Sherm Allen congratulates Sanford L Alderfer on his ap
pointment as PAA president.
Alderfer Elected
PAA President
HATFIELD (Montgomery Co.)
Sanford L. Alderfer, president
of Sanford Alderfer Auction Com
pany, was elected president of the
Pennsylvania Auctioneers Asso
ciation (PAA).
The PAA is a group of profes
sional auctioneers who work to
provide a better business environ
ment for themselves and strength
en their share of the auction mar
ket The purpose of the PAA is to
speak with one voice to the public.
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Ken Towers, left, accepts an award on behalf of North
east Agri Systems for outstanding sales In the poultry In
dustry. Presenting the award is ZlggKy Systems represen
tative, Steve Awde.
Ziggity Systems Recognizes
Northeast Agri Systems
LITITZ (Lancaster Co.)
Northeast Agri Systems has been
recognized for outstanding sales
in the poultry industry.
The company, a distributor of
poultry products located in Lititz,
was recognized by Ziggity Sys
governmental agencies, and to
others.
There are approximately 550
members in the PAA. As PAA
president Sanford L. Alderfer will
lead the Pennsylvania Auctioneers
Association and meet with auc
tioneers throughout the state. He
will also be representing Pennsyl
vania at the National Auctioneers
Convention.
Sanford L. Alderfer is the presi
dent of the Sanford Aldeifer Com
pany.
terns, Inc., at its annual distributor
appreciation luncheon.
The luncheon was held in con
junction with the International
Poultry Exposition in Atlanta in
January at the Georgia World
Congress Center.
Deere Introduces New 4000
MOLINE. HI. John Deere
has introduced the 4100 Compact
Tractor, the first model in a new
lineof4ooo Series Compact Trac
tors being developed by Deere.
Designed by John Deere and
marketed at the company’s tractor
facility in Augusta, Ga., the 4100
tractor is rated at 20 gross engine
horsepower and is available in two
configurations: gear drive and hy
drostatic drive.
The 4100 Gear Tractor has an
BFx4R transmission that uses heli
cal-cut gears for quiet operation
and features the convenience of
in-line forward and reverse shift
for loader operations. Selectable
mid and rear PTOs increase the
versatility of the tractor and are
standard equipment The 4100
Gear Tractor is rated at 17 PTO
horsepower.
The 4100 Hydro Tractor fea
tures a dual-range hydrostatic
White
Door To
Growers who purchased a
6800 last season are report
ing higher soybean yields In
10-inch rows, as well as ma
chinery savings from parking
their drills.
ATLANTA, Ga. The engi
neers who designed White's 6800
planter are in a quandry. They
don’t know what to call it
Introduced in 1996, it has a hy
draulic drive that allows adjusting
the seed rate “on-thc-go” for site
specific fanning applications.
That would make it a “VRT
planter."
It has a large, 60-cubic-foot
central hopper that makes filling
less of a chore. That would make
it a “central fill planter."
It’s built on a heavy-duty, rigid
New Traction
Management System For Tractors
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) Three new New Holland
INF tractors with narrow overall
dimensions for limited space work
are powered by fully emissionized
four cylinder 238 CID diesel en
gines.
The line features a new traction
management system to automati
cally engage front wheel drive on
ly when it it needed. All front
wheel drive units also have New
Holland’s exclusive Super Steer™
axle that provides up to a 76-de
gree turning angle for superior
maneuverability, the company
noted.
An electronic instrument clus
ter on the new 57,67. and 80PTO
HP TNF tractors provides accur
ate ground speed and PTO RPM
readings for mote precise spray
ing, fertilizing, and other crop
management work.
Transmission options include
the 16x16 Synchro Command™,
featuring synchronized shuttle
that allows directional change
without a full stop. The 32x16
Series Compact Tractor
Thh John Deora 4100 Com
pact Tractor, rated at 20
gross engine horsepower, la
the first model In a line of
4000 Series compact tractors
being developed by John
Deere.
transmission that provides smooth
speed and direction changes with
convenient Twin Touch™ foot
controls. Cruise control and a hy
drostatic oil cooler are standard.
The 4100 Hydro Tractor has a hy
draulically-engaged independent
6800 Planter Opens
Variable Rate
frame to deliver consistent seed
depth in no-till operations, even in
heavy corn stubble. That would
make it a “no-till planter.”
And it conies ready to plant
three crops in narrow row con
figurations com at 30 inches,
soybeans at either 10 or IS inches,
and wheat and other small grain at
10 inches. That would make it a
“multi-crop planter” or a “narrow
row planter.”
Whatever the engineers finally
name it, growers who purchased a
6800 hut season are reporting
higher soybean yields in 10-inch
raws, as well as machinery sav
ings from parking their drills.
“We did a side-by-side com
parison on 30 acres of soybeans,”
noted Mike Boyer of Middletown,
HI. “Fifteen acres in 10-inch rows
with our 6824, and IS acres in
7-inch rows with a regular drill.
Same variety, same plant popula
tion, same weed control. The
10-inch rows did 1.87 bushels an
acre better. On a thousand acres of
beans that’ll add up pretty fast,”
Boyer said.
Dual Command™ transmission
that allows the operator to reduce
each forward speed by 20 percent
at the touch of a button plus pow
er-shuttle that allows directional
change without clutching. Both
transmissions have low-gear
speeds of lesi than 'A MPH to
eliminate the need for a special
creeper gear where very slow
ground speeds are desirable.
A 12.4 GPM hydraulic pump
for implement control and remote
operations is standard on 16x16
transmissions models. A 16.9
GPM hydraulic pump is standard
on 32x16 transmission tractors
and is optional on front wheel
drive models with 16x16 trans
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PTO that permit! slowing or stop
ping the tractor without disrupting
power to the implement The 4100
Hydro Tractor is rated at 16 PTO
horsepower.
Both tractors feature standard
MFWD (mechanical front-wheel
drive) that can be engaged on-the
go, hydrostatic power steering,
wet-disk brakes for long service
life, step-through operator’s plat
form, fender-mounted transmis
sion controls, and a differential
lock for increased productivity in
poor traction conditions.
The open-center hydraulic sys
tem provides 5.2-gpm flow for im
plements and 2.2-gpm flow for
steering. An operating pressure of
2,418 psi delivers plenty of power
for productive loader operation
and other hydraulic functions. A
3-point hitch that accepts a wide
variety of implements is standard
equipment
Seeding
“The combination of seed
placement accuracy, depth con
trol, and narrow-row spacing in
the 6800 Series is a way to in
crease yields and to significantly
reduce machinery investment and
upkeep,” said Randy Hoffman,
general marketing manager.
White planters and Ullage. “For
example, a com and soybean pro
ducer would no longer need a se
parate drill for planting soy
beans.”
The 6800 Series planters are
available in two models, each with
three planting options. The 6818
model can plant six 30-inch rows
and 13 15-inch rows or 18 10-inch
rows. The larger 6824 model
plants eight 30-inch rows and IS
15-inch or 24 10-inch rows.
White added the 15-inch inter
plant bar this year to fill the popu
lar demand for 15-inch soybeans
rotating with 30-inch com.
To adjust the seeding rate “on
the-go” the 6800 uses a micropro
cessor-controlled variable rate
drive. This permits the operator to
match seed population to the yield
potential of the soil.
missions. On all models a separate
hydraulic pump provides power
for steering and drive line control
Two remote valves are standard
on all INF tractors. A third valve
is available as an option.
The 2WD TNF tracton without
cabs have operator platforms iso
mounted to isolate vibration and
are supplied with foldable roll
bars. On cab tractors, the cabs are
iso-mounted as well as insulated
for noise reduction and are pres
surized by air conditioners and
heaters. Front and rear windows
can be opened and are equipped
with wipers and washers. Two
usable doors with large glass area
provide visibility in all directions.
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