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Snyder Joins
White Oak Mills
ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas
ter Co.) White Oak Mills Inc.
was announced the addition of
Donald Snyder, Carlisle, to its
professional dairy team.
Snyder serves as a full-time
dairy specialist for White Oak
Mills. His responsibilities include
working with and meeting the
needs of Pennsylvania dairy pro
ducers in Cumberland and Frank
lin counties as well as northern
Maryland dairy producers.
“White Oak Mills is pleased to
welcome Don Snyder to its dairy
team,” said Jennifer Hampshire.
White Oak Mills’ manager of
sales and marketing. "With more
than 16 years of dairy consulting
experience, Don will complement
White Oak Mills’ dairy feed ex
pansion efforts by providing per
sonalized feeding programs and
quality service to Pennsylvania
and Maryland dairy producers.”
Snyder earned a bachelor of sci
ence degree from Pennsylvania
State University in agricultural
Zetor Announces
New Tractor Line
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
—Zetor has added a new group of
tractors to its line, designated the
“E” Series.
The new models, available
from dealers in the second half of
2000, range in engine horsepower
from 42 to 78, and are available in
both two-wheel and four-wheel
drive. All models in the new “E”
Series include collar shift trans
missions with 10F and 2R speeds,
optional 10F/10R shuttle trans
mission. foldable ROPS, and
high-torque, fuel-efficient Zetor
engines with wet-sleeve design.
The tractors offer comfortable,
low-step platforms, with side
mounted shifting levers, simpli-
Bobcat Introduces
Skid-Steer Loaders
FARGO, N.D. - Melroe
Ingersoll-Rand introduced its
new Bobcat® 773 G-Series skid
steer loader.
The new patent-pending
loader design increases visibili
ty, enhances operator comfort,
improves performance, and
offers value-added options, such
as dual-mode auxiliary
hydraulics and deluxe instru
mentation. Melroe designed the
G-Series to be more operator
friendly and efficient based on
input from skid-steer loader
users around the globe.
The Bobcat 773 G-Series is a
heavier loader than the previous
773 F-Series with more break
out force and a rated operating
capacity of 1,750 pounds. It fea
tures a 46-hp Kubota diesel
engine, an all-day 23-gallon fuel
tank, and 11 percent more
hydraulic flow up from 15 gal
lons per minute (gpm) to 16.7
gpm. A new high-flow option
Donald Snyder
economics with a hum manage
ment concentration. Recently, he
served as a district sales manager
for Purina Mills Inc. Snyder also
worked for Pcnnficld Corporation
from 1983-1997.
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“E” Series tractor models,
available from dealers In the
second half of 2000, range in
engine horsepower from 42
to 78.
Tied controls and gauges, and
high-capacity, open-center hy
draulic systems.
provides 27 gpm and 3,000
pounds per square inch (PSD to
power attachments such as
snowblowers, planers, chippers
and wheel saws.
The Bobcat 773’s low profile,
vertical-path lift arms - along
with a new cab design - increase
visibility to the sides, rear cor
ners and front of the loader,
enhancing jobsite productivity.
Nine different patents are
pending on various operator cab
and instrumentation features of
the new G-Series. The cab has a
larger front opening for easier
entry and exit as well as more
head clearance inside. For added
comfort, an optional, full-sus
pension seat adjusts to the oper
ator’s weight and size, and seat
belt is mounted to the seat
rather than the seat pan, so it
moves with the operator. The
new rear-pivot seat bar offers
more room for larger operators
as well as improved arm rests
for comfortable all-day opera-
Underwood Customer
Service Manager At Chore-Time
MILFORD. Ind. E J. Under
wood has been named customer
service manager for Chore-Time
Poultry Production Systems, ac
cording to Brian Dawes, vice pre
sident and general manager.
In his new position, Underwood
will be responsible for the man
agement of the company’s domes
tic inside sales and custrocr ser
vice activities. Previously, Under
wood was manager of business
administration for Chore-Time
Vermeer Unveils
Bale Processor
PELLA, lowa A powerful
bale processor, designed to signi
ficantly reduce feeding and bed
ding costs while increasing feed
palatability and efficiency, was re
cently introduced by the hay
equipment specialists at Vermeer
Manufacturing Company.
The new Vermeer BP7OOO Bale
Processor can spread straw up to
SO feet (creating a thick, uniform
mat of bedding for free stall or
loafing bams). It can feed open
range in adjustable windrow sizes.
It can also place processed hay
directly into feed bunks and along
fencelines using a standard bunk
feeder attachment An optional
grain feed tank also allows you to
mix in feed rations as you process
the bales.
The new Vermeer BP7OOO Bale
Processor is much quieter than the
£|ha in-driven conveyor systems
Chore-Time Unveils New Controls
MILFORD, Ind. - Chore-
Time has introduced its Chore-
Tronics® controls designed for
managing the environment in
hog and poultry houses.
User-friendly, upgradeable,
and compatible with Windows
based personal computers for
remote control access, these con
trols are flexible enough to
adapt easily to changes in cur
rent and future management
styles.
At the same time, Chore-
Tronics controls offer producers
the consistent precision needed
for fine-tuning house environ
ments.
The Chore-Tronics Model 16,
Model 32, and Model 40 con
tion. A domed cab roof - rounded
fore to aft and side to side - effi
ciently sheds water.
Other cab improvements
include recessed headlights with
a lens design that doubles light
output in the work area, option
al top and rear windows that
can be easily removed without
tools for cleaning, and an option
al contoured cab door that
increases visibility and maxi
mizes cab space. A new, high
efficiency heating system fea
tures four directional-flow vents
that rotate to direct air where
it’s most needed. For added
elbow room in the cab, the
heater core and blower motor
have been relocated behind the
operator cab. Other optional
amenities include a dome light
and electrical power port (for a
cell phone) as well as an insulat
ed cab for reduced noise.
The standard left-hand
instrument panel includes elec-
Brock (CTB, Inc.).
Prior to coming to CTB, Under
wood was an administrator in the
area of development at Grace Col
lege, Winona Lake, Ind. He also
has worked as an independent
business management consultant.
Underwood earned both a
bachelor’s degree and a master’s
degree from Arlington Baptist
University, Arlington, Texas, and
he is a certified managerial ac
countant
used in older systems —no chains
to wear out no broken or bent bats
to fix. no gear boxes to replace,
and fewer moving ports. It’s pow
ered by adjustable, hydraulically
driven feed rollers which rotate
and loosen the bale in either direc
tion for uniform feeding into a
flail-type shredder.
The PTO-powercd flails—pro
duced from tempered spring steel
uniformly process both hay and
straw according to individual
feeding or bedding preferences
... blowing away excess mold,
dust and mildew buildup, and pro
ducing feed that’s healthier and
mote palatable.
Simple mechanical adjustments
handle rate of feed, length of cut,
and deflection angles for bunk
feeding or windrowing operations.
A simple hand winch sets the an
gle on the discharge deflector,
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Chore-Time has introduced
its Chore-Tronics® controls
designed for managing the
environment in hog and poultry
houses.
trailers are designed for use in
managing power ventilation as
well as for tunnel and natural
tronic stepper-type sweep
gauges for engine coolant tem
perature and fuel level. The dig
ital engine hourmeter doubles
as a glow-plug countdown timer
and mini-information center for
system diagnostics. The panel
also includes switches for oper
ating lights as well as optional
bucket positioning and high-flow
hydraulics. A dual-mode auxil-
EJ. Underwood
then folds it up tnd away to avoid
narrow gates and to allow die
spreading of'Straw. Rubber in
serts, mounted on the rollers, help
keep the tube sides clean and pre
vent buildup.
Hie BP7OOO equally effec
tive on dry hay or high-moisture
packages—is designed to process
a 6-foot diameter tale in two min
utes or less, and it has the capacity
to handle round bales as large as 6
feet long x 6 feet in diameter.
Also available an optional bale
mover adapter hitch which allows
you to load, transport and process
up to eight 5-foot bales in one trip
(in combination with a Vermeer
BM7OO Bale Mover). Makes feed
time even more productive, with
out even leaving the comfort of
your tractor.
ventilation houses. In most
instances, producers can use the
same control to switch between
all three environmental modes
to help enhance the house’s
environment while also maxi
mizing energy savings.
These environmental controls
feature multiple one-horsepower
outputs, an alarm output,
mechanical switches for an easy
to-do manual override, mini
mum ventilation timer, tempera
ture sensors, light and feed
clocks, and cooling timers, plus a
number of other optional fea
tures such as controlling static
pressure and monitoring water
usage along with relative
humidity.
iary hydraulics switch allows
users to select between maxi
mum-flow (instant on-off) and
variable flow auxiliary
hydraulics -for more efficient
operation of hydraulic attaph;
ments. An auxiliary pressure
release button simultaneously
shuts down the loader and
relieves auxiliary hydraulic
pressure to facilitate attach
ment hookup.