Bin level sensor
A grain bin level indicator is now available from Farm Products Direct, Inc. The Levalert can be installed from outside a grain bin through a 11Ú8 inch hole, and allows producers to see the level of material in the bin without having to climb up and look inside.
Levalert can sense almost any granular bulk solids that weigh between 15 and 100 pounds per cubic foot. As bin material reaches the device, it pushes against a rubber activator, turning a color tube from black to yellow. Reflective material makes it visible at night.
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Levalert has an optional electrical sensor that can turn on lights, sound horns or hook up to computers for inventory control.
For more information contact Farm Products Direct, Highway 9N, Herman, Minn., 56248 or phone 1-800-669-9314.
Microbial feed
Fastrack, a probiotic for dairy cows distributed by Conklin Company Inc., is now available for use in Canada.
The product contains lactic acid producing bacteria, yeast and enzymes in a combination designed to get peak performance from dairy cows already on feed, while enhancing animals’ appetites during ration and management changes.
For more information contact Conklin Company Inc., Box 155, Shakopee, Minn., 55379 or phone 612-496-4231.
Lights for safety
A portable tail light offered by Automatic Equipment Manufacturing Company is designed to provide extra safety when operating farm equipment.
EZ Lite runs on two AA batteries and can be attached to almost any clean metal surface. It has two settings: flashing and continuous. The lights are portable, small and easy to store.
For more information contact Automatic Equipment Manufacturing Co., Pender, Neb., 68047, or call 402-385-3051.
Fastrack is now available in Canada.
Coupler
The new Hamerlock Coupler is designed to make it easier to hitch a trailer.
The Hamerlock reverses the usual arrangement of a ball on the tow vehicle and coupler on the trailer.
The system comes with a coupler plate that converts the existing trailer tongue, equipping it with a hitch ball facing downward.
The Hamerlock coupler attaches to the rear of the tow vehicle. Its V-shaped ramp centres the trailer ball, lifts it and drops it in place. The driver does not need to get out of the vehicle. Hamerlock is rated for class two and three trailers weighting up to 5,000 pounds.
For more information write Hamerlock Coupler Canada, Box 245, Agassiz, B.C. V0M 1A0 or phone 604-796-3185.
