CfrLancaster Famdng, Saturday, May 28,1994 Builder Earns Awards For Construction Excellence MORGANTOWN (Berks Co.) Valley View Construction, a construction firm based here, was honored recently with two awards from Lester Building Systems. The first was “Fast Track Award” for achieving more than $200,000 in first year’s sales of Lester wood frame buildings. The second is the “Award of Excellence.” This is a national competition for Lester builders throughout the country. It recog nizes those builders who have completed outstanding projects in the past year. Valley View Construction earn ed this award for the Lynn Kline dairy bam project in Morgantown. Lester Building Systems, a di vision of Butler Manufacturing More Cutting Power With Vicon’s New Disc Mowers CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.) High-speed, three-bladed tri angular discs are the key to the clean, no-plug productivity of Vi con’s AM series mounted disc mowers. At 9,000 strokes per minute, three blades on each disc make twice as many cuts per minute over two-bladed disc machines. Non-stop action even in wet, heavy hay and fire ant mounds, without plugging. The extra suction created by the triangular disc shape helps lift ma terial to the swath to avoid rccul ling. Blades are reversible doub ling their service life. New AM 2800/3200 mounted disc mowers cut over the entire cutterbar width at 9-feet 4-inches and 10 feel 6 inches respectively, enhancing the low weight to New New NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) New Genesis™ engines give the Ford “10S” series eco nomy tractors from Ford New Holland improved power and per formance over the “10” series tractors they replace. These are basic, no-frills tractors that offer maximum power and work at an economical price. Ford New Holland product manager Dave Dell points out the new tractors combine high horse power-to-weight ratios to enable them to do more work with lower purchase cost They have the fea tures and performance needed for widest applications, Dell adds. The new “10S” tractor series in cludes the 68 PTO HP 4-cylinder Model 56105; the 76 HP Model 66105; the 86 HP Model 76105; ness Bill Crute, right, area man* ager for Lester Building Sys tems, presented the awards to Steve Stoltzfus at the Les ter Buildings 1994 Sales Meeting held recently in Bos ton, Va. Company, is based in Lester Prair ie, Minn. High-speed, three-bladed triangular discs are the key to the clean, no-plug produc tivity of Vicon’s AM series mounted disc mowers. working width ratio of these ma chines even more. Contact Cummings & Bricker Inc., 100 Stover Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013, (717) 249-6720. Engines In 4 Ford Tractors Four new Ford “IDS” ser ies economy tractors from Ford New Holland cover the 68 to 90 HP range. All are powered by the powerful, ef ficient new Ford Genesis™ engines. Mechanical Bx 2 transmissions are standard. and the 6-cylinder, 90 HP model 7810 S. All have 540 RPM inde pendent PTO. The 86 and 90 HP units offer both 540 and 1000 RPM PTO. News Allied Signal Announces Sales, HOPEWELL. Va. 'Allied- Sigrtal Chemicals has announced several Changes in its ammonium sulfate sales and marketing organization. Allied Signal is the U.S.’s largest producer of ammonium sulfate, which is marketed as fer tilizer under the brand name Sulf- N 45. Local Dealer Offers Customers New Choices ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas ter Co.) Bob Messick of Mes sick Farm Equipment has an nounced the introduction of a new line of Case International tractors ranging from 42 to 85 PTO horse power. “The line gives customers a new set of choices in the 40-to-90-horsepower range,” Messick said. Five models the 3220, 3230, 4210,4230 and 4240 follow the lead, in styling and productivity, of the popular Case International Magnum™ and Maxxum® tractor lines. “Key reliability and productivi ty features, such as Held-proven Case IH engines and high-flow hydraulic systems, are employed on the new 3200/4200 Series trac tors,” said Messick. New features include improvements to the transmission and cooling systems, several modifications to models with cabs, and new hood styling to enhance visibility and provide a family appearance with Magnum New 3200/4200 Series general-purpose tractors join the family lineup of Case International tractors, pro viding improved visibility, cooling systems and trans missions for greater reliabili ty, dependability, and perfor mance. Massey Ferguson, Simplicity Announce Agreement DULUTH, Ga. Simplicity Manufacturing of Port Washing ton, Wis., a leading manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, founded in 1922, and Massey Fer guson, producer of the western world’s best-selling brand of farm tractors for 31 consecutirve years, have entered into a supply and dis tribution agreement covering lawn and garden tractors and related implements for North America. A new line of riding mowers and lawn and garden tractors built by Simplicity Manufacturing for Massey Ferguson will be market ed by Massey Ferguson dealers m the U.S. and Canada. The new Massey Ferguson lawn and garden line will include garden tractors from 18 to 20 horsepower, lawn tractors from 12.3 to 16 horsepower, and riding mowers from 8.3 to 12.3 horse power. A full line of implements and attachments will provide year round versatility. Marketing Changes In Sales, Kenneth D. Kunz has been appointed to the newly created position of domestic ammonium sulfate sales manager. All district sales managers will report directly to Kunz. ‘This position has been created to better coordinate sales and marketing programs nationwide, to improve internal communica- and Maxxum tractors. The new cooling system is ex ceptional, according to Messick. Among other changes, a large front and side grill-screen area provides high air intake, while a new flare-tip fan optimizes air flow through the heavy-duty radiator. “Better cooling extends the life of the tractor,” said Mes sick. Dense Chopped Bale Simplifies Feeding COLUMBUS. Ind. The Claas® Reliant® 46 Round Baler with Roto Cut cutting device pro duces a dense, evenly distributed bale that better retains hay quality and breaks apart easily, simplify ing feeding. Equipped with a 6'A ’ pickup, the 46 Roto Cut Baler provides clean, efficient pickup of the widest, most uneven windrows of hay. Ford Offers Wide Clearance Tractors NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) Four new wide clearance Ford Power Star™ tractors from Ford New Holland feature 26.5 in ches vertical front axle clearance. Tread width is adjustable from 68 to 96 inches to adapt the tractors for a wide variety of crops and conditions. The new models include the 686 PTO HP Model 55640, the 76 HP Model 6640, the 86 HP Model 7740, and the 90 HP Model 7840. Transmission options includea Pulse Command™ 16x16 speed unit with optional clutchless shut tle shift Also available is a 12x12 dual range transmission which provides a 22 percent torque boost for each of the 12 speeds. Vermeer Introduces Fingerwheel Rakes PELLA, lowa Hydraulic folding, crop-driven fingerwheel rakes which create large, fluffy windrows for big bale systems are available from Vermeer Manufac turing Co. The new Vermeer Wheel Rakes (Models WR2O, WR22, and WR24) are easy to operate and feature a soft, smooth raking ac tion that’s particularly gentle on legumes. All three units require just a minimum 20HP tractor. The units come equipped with dual raking assemblies that re spond quickly by floating and pi voting to changes in contour or rolling terrain. Both frame-mount ed units couple to a center-mount- tions. to pursue marketing oppor tunities for complementary pro ducts, and to more fully involve all sales personnel in our total quality efforts,” said Guy Beards lee, director of ammonium sulfate sales and marketing. On the marketing side, Steven E. Dewey is succeeding Zane Ble vins as ammonium sulfate market ing manager for Allied Signal. Blevins is retiring after 40 years with the company. The marketing manager is responsible for promotion of the agronomic benefits of Sulf-N 45 ammonium sulfate fertilizer, coor dination of domestic and interna tional promotional efforts, and sales support for district sales managers. In addition to the above changes, John Hardage, manager of marketing and distribution sup port services, will now report to Beardslee. The Roto Cut cutting device features a durable rotor (Helix 4) consisting of four rows of star shaped tines that feed crop evenly into 14 knives. The result is increased throughout, reduced peak loads, and a denser bale. For more information, contact Claas of America, Inc., 3030 Nor-, cross Drive, Woodside Business Center, Columbus, IN 47202, (812) 342-4441. Ford New Holland offers four new Ford wide clear ance tractors in the 66 to 90 HP range with 16x16 Pulse Command™ or 12x12 Dual Powder transmissions. Bx 2 and 16x4 mechanical trans missions are also offered. ed fold mechanism that’s hy draulically controlled from the tractor seat An extra-wide wheel base provides added stability. driven flngerwheel rakes which create large, fluffy windrows for big bale sys tems are available form Ver meer Manufacturing Co.
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