D6-Lancaster Farming Saturday, October 20,1990
New Snowblowers
From Kubota
COMPTON, Calif. Kubota
Tractor Corporation recently
added several new snowblower
models to its fleet of snow remov
al equipment, expanding its
already diverse line of consumer
and commercial products.
With a wide range of snowb
lowers, rotary broom attachments,
and front dozer blades, Kubota has
the equipment to handle anything
from light flurries to major
squalls.
At the vanguard of Kubota’s
snow removal equipment are the
newest snowblowers, designed to
work in conjunction with T-, G-,
and B- and L-Series tractors. Two
stage snowblowers come with cut
ting blades ranging in width from
40-inch - 63-inch. In stage one, the
auger grabs snow and ice, feeding
it to the high-speed second stage
impeller, which then throws it out
of the way. A number of safety
features are incorporated into the
snowblowers as well.
Front-mount heavy duty
snowblowers with 31-inch and
63-inch cutting widths are avail
able for several B-Series tractors.
Additionally, a commercial rear
mount snowblower is available for
the 821 SO and the L-Series lineup.
Rotary broom attachments can
be used on many of the Kubota
Kubota Tractor Corp. had added several new snowblow
ers to its growing line of snow removal equipment.
Designed to work in conjuntlon with the Kubota T-, G-, B
and L-Series tractors, the snowblowers join a wide range of
rotary broom attachments and front dozer blades to handle
anything from light flurries to major squalls.
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tractors for light snow removal.
The Kubota PTO shaft-driven rot
ary broom features 47-inch -
60-inch widths and five different
positions. The polypropylene
brushes have a two-way angle
adjustment. Options include front
thatching wheels and wire or poly
wire combination bristles.
When it comes to the tougher
snow removal jobs, Kubota’s
front dozer blades can cut it. Man
ually adjustable to five different
angles, front blades range from
42-inch to 60-inch to suit the size
of your Kubota tractor as well as
the job at hand.
Used individually or as a team,
Kubota’s snow removal equip
ment delivers the high dependabil
ity and performance that the wint
er season demands.
Kubota Tractor Corporation
markets a complete line of tractors
from 10 to 85 PTO horsepower,
along with a variety of lawn and
garden implements, compact con
struction equipment, a com
prehensive line of consumer pow
er products, and a complete line of
turf equipment. For more informa
tion about Kubota products, con
tact Kubota Tractor Corporation,
550 W. Artesia Boulevard, Com
pton, CA 90220.
Badger’s Barn Cleaner Cham
Features Strong Wear
KAUKAUNA, Wis. A new
bam cleaner chain, featuring more
strength in critical wear areas for
increased durability, is available
from Badger Northland Inc.
The “Colossal” bam cleaner
chain is designed with heat-treated
104 S steel forgings. The Colossal
chain is reinforced with a substan
tially thicker end section, where
chain wear and stress are concen
trated. This high-carbon chain
also features a longer, straight
trimmed pin bearing area for less
resistance and smoother operation
when pulling an operation’s hea
viest loads.
The chain’s alloy steel pins are
7/8-inch diameter and feature
straight sides for maximum bear
ing area and a longer heading area
for greater riveting strength. In
addition, these double swedged
Gehl Purchases Land In
Lebanon Co.
WEST BEND. Wis. Gehl
Company, a leading niche capital
goods manufacturer of agricultur
al and light industrial/construction
equipment distributed worldwide,
has finalized the purchase of 25
acres of land in Lebanon, Pennsyl
vania, and secured financing for a
new agricultural equipment manu
facturing facility.
The company expects to break
ground for the facility in mid-
November, pending the issuance
of a variety of permits, and com
plete the project in the spring of
1991. The proposed facility would
contain approximately 170,000
square feet, compared to the
15,000 square-foot facility it cur
rently leases in Myerstown, Penn
sylvania. Gehl Company antici
pates that the new plant will gen
erate at least 140 new jobs in
addition to retaining the Myers
town work force of 50 people.
The project will be financed
Silo Unloader Has 10-Inch Auger
FORT ATKINSON, Wis.
Under a large blue and white tent
in the parking lot of J-STAR
Industries, Inc. here, the com
pany’s Starline Farmstead Equip
ment dealers got their first look at
the new Star-trac SX-10 silo
unloader.
The new unloader includes a
hefty 10-inch diameter auger, a 26
inch impeller/blower with stain
less steel paddles, and a stainless
steel wearguard rim sheet The
unloader also has a new collector
ring that increases the discharge
opening by 47 percent and a new
remote override safety equipment
control (ROSE switch) as standard
equipment.
According to the product litera
ture distributed at the unveiling,
the SX-10 units provide more
capacity. longer wear, and no
increase in price. All Star-trac
unloaders feature a big 9-foot
diameter drive ring, high-capacity
offset tri-arms, and unibody main
frame construction.
Among accessories available
are a hexipod that provides secure
three-point suspension, an easy
to-operate hand winch with a 52:1
The “Colossal” barn clean
er chain Is designed with
heat-treated 1045 steel forg
ings. The Colossal chain Is
reinforced with a substantial
ly thicker end section, where
chain wear and stress are
concentrated.
pins solidly place rivet shanks in
the holes, assuring a full, tight grip
with $8.4 million in private plac
ment industrial development
bonds issued by the Pennslvania
Economic Development Financ
ing Authority and underwritten by
Blunt Ellis & Loewi. The bonds
have a 9 percent interest rate and a
final maturity of 20 years with
repayments commencing in the
year 2005.
“Our proposed facility will give
us the increased capacity and
manufacturing efficiences we
need to meet the growing world
wide demand for our agricultural
equipment,” said Gary L. Blinka,
vice president and general mana
ger of Gehl’s agricultural division.
He said that Gehl Company
evaluated hundreds of sites before
selecting the Lebanon County
area. “In the final analysis, we
chose to keep our new facility in
Pennsylvania, just a few miles
from our current plant,” said Blin
ka. “Locating in Lebanon allows
gear ratio, and an automatic winch For more details, contact Dean
with a unique “fast raise” capabili- Hanke, sales development mana
ty that moves the unloader up the ger, J-STAR Industries, Inc., 801
silo twice as fast as the lowering Janesville Avenue, Fort Atkinson,
speed. WI 53538, (414) 563-5521.
Star-trac SX-10 silo unloader Includes a hefty 10-Inch
diameter auger, a 26-Inch Impeller/blower with stainless
steel paddles, and a stainless steel wearguard rim sheet. All
Star-trac unloaders feature a 9-foot diameter drive ring,
high-capacity offset trl-arms, and unlbody construction.
and a large capped head when
assembled.
For added convenience, wear
heels and paddles feature bolt-on
attachment and can be replaced
simply and economically. The
durable wear heels are available in
standard, 1-3/4-inch widths or
extra large, 3-1/4-inch widths for
longer life and reduced wear on
gutter bottoms. Paddles are avail
able in two or three inch heights
and a variety of lengths depending
on the needs of the operation. Side
bars are 5/16 inch thick and 1-3/4
inch wide.
The Colossal chain is designed
for use with Badger Northland’s
heavy-duty bam cleaner elevators.
For more information, contact
Chet Gibbons, Badger Northland
Inc., 1215 Hyland Avenue, P.O.
Box 1215, Kaukauna, WI
54130-9986. (414) 766-4603.
us to retain our present capable
work force in the new facility.”
“It has been a long and complex
process,” said Bernard L. Nielsen,
president and chief executive
officer, “but we are pleased it is
complete, and look forward to a
bright future for our new opera
tions in Pennsylvania.”
When the plant is completed, it
will initially produce Scaven-
II manure spreaders, tradi
tional box manure spreaders, run
ning gears, and forage box compo
nents. It will operate as a focused
factory, which means it will pro
duce products having similar con
figuration or using common man
ufacturing processes.
Gehl Company (NASDAQ:
GEHL) is headquartered in West
Bend, WI, with manufacturing
facilities in West Bend, WI; Yank
ton and Madison, SD; and Myers
town, PA.