New device keeps tractor straight
A British farmer has invented a low-tech, line-of-sight device that helps tractor operators drive a straight and accurate line.
The Eye Site from Agri Aid has two components, similar in function to the sight on a rifle.
The first is an acrylic screen on which is printed a grid of lines split into 10 oblong sections, with a centre line.
The screen is stuck to the inside of the windshield with suction pads.
The other component is a tubular frame mounted on the hood.
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The driver maintains a straight line by sighting a distant object, such as a tree, through both components.
The product does not have a Canadian distributor.
For more information contact Agri Aid Ltd., High Clows Farm, Clows Top, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom DY14 0PB or phone/fax 011-44-1299-832184.
Narrow rake caddies
Kelderman Manufacturing has introduced a new line of rake caddies designed with a narrow width for transport.
The KRC-III rake caddy is available in eight-, 10- and 12-wheel units. It has 14-inch tires and is equipped with hydraulic hoses, cylinder and jack stand.
The frame is made of heavy square tubing.
Raking widths are 20, 23 and 26 feet.
For more information write Kelderman Manufacturing at 2686 Highway 92, Oskaloosa, Iowa or fax 515-673-4168.
Hose labels
A Saskatchewan company has come up with a way to easily ensure that hydraulic hoses are correctly attached to the right outlet.
Code-It is a package of colored and lettered adhesive decals that can be attached to tractor breakaways and implement hoses.
The surface must be clean of dirt and grease before the decals are applied.
The kit comes with enough materials to mark six tractors and 20 implements.
For more information contact Edward Feil, Box 153 Golden Prairie, Sask., S0N 0Y0 or phone/fax 306-666-4807.
Water Flow correction
Incorrect information appeared in an item June 4 about a device that protects against leaks or flooding from water pipes.
Water Flow Water Securities Systems allows the main water valve to be turned off remotely from any selected location in the building.
An electronic touch pad turns the main value on or off. In the automatic setting, the valve stays on for 15 minutes before shutting off.
You have water when you need it, but when you don’t, the system is closed and protected against leaks and flooding. Touch pads can be placed in the kitchen, bathroom, laundry or anywhere desired.
The system can installed by the home owner and it can customized for use in barns, industrial buildings and apartments.
For more information contact Water Flow at 306-447-4424 or write Box 10, Lake Alma, Sask., S0C 1M0.
Chickpea herbicide
Sencor, a familiar herbicide in pulse crops, is now registered for use in chickpeas.
Bayer, maker of Sencor, says the herbicide will suppress lamb’s quarters, stinkweed, volunteer canola, wild mustard, ball mustard, chickweed, green smartweed and hemp-nettle.
Sencor can be applied to Desi or Kabuli chickpeas at 110 grams per acre in one application. Apply at the one to three above-ground node stage to a maximum crop height of six centimetres.
Application past that stage will cause severe crop injury.
For more information contact a Sencor dealer.
