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Planters, Air Seeders
RACINE, Wis. - Case
Corporation announces the next
step in precision farming with
Advanced Farming Systems
(AFS) planters and air seeders.
Utilizing tractor-mounted
touch-screen computers and dif
ferential global position system
(DGPS) receivers, these new
systems provide automatic "on
the-go" control of input rates to
help farmers respond to vari
ability in field conditions.
The new planters and air
seeders combine advanced
hydraulics, electronics, sensor
technology, and software with
the proven performance of Case
IH Early Riser® Cyclo Air®
planters and Case IH Concord
Air Seeders, according to Kurt
Schenek, marketing manager
for planting and seeding equip
ment.
"These are high-production
systems designed to place the
seed in the optimum environ
ment for uniform germination
and emergence. When you add
to that the ability to vary input
rates across the field, it sets a
new standard for precision
planting and seeding opera
tions," he said.
"Allowing farmers to develop
prescription applications will
help them use crop inputs more
efficiently to optimize yield
potential across the field," said
I Doug Rehor, program manager
of Case IH AFT Tractor and
Implement Systems.
"Thanks to the success of the
AFS yield monitoring and map
ping technology used with Case
IH Axial-Flow combines,we have
thousands of customers with
yield maps showing clear evi
dence of variability in their
fields," said Rehor. "With an
AFS planter or air seeder, they'll
have the opportunity to respond
to that variability."
Unlike conventional planters
and air seeders that use ground
driven meters, the new AFS sys
tems use a series of hydraulic
drives that are controlled by an
in-cab computer and electronic
control modules, all deployed on
a sophisticated communications
architecture. Seed, fertilizer,
herbicides, and insecticides can
each be applied at variable
Mycogen Seeds
Introduces New Products
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Farmers
searching for seed that packages
consistently high yields with
strong defensive characteristics
will want to look to Mycogen
Seeds' 33 new hybrids and vari
eties for the 1998 growing sea
son. The new lineup includes 12
corn hybrids, three silage corn
hybrids, eight soybeans vari
eties, seven sunflower hybrids,
and one alfalfa variety.
"In terms of yield potential
and agronomic performance,
this is our most exciting lineup
to date," explained Tim
Kroenke, Mycogen Seeds prod
Case IH Advanced Farming
System (AFS) planters fea
ture in-cab touch screen
computers providing "on
the-go" control of crop
inputs.
rates, and whole sections can be
turned on or off separately.
Farmers will be able to
choose between two displays.
The AFS display features an
easy-to-use 5.5 inch diagonal
monochrome touch-screen inter
face and allows the operator to
control all functions by merely
touching the desired input prod
uct and selecting a rate. It per
forms all monitoring functions
as well as frame holding on
planters.
Highly precise metering
requires highly precise monitor
ing capabilities to verify that the
intended rate is the actual rate
being applied. New, "smart" seed
sensors will provide industry
leading seed counting accuracy
on AFS planters "If an operator
sets his corn planting rate to
30,000 seeds per acre, the sen
sors will verify that the planter
is planting at that rate," said
Rehor.
The AFS planters will be
offered initially on 12, 16, 24-
row and 12/23 front-fold sizes as
well at the 5500 Soybean
Special. AFS air seeders will be
available across the entire
Concord line, including two com
partment 1100, 2300, 2400, and
3400 models and the recently
introduced three-compartment
model 3503.
Under development is a vari
able seed variety option which
will allow operators to choose
between two different seed
hybrids of varieties "on-the-go."
This technology will revolu
tionize planting," said Rehor.
"With this option, growers will
be able to plant seeds with the
genetics best suited for each
part of the field without having
to stop and refill the planter
box."
uct management director.
"Biotechnology, a strong conven
tional breeding program, and
extensive precommercial prod
uct testing are allowing
Mycogen to bring farmers the
seed products they need when
they need them."
Half of the new grain corn
hybrids and one silage hybrid
contain the NatureGard® NGBtl
gene for yield protection against
first and second generation
European corn borer (ECB).
Mycogen is also offering a new
com hybrid with both the Bt
gene and IMI herbicide toler-
Hesston Introduces Big Bale System
ATLANTA, Ga - It's hard to
improve upon the efficiency and
productivity offered by the
Hesston Model 4755 mid-size
rectangular baler - particularly
because it allows producers to
package both dry bales and
silage bales with a single high
capacity machine. But with the
introduction of a new Model
4720 bale accumulator, improve
ment is possible.
Designed as an integral part
of Hesston's mid-size bale sys
tem, the 4720 accumulator
attaches directly to the 4755 and
uses the same tractor hydraulic
system as the baler to collect one
to five bales and drop them any
where in the field, right from the
tractor seat. As a result, the
operator saves loading time and
field travel, and reduces com
paction by eliminating extra
trips over the field with trucks
and loading equipment.
"The 4720 is also designed so
that it can be used as either a
three-bale accumulator or as a
five-bale accumulator," said Ken
Johnson, AGCO general market
ing manager for Hesston prod
ucts. "In the three-bale mode,
the wings on the side cart are
ATLANTA, Ga. With the
introduction of a new 5x5 round
baler, the Model 844, Hesston
gives hay producers one of the
widest selections of round balers
in the industry. However, the 855
also offers something less.
Joining six existing round baler
models, including the recently in
troduced Model 545 Silage Spe
cial, this Class 111 variable cham
ber model produces tightly packed
dry bales that measure 61.5 inches
wide by 30 to 60 inches in dia
meter and weight up to 1,610
pounds.
Unlike previous Hesston mod
els, though, the 855 is missing a
Drilling Systems Flex
With Crops, Conditions
ATLANTA, Ga. - Tye drill
systems have earned their place
in countless fields over the past
33 years and nearly countless
crops. Tye drills were first
developed to meet the needs of
no-till farming and pasture ren
ovation.
Today, Tye drills, with their
extra heavy duty frames (still
the strongest in the industry)
and rugged components, can
handle any field condition from
conventional tillage to mini
mum- and no-till.
“No matter what the crop or
soil condition, if it can be drilled,
there is a Tye seeding system
that can do it, and there is prob
ably a Tye owner who has done
ance.
Soybean growers will also
have three new Roundup Ready
soybean varieties available from
Mycogen for 1998. Mycogen will
market the new soybeans under
the Atlas brand name. The new
Atlas brand Roundup Ready
soybeans are a result of a licens
ing agreement between
Mycogen and the Stine Seed
Company.
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Designed as an integral
part of Hesston's mid-size
bale system, the 4720 accu
mulator attaches directly to
the 4755 baler and uses the
same tractor hydraulic sys
tem as the baler to collect
one to five bales and drop
them anywhere in the field,
right from the tractor seat.
folded up and the screen on the
cab-mounted control console is
programmed to show the side
carts as full when only one bale
is shifted to each side. This
allows the accumulator to be
used in fields with narrow
windrow spacing and to unload
bales without placing them on
an adjacent windrow."
In the five-bale mode, two
bales can be placed on each side
cart, while a fifth bale is placed
on the center cart. In either
Round Baler Offers
More With Less
part that has caused round baler
operators numerous headaches.
There is no starter roll. It has been
eliminated, along with all the
problems related to crop buildup
and wrapping that go with it.
“The operator can spend more
time baling and less time trying to
get a bale started for unwrapping
crop material.” said Ken Johnson,
general marketing manager for
Hesston products. "In place of a
starter roller, the Model 855 uses a
set of double rollers on the bottom
of the tailgate to assist in bale
starting and to ptovujp a support
surface for the bale itself.”
Another Model 855 innovation
is a removable, solid-pan wind-
it,” said Andy Anderson, Tye
marketing manager. “It is our
TVe owners who are the driving
force behind many of the innova
tions and enhancements we
have made over the years. They
demand the best and challenge
us to provide it.”
New solid seeding drills such
as the new 2000 No-Till Systems
fit a wide variety of crops from
soybeans, dry beans and
legumes to wheat, other small
grains, and grasses.
Tye also makes specialty
drills for soybeans and rice and
intensive cereal management
(ICM) programs. Multirow
grain drills are marketed for
milo, sorghum, cotton, soybeans,
and wheat. Grass drills, which
Tye has been making since 1978,
-were developed to handle light,
trashy grass seed as well as
small grains and legumes.
Crop flexibility is matched
only by tillage flexibility. Tye
drills come in a variety of shapes
and sizes from mounted to pull
type and folding designs. Drill
widths vary from 5 to 30 feet
with nearly all standard sizes in
between represented.
mode, each side cart can be inde
pendently unloaded, or both
carts can be unloaded at the
same time. To unload all five (or
all three, in the three-bale
mode), the operator simply
unloads both side carts, shifts
the center bale to either side and
unloads that side cart again.
"The 4720 accumulator comes
standard with electrical bale
unload, automatic bale shift bar
control and cables to attach it to
the existing baler control con
sole for in-cab monitoring,: said
Johnson. "Other standard fea
tures include a centralized lubri
cation system that allows the
operator to grease 12 different
points from one location and
dual caster wheels with stabiliz
ing brakes. The dual caster
wheels not only allow the accu
mulator to make sharp turns in
the field, but provide extra flota
tion for less oil compaction."
Bales can be shifted on the
accumulator either automatical
ly or manually, using controls on
the baler control console. A bale
unloading control box, also
mounted in the tractor cab,
allow the operator to unload
either or both side carts at will.
guard that keeps hay flowing
smoothly over the pickup and into
the bale chamber, yet permits
quick and easy access to the pick
up area. Gauge wheels on each
end of the 75.3-inch, low-profile
pickup assembly also give the unit
ground-hugging capabilities to ga
ther in all the crop. Pickup adjust
ments is accomplished with a sim
ple crank handle, while chain
drive and slip clutch protection
further add to the convenience.
There are plenty of other per
formance and convenience fea
tures on the Model 855, too. Hy
drualically controlled belt tension
and bale density make adjustment
quick and easy while producing
more uniform and dense bales.
And when the baler is not in use,
the control knob can be used to re
lieve belt tension for longer belt
life. In addition, an oversize bale
protection system that automati
cally de-clutches the pickup when
the bale chamber is overfilled is
standard.
A total of eight Chevron-design
belts, measuring nearly seven
iches in width, enclose 90 percent
of the bale to reduce leaf loss and
increase feed value. When it’s
time to wrap the bale, dual, hy
draulically controlled twine arms
make quick work of the process. A
large capacity twine box that
holds up to eight balls of twine
means fewer stops, too.
“An operator-friendly monitor
also keeps the operator in constant
control of the machine,” said
Johnson. “In addition to a light to
indicate when the tailgate is
closed, the monitor includes driv
ing lights to indicate which side of
the chamber needs filled, and both
a light and an audible alarm to tell
the operator when the bale cham
ber is full An ejector switch also
allows the operator to turn off the
optional bale ejector in hill condi
tions.”
Requiring a minimum of 65
horsepower, dual remote hydraul
ics and 540 or 1,000 ipm PTO, the
Model BSS is designed to fit >
wide range of operations and is
simple enough for even the begin
ning operator.