A34-L*ncaatw Farming; Saturday, February 5,1994
Gehl celebrates 50 years of forage harvester leadership
with the introduction of the new “65 Series” forage harves
ters.
Gehl Introduces
Forage Harvesters
WEST BEND. Wis. Gehl
celebrates 50 years of forage har
vester leadership with the intro
duction of the new “65 Series”
forage harvesters.
“In 1943, Gehl became the first
manufacturer to mass produce a
pull-type forage harvester,” said
Terry LcFever, forage equipment
product manager. “And today
we’re solidifying our leadership
position with a refined line of pro
ducts to match any forage harvest
ing need.”
The Model 1265 is designed for
tractors up to 300 PTO horsepow
er, features a massive 25'/j -inch
cutlerhe’ad. Gehl’s exclusive
GVM Unveils The Transpread
BIGLERVILLE (Adams Co.)
GVM, Inc., manufacturer of
the Hydra Spray and other self
propelled spraying equipment,
announces the introduction of its
newest product line, the
TranSprcad.
Available in truck-mounted,
pull-type, and three-point hitch
models, the unit can spread lime,
gypsum, fowl manure, and most
types of fertilizers at nearly any
rate.
The Tran Spread can cover 50 to
100 percent more acres per day
than conventional spreaders,
adding significantly to the appli
cator’s bottom line.
All of the truck-mounted
spreaders feature a 33-inch wide
belt with cleats that run over
completely sealed PVC troughing
rollers with stainless steel shafts.
This allows the unit to operate at
rates as low as 40 pounds of fertil
izer per acre and as high as four
tons of lime per acre. Unlike a bar
chain spreader, the wide belt
allows fertilizer to fall consistent
ly onto the spinners.
The ComputerSpread’s most
remarkable feature is its ability to
control the spread width by regu
lating the spinner speed. You no
longer have to waste time adjust
ing spinner blades or trays. Simply
increase or decrease your spread
pattern by increasing or decreas
ing the spinner speed. This allows
ness
News
Auto-MAX™ load sensing system
is standard equipment. “Auto-
MAX can increase your harvest
ing capacity by up to 20 percent,”
said LeFever. “That’s because you
can harvest at maximum capacity
without fear of overloading and
prolonged downtime.” Gehl’s
Metal-Stop™ metal detector is a
valuable option on the 1265.
The Model 1065 is designed for
use with tractors up to 200 PTO
horsepower. It features a 21-inch
wide cutlerhcad. The Auto-MAX
load sensing system and Metal-
Stop metal detector are available
options.
line the Tran Spread.
Available In truck-mounted, pull-type, and three-point
hitch models, the unit can spread lime, gypsum, fowl man
ure, and most types of fertilizers at nearly any rate.
you to spread an 100 foot pattern directly to a6O foot spread pattern
of fertilizer in a large field and go for strips at the same farm.
Tri-County Establishes
Location In Mexico
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
Tri-County Confinement Sys
tems, Inc. now has a division in
Mexico with offices in Mexico
City.
The new Mexican division,
called Tri-County de Mexico S.A.
de C.V., will managed by Guiller
mo Viveros with the assistance of
Juan Carlos Dclgrado. Reuben
Newswanger, a native of Lancas
ter County, has recently moved to
Mexico on a one-year assignment
York Farm
YORK (York Co.) York
Farm Credit, ACA announces the
promotion of Susan Paglia to loan
officer and Chris Renner to brunch
manager. Paglia works out of the
York and Stewartstown branches
of York Farm Credit Paglia began
her Farm Credit career in April
1987 as a member of the Stewarts
town branch’s support staff. She
later held the positions of field
representative and, most recently,
loan specialist.
Paglia, a native of the Stewarts
town area, expects to graduate
from York College of Pennsylva
nia this May with an associate’s
degree in business management.
Headquartered in Carlisle, Ren
ner will be managing traditional
farm lending in the Carlisle and
Chambersburg branches.
Chris has more than 10 years of
Farm Credit experience, the last
seven of which he spent with York
Farm Credit He began at York as
a loan officer, then subsequently
Company Introduces Biodegradable Oil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dairy
fanners, can help protect the en
vironment while obtaining top
performance from their vacuum
pumps with new biodegradable
Kleen Oil™ from Universal Dairy
Equipment Inc.
“Dairymen, because they live
and work on the land, have always
been environmental leaders,” said
Larry Hemmingsen, marketing
director for Universal. “We devel
oped this new oil to address their
concerns, as well as provide top
performance and protection for
their pumps.”
Sunflower-based Kleen Oil is
the first biodegradable oil avail
able for the U.S. dairy industry,
specially formulated for rotary
vane vacuum pumps, said Dave
Miller, purchasing agent for Uni
versal. Kleen Oil includes anti
wear additives to increase equip
ment life and inhibitors to protect
metal surfaces against rust and
to supervise building projects and
train sub-contractors.
Tri-County Confinement is an
ticipating the construction of 66
buildings during a two-year period
for Carroll Foods, using approxi
mately 100 sub-contract laborers
at the peak of construction. When
this project is completed, it will
house more than 60,000 pigs and
produce approximately 2,000
market hogs per week.
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Susan Paglia
held the positions of senior and
executive loan officer.
Renner grew up on a part-time
beef farm near Littlestown and
earned his bachelor’s in ag busi
ness management from the Penn-
corrosion, even in the moist atmo
sphere of milking parlors. Kleen
Oil keeps on working at ambient
temperatures as low as -20 F.
Dairy farmers will find that
Kleen Oil performs exactly the
same as other vacuum pump oils
The Vittetoe Drill Conveyor features a rubber-belted
conveyor with rubber paddles that gently move the bulk
seed from a wagon or container into the grain drill.”
Drill Conveyor Makes
Bulk Seed Handling Easy
KEOTA, lowa The
increased use of bulk seed in
today’s fanning operations has
prompted Vittetoe, Inc. to create a
new method for efficiently trans
ferring small grain seed into a
grain drill. The new device moves
seed at five to 12 bushels per
minute so a drill can be filled in as
little as five minutes.
“The Vittetoe Drill Conveyor
features a rubber-belted conveyor
with rubber paddles that gently
move the bulk seed from a wagon
or container into the grain drill,”
said David Vittetoe, president
Constructed of galvanized steel,
the Vittetoe Drill Conveyor
weighs approximately SOO pound
s. To minimize fill time, the con
veyor conveniently mounts on the
rear of the drill and securely latch
es into place to ride on the drill
during drilling operations. The
extra-heavy mounting and latch
ing system is made to withstand
higher speeds, even under the
roughest field conditions.
At fill time, the drill is posi
tioned near the wagon or bulk seed
container. The conveyor is
unlatched and rolls off the left side
Chris Renner
sylvania State University. He is
actively involved with the Boy
Scouts, his church, the Carlisle
Fair, and the Perry/Cumberland
Co-op Council, of which he is
treasurer.
from Universal, Miller said.
“All of the specifications were
duplicated,” he said. “Although
Kleen Oil was formulated specifi
cally for use in Universal and
Masport™ vacuum pumps, it will
work in any pump.”
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of the drill so the large hopper can
be placed on the ground under the
wagon chute. The conveyor is
then moved into position on two
heavy neoprene wheels that run in
securely mounted wheel channels.
Wheel-channel stops help position
the conveyor in the proper loading
position.
According to Vittetoe, a heavy
duty telescoping spout enables the
operator to fill the entire drill
without having to move the con
veyor. The Vittetoe Drill Convey
or is hydraulically driven by the
tractor pulling the drill A conve
nient control rod allows the opera
tor to start or stop the conveyor
from the ground or from on the
drill.
The Vittetoe Drill Conveyor is
available for the 15-foot John
Deere 750 No-Till Drill and the
Great Plains Drill. It comes com
plete with all necessary mounting
hardware and hydraulic hoses.
For more information on the
Vittetoe Drill Conveyor or the
name of the dealer nearest you,
contact Vittetoe, Inc., 2112 Coun
ty Line Road, Keota, IA 52248,
(800) 848-8386.