new three-point hitch is standard on the M-F 3100 Series tractors. The new hitch design al lows the operator to change the 717-665-6259 These wagons are designed to meet the needs of each farmer in quality and in ease of unloading G&D Repair Farmer Manhelm, PA Walter G. Equipment 717-664-2207 Coale. Inc. & Supply Churchvllle, MD Alrvllle, PA Clearview Farms 301-838-6470 717-862-3967 Slatlngton, PA 301-879-1491 215-767-2049 geometry of the hitch lift, travel, and capacity. All three new tractors offer Au totronic and Datatronic computer controlled operating systems, electronic draft control, and Per-- kins 1000 Series engines with Quadrant Power. IKIMII IMSBaa GU& ®D. STEEL BALE WAGON Compare These Features ** r SIZES: IB’ Long, 8’ Wide, 8’ High 20’ Long, 8’ Wide, 8’ High Call and Order Your Wagon Today! 1-800-447-4863 DEALERS DYC Offers Honey Bee Programs DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.) — Delaware Valley College is offering two opportunities for honey bee enthusiasts. The first is offered by the col lege in conjunction with the Bucks and Montgomery County Bee keepers’ Associations and the Delaware Valley College Apiary Society, which will be sponsoring its annual 1990 Summer Bee Meeting on Saturday, June 16, 1990. featured this year will be a program dealing with two serious problems facing beekeepers: the tracheal and the varroa mites. The program will be presented by Tim Schuler, apiary inspector, New Jersey Department of Agri culture. Schuler is a graduate of Delaware Valley College, and was involved in beekeeping for a num ber of years before becoming a New Jersey bee inspector. The formal part of the program will be held in Room 114, Mandell Hall, starting at 1:00 p.m. It will be pre ceded by a bring-your-own picnic lunch at noon in front of Mandell Hall. Following the formal prog ram, weather permitting, there will be an open house at the col lege’s Apiary and Bee House, where refreshments will be served. The second program will be offered on the following weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 22, 23, and 24. This is “Series A” of its three-day • Main beams. steel channel • Croat beams, formed steel • Oak Floor Joßo Holstein Farm John Hess Gettysburg, PA BHM Farm Equip. 717-334-8553 Annvllle. PA 717-867-2211 advanced beekeeping short courses. The course is under the direction of Dr. Robert Berthold, Delaware Valley College’s bee keeping specialist, who will be assisted by Jack Matthenius, the New Jersey supervisor of bee cul ture, retired; Frank Wojcik, Cook College bee specialist: and Gary Bradshaw, a commercial beekeep er, queen breeder, and bee supply dealer from New Jersey. This course involves three dif ferent topic areas. The first topic is the queen honey bee, including her life history, swarming, methods of its control, methods of rearing, artificial insemination, and behavior. The second topic deals with honey bee diseases and pests, including the major brood diseases, internal and external mites, other insects, animals, and insecticides. The third topic is honey, including how the bees make it, its chemistry, the types, methods of harvesting and pro cessing, production of honey fruit spreads, and home uses of honey. Enrollment in this course will be limited, and participants must have a minimum of three years of beekeeping experience and/or have taken another beekeeping course. Further information about this course or the program on June 16 can be obtained by writing to Dr. Berthold, Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA 18901, (215) 345-1500. SQUARE STEEL TUBING. HINGED REAR GATE ENS AND SWINGS AROUND TO EITHER SIDE. RMED STEEL RUB RAILS. CHAINED OPENINGS ONE HOOK RELEASES THE 3 LOWER CHAINS. New Features Mack Henkel Gibbon Glade, PA 412-329-4271
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