C6-LancMter Farming, Saturday, January 1, 1994
Insecticide Gets New
Package, Formulation
WHITE PLAINS. N.Y.
Force I.S-G soil insecticide for
com will have new, improved
packaging and formulation for
1994, according to Zeneca Ag
Products.
Zeneca will also have 50 per
cent more Force available than
was on the market last year, to
meet increasing demand for the
product.
David Walton, product mana
ger for soil insecticides at Zeneca,
said Force will be packaged in
heavy-duty plastic bags for 1994.
The weatherproof bags feature
a skid-resistant surface, a special
flap for lifting, and an easy-to
open spout that empties the bag
quickly and completely.
“We looked at packaging in the
market and got advice from far
mers on how to improve it,” Wal
ton said. “The plastic bag is user
friendly. Combined with the new,
low-dust formulation, it minim
izes potential exposure to
handlers.”
All Force for 1994 will also be
formulated on montmorillonite
clay granules, which Walton said
are harder and more resilient than
the original gypsum-based
granules.
“The new low-dust formula-
Deere Captures Nine Awards
MOLINE, 111. Nine innova- technology recently recognized by
live designs developed by John Agricultural Engineering, the
Deere engineers are among the 50 magazine of the American Society
outstanding new developments in of Agricultural Engineers
Loader For
Mid-Range Tractors
GREAT BEND, Kan. The GB 860 Hl-Llft Quick Attach
Loader is for mid-range tractors from 75 HP up to 180 HP,
and features a strong 6-Va Inch and 4-% inch dual torque
tube frame.
This new GB unit loads and stacks both large and small
hay pacsages on trucks or In storage. Lift height Is 15 feet.
A narrower loader mainframe provides better visibility to
the bucket or other attachments.
The GB Q.A. adapter and tractor hood guard, with rever
sible front cross over frame which provides two position
precision, are standard equipment. Quick attachments
available are the bale probe, pallet fork, manure fork, dozer
blades, and grapple fork. All 860 loaders can be painted to
match your tractor at no extra charge.
For more Information, call (800) 825-1701, or write Great
Bend Manufacturing Co., Inc., Box 828, Great Bend, KS
67530.
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Force is packaged In a
newly designed heavy-duty
plastic bag. The weather
proof bag features a skid
reslstant surface, a special
flap for lifting, and an easy
to-open spout.
tion, first introduced in Dyfonate
11, is produced with : special pro
cess which is unique to Zeneca,”
Walton said. “The foimulation has
a lot less dust and will flow
through equipment better than the
gypsum formulation. Growers
who field-tested it in 1993 were
enthusiastic about it.”
As a pyrethroid. the product
controls a broad spectrum of soil
insects with just one-tenth the
amount of active ingredient found
in other soil insecticides, he said.
Force is labeled for control of
rootworm, black cutworm, wirew
orm, white grub, seedcom mag
got, and seedcom beetle.
This broad spectrum fits the
conservation tillage movement.
“Black cutworm, for example,
becomes a greater threat when
growers reduce tillage,” Walton
said.
Force is also harmless to earth
worms in field use another plus
in conservation tillage. It doesn’t
harm birds, and has low toxicity to
humans. And tefluthrin, the active
ingredient, has low water solubili
ty and low soil mobility mini
mizing its potential to reach
groundwater, according to
Walton.
And very important these days/
Force doesn’t interact with Accent
or Beacon herbicides to cause
com injury, “It allows farmers to
keep their options open for rescue
herbicide treatments” Walton
said. -
For more information on Force,
call your local farm chemical
dealer or call Zeneca Ag Products
at (800) 759-2500.
(ASAE). ‘
This marks the first time any
company has received nine AE 50
awards in one year, eclipsing the
former six-award precedent set
last year also by John Deere.
Agricultural Engineering has fea
tured the AE 50 for the last eight
years.
The John Deere designs listed
among “The Agricultural Engi
neering 50” outstanding innova
tions in product or systems tech
nology include the 6000 and 7000
Series tractors from 66 to 145
horsepower, the 9965 cotton pick
er, the 6500 self-propelled spray
er, the 550 Mulch Master, the 400
Series lawn and garden tractors,
and the 7.6-liter natural gas
engine.
Components and systems of
John Deere products that received
AE 50 recognition are the cush
ioned unloading-auger swing
cylinder and the rotary-screen
rake bar system on Maximizer
combines, and the tractor draft
force sensor used on John Deere
4-whcel-drive tractors equipped
with an clectrohydraulic 3-point
hitch.
A national panel of engineering
experts selects the AE 50 each
year. The panel considers the tech
nological contribution of each
entry and how the design applies
technology to benefit fanners and
others by reducing cost, enhanc
ing quality and profitability, and
increasing American agriculture’s
competitive position.
Van Dale Waste Handlers recently Introduced its newest
generation of manure transfer pumps.
The design for this new generation of Manure Transfer
Pumps consists of a hollow cast Iron piston In a formed
steel chamber, built extra heavy to provide years of ser
vice. The piston’s up and downstroke action opens and
closes gates to draw and push manure through a chamber
?ate. Raker teeth pull the straw Into the chamber and speed
up manure flow.
Waste Handlers Introduces
Manure Transfer Pumps
FORT ATKINSON. Wis.
Van Dale Waste Handlers recently
introduced its newest generation
of manure transfer pumps. The
pumps feature a three-year
extended warranty.
The design for this new genera
tion of Manure Transfer Pumps
consists of a hollow cast iron pis
ton in a formed-steel chamber,
built extra heavy to provide years
of service. The piston’s up and
downstroke action opens and
closes gates to draw and push
manure through a chamber gate.
Raker teeth pull the straw into the
chamber and speed up manure
flow.
More dependable than hydraul
ic or air pressure systems, the
pump is constructed with 30,000
P.S.I. cast iron, giving the preci
sion ground pistons superior wear
Gehl Introduces
Swing-Frame
Mower-Conditioners
WEST BEND, Wis. Gehl
offers two new swing-frame mow
er conditioners, the Model 2245
and 2275.
With cutting widths of 12 feet 3
inches and 14 feet 3 inches, both
models feature center-pivot man
euverability and 109-inch condi
tioning rolls.
A simple, total hydraulic drive
Gehl offers two new sw
the Model 2245 and 2275.
With cutting widths of 12 feet 3 inches and 14 feet 3
inches, both models feature center-pivot maneuverability
and 109-inch conditioning rolls.
qualities to withstand the pressure
of working against the steel cham
ber wall. Close tolerance provides
a tighter fit with less “blow by”
and outstanding pumping efficien
cy. And since the piston never
leaves the cylinder chamber, no
foreign material can get between
the piston and chamber to cause
damage.
Van Dale Waste Handlers’ new
generation of Manure Transfer
Pumps are also designed for easy
and flexible installation in both
new and existing setups.
Van Dale Waste Handlers is a
division of J-Star Industries, Inc.
For more information about the
new generation of Manure Trans
fer Pumps, contact Dean Hanke,
Van Dale Waste Handlers, 801
Janesville Avenue, Fort Atkinson,
WI, 53538, (414) 563-5521.
system means smooth operation
and low maintenance. One lever
adjusts the forming chamber to
create high standing fluffy win
drows or uniform full-width
swaths.
For more information on Gehl’s
entire hay tool line, see your local
Gehl dealer or write to Gehl Mark
eting Services, 143 Water Street,
West Bend, WI, 53095.