C6-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 23, 2002 ❖ Business News ♦ John Deere Builds 1600 Turbo Wide-Area Mower TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. Commercial cutters need a mower that provides the ulti mate power, maneuverability, traction and cut quality in any mowing condition. The John Deere 1600 Turbo wide-area mower provides that and more. After examining customer feedback regarding John Deere wide-area mowers, the Com pany challenged its develop ment team to build a mower that would offer commercial cutters an improved level of power and productivity. The result of that challenge is the John Deere 1600 Turbo w ide-area mower. The John Deere 1600 Turbo wide-area mower is powered by a 64-horsepower, turbo-charged Yanmar diesel engine with high torque, providing plenty of power for tough mowing condi Land Pride Introduces Grooming Mowers SALINA, Kan. Land Pride’s new AT26 Series air tunnel grooming mowers con tinue an outstanding tradition of mowing excellence. Available in three key widths of 60 inches, 72 inches and 84 inches, these air tunnel mowers now feature the vacuum formed ABS belt guards and discharge chutes and the one-piece gauge wheel arms. The one-piece tubing for the gauge wheel arms increases strength and adds to the overall appearance. The finest in grooming results are made possible by the air Norm Hershey Becomes Sales Rep For Lapp’s Equip. GAP (Lancaster Co.) Lapp’s Barn Equipment, Inc. re cently announced that Norm Hershey, longtime Gordon vile area dairy farmer and DHIA di rector, has become a regional sales representative for the com pany. Hershey brings with him 31 years experience milking cows and extensive work with dairy Bruce Towns New Regional Dairy Manager At Blue Seal LONDONDERRY, N.H. Bruce Towns recently joined Blue Seal as the Regional Sales Manager Dairy Division, based at Blue Seal’s Richford, Vermont mill. He will oversee Blue Seal dairy feed sales in Northern Vermont and North east New York. A graduate of University of Wiscohsin-Whitewater, Mr. Towns served as general mana ger of the Wisconsin Holstein Association for eight years prior to joining Blue Seal. His hack We’re Hog Wild About Our tions. Equipped with a 22-gallon fuel tank, this mower can oper ate all day at a fierce clipping rate of 8.5 acres an hour at 6.5 mph, without refueling. To increase productivity on the job, the mower includes a hydrostatic, dual transaxle that achieves a mowing speed of up to 8.6 miles per hour. To get from job to job quickly, the mower can achieve a transport speed of up to 14.5 miles per hour. With a cutting width of almost 11 feet, the 1600 turbo wide-area mower accommo dates three commercial seven gauge (.177 in.) mower decks one 62-inch center-mower deck and two 42-inch wing decks. tunnel design. The aggressive high speed cutting blades cut the grass cleanly and the air tunnel system discharges it efficiently, even in many moist, rugged and tall grass conditions. Floating hitch blocks and a floating top link allow the mower to follow ground con tours, while the front roller option and four-gauge wheels keep the mower deck close to the ground. The welded steel chassis ab sorbs shock loads and greasable blade spindle bearings are placed in heavy-duty cast iron herd improvement as a director and three years as president of the Pennsylvania DHIA. Hershey’s sales area for Lapp’s will cover the area west of Rt. 10, north of Rt. 30 to Rt. 80. In addition to Hershey, Lapp’s also announced the hiring of Wilbur Weaver as a new service technician. ground also includes 15 years of sales experience with Kent Feeds, Inc. in Muscatine, lowa. Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. is head quartered in Londonderry, N.H. and is affdiated with Kent Feeds, Inc. in the midwestern states and Evergreen Mills, Inc. in the southwest. Blue Seal man ufacturers feed for horses, dairy cattle, livestock, poultry, pets and wild birds. The company operates nine feed mills located throughout the northeast and mid-Atlantic states. D [E)j PROD CERS ATLANTA, Ga. Massey Ferguson’s new MF 120 PT Pull- Type Swather offers cutting widths up to 35 feet, and easy conversion from swathing to transport position in less than two minutes, without tools, to move quickly to the next field. An efficient drive system ana cambered mainframe wheels reduce machine side draft and make the MF 120 PT Swather easy to pull. The unit is light enough to be handled with ease, yet puts strength where it’s needed, like the 8.6-inch diame ter backbone tube that ensures against twisting and stress while improving machine tracking. Minimum tractor horsepower needed to handle headers up to 30 feet in cutting widths is only 40 PTO hp. A minimum 50 PTO hp is needed for the 35-ft. header. An adjustable stop on the header lift cylinder lets the oper ator preset the cutting height for consistent swath size and even harvesting. Header lift and lower speed is also adjustable to match crop conditions. The ma chine performs well swathing a wide variety of grain crops as well as grass seed crops such as fescue. Reel height is adjustable from hubs for long wear. Operation is convenient, with clevis hitch hook-up, and easy to adjust wheel spindles. Mowing height is very easy to adjust in '/2-inch increments. Remote greasing of spindle hubs allows for easy mainte nance and the overall air tunnel design allows for quick thorough cleaning and washing. Martin Limestone Presents BLUE BALL (Lancaster Co.) Martin Limestone, Inc. hon ored 67 truck drivers at the com pany’s 27th annual driver safety awards banquet, Feb. 21 for op erating one or more consecutive years without a chargeable acci dent. Drivers from all Divisions of Martin Limestone, Inc., includ ing New Holland Concrete in New Holland and Denver, Burk holder Paving in Ephrata, Valley Forge Stone in Honey Brook and Martin Limestone in Blue Ball drove over 3.25 million miles during 2001 delivering crushed stone, agricultural lime stone, Diamond-tex, asphalt, sand, concrete block products, and ready-mix concrete throughout eastern Pennsylva nia and surrounding states. Forty-three drivers received CB Structures Awarded Building Of The Year LAWRENCE, Kan. CB Structures, Inc. of New Holland, Pa., has been recognized with the prestigious Building of the Year award from the National Frame Builders Association. The awards were presented at the 2002 Frame Building Expo in San Antonio, Texas in Febru ary. CB was presented the award in the Commercial Buildings under 5,000-square-foot cate gory for the facility built for New Pull-Type Swather From Massey Ferguson New Massey Ferguson model 120 PT Pull-Type Swather. the tractor seat to match chang ing crop conditions, while a needle valve on the lift cylinder makes it easy to adjust reel lift and lower speed to meet per sonal preferences. The single sickle is driven by a Homestead Nutrition Announces Changes In Marketing Dept. NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) Homestead Nutrition, Inc. recently announced a pro motion and the hiring of a a new salesman in its marketing de partment. Les Yoder has been promoted to vice president of marketing. He has been with the Homestead firm for three years and has 23 years experience in dairy nutri tion consulting. Ken Grube, Mohnton, began working for Homestead January 1. Beginning with working on a dairy farm at age of 11, to earn ing a master’s degree in dairy science at Virginia Tech, and to working in livestock nutrition Driver Safety Awards recognition for completing five or more consecutive years with out a chargeable accident. One driver, Lloyd W. Fox from New Holland Concrete, was recog nized for 28 consecutive years of safe driving. Allan A. Sheaffer from Martin Limestone, earned an award for 26 years. Henry W. Horst from New Holland Concrete, and James E. Smoker from Martin Limestone received recognition for 24 years. Receiving a 20-year award was Donald L. Landis from Burkholder Paving. John J. Haas from New Hol land Concrete received a 19- year award. Marvin Z. Martin and Floyd L. Stoltzfus from New Holland Concrete, Robert R. Snader, and Martin L. Zimmerman from Brian and Vicky Higgs. The 40- foot by 80-foot by 18-foot facility is located on main road 213 and 19 in Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The building is used for automo tive repair. The National Frame Builders Association Building of the Year awards are the most prestigious awards presented to builders in the post-frame construction in dustry. Each year several hun dred entries are submitted to become one of the 14 winners. V-belt for simple overload pro tection. Sickle speed on the 21-, 25- and 30-ft. models is 1,300 strokes per minute. Sickle speed on the 35-ft. model is 1,200 strokes per minute. sales and service and Ai pro grams, he’s had extensive expe rience in animal nutrition. Grube was graduated from Warwick High School, Lititz, where he was active in FFA, and received his bachelor’s degree in dairy science in 1975 from Dela ware Valley College, Doyles town. After obtaining his master’s degree, he worked for Sire Power, Inc. for a few years and then managed his own reg istered Holstein herd for several years. After serving as the area man ager of a livestock nutrition sales and service company for 14 years, Grube spent the last three years in AI work. Martin Limestone earned 17- year awards. A 15-year award was earned by George Galbraith from New Holland Concrete. Randy Weaver from Valley Forge Stone earned a 13-year award; Ned Martin from Burk holder Paving, a 12-year award; and an 11-year award was pre sented to Ray Daub of New Hol land Concrete. Nevin Zimmerman from New Holland Concrete and Delmas Martin from Martin Limestone received nine-year awards. Eight-year awards were earned by Kevin Smith and Allen Stoltzfoos from Burk holder Paving and V. Steven Kauffman from New Holland Concrete. Richard Kachel and Ray mond Englerth from Burk holder Paving, and Donald Zimmerman from Martin Lime stone, and Gerald Stoltzfus from New Holland Concrete received seven-year awards. Brian Daily, Terry Styer, Mike Yinger, Randy Culley, Jimmie Hartranft, Ray Rave gum, and Troy Young from New Holland Concrete received six year awards. Six-year awards were also earned by Barry Bom gardner from Burkholder Paving, Ken Lefever, Greg Lutz, Russ Schlouch, Dave Rabold, and Don Rabold from Martin Limestone. Todd Harnish from Valley Forge Stone, Eli Kilmer, Randy Sauder, Wes Sensenig, and Dale Gehman from Martin Lime stone, and Lester Cramer from Burkholder Paving earned five year awards.
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