New plant, combines
Caterpillar Claas America will build a combine harvester manufacturing plant at Omaha, Nebraska.
The company, a 50/50 joint venture of Caterpillar and Claas, introduced the Lexion line of rubber-tracked combines last fall. While the plant is being built, Caterpillar will begin assembling the European designed combines for sale in 1999.
For more information contact a Caterpillar dealer or write to the company at Box 10097, Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A., 61612-0097.
Water monitor system
Water Flow Water Securities Systems has developed a way to prevent damage from faulty water systems.
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For use on systems under pressure, the unit monitors lines and can detect problems such as pipe failure, frozen lines, toilet tank leaks, hot water heater failure and leaking appliances.
In the automatic mode, the system will shut off water to the leak, preventing flooding. It also detects minor leaks from dripping faucets and running toilets, allowing the homeowner to cut waste and reduce wear on the water system pump.
The system can be customized to fit the user’s needs and can be installed by the home owner.
For more information contact Water Flow at 306-447-4424 or write Box 10, Lake Alma, Sask. S0C 1M0.
Barn cleaner
J-Star Industries has introduced the Alley Cat Scraper, a cable operated freestall barn cleaner.
It is designed to fit most freestall barns with alley widths between two and four metres (seven and 14 feet.)
The V-shaped blades pull manure at a rate of two m (seven ft.) per minute. A chain holds the scraper blades at a balanced fixed width and ensures equal weight distribution.
Each blade has a reversible and replaceable one-inch by six-inch high-density polyethylene wiper.
The scraper can clean up to 70.5 m (235 ft.) of alley. The drive system has the power to pull up to eight scraper blades while cleaning up to 264 m (880 ft.)
A control panel allows manual or automatic, programmed operation.
For more information write J-Star at 801 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, Wis., U.S.A., 53538.
Precision software
Case Corp. has introduced new software for hand-held computing units for precision farming.
The Agri-Logic Pocket Survey software can be used for setting field boundaries, grid soil sampling and crop and pest scouting.
The program for hand-held computers and Microsoft Windows CE operating system is compatible with Case IH Advanced Farming Systems.
The Pocket Survey can link to a global positioning system receiver and trace location on the hand-held computer screen as the user moves. The position is logged into Pocket Survey files.
After recording the data, the user can download it to a desktop computer for use with other programs and to generate maps.
For more information visit the website at www.agrilogic.com or call 800-444-8214 or talk to a Case dealer.
Stronger herbicide
Zeneca is offering Touchdown herbicide in a 450-litre tote containing a concentrated formulation.
The tote can be loaded with a fork lift or front end loader and can be carried in a pickup truck.
The product is drawn from the bottom, which reduces air in discharge lines and increases meter accuracy, the company said. The unit’s sloped bottom allows all product to be drained before replacing.
The Touchdown 640 formula has 33 percent more active ingredient than the 480 formulation, meaning one third more acres can be treated with every litre.
For more information, contact a Zeneca dealer.
