Computerized soil sampling
Soil-Trak is a navigational system designed to automate the process of soil sampling and recording field attributes. Soil-Trak is not based on a PC system and does not require a laptop computer on board the sampling vehicle.
Soil-Trak maps the field, creates a grid map and navigates the operator to the sample points. Data-Trak then records the geo-referenced location where each soil sample is taken. Data-Trak also provides the interface to a global positioning system and allows the operator to import field grid maps created with a PC-based mapping program for Soil-Trak navigation.
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The system can record the locations of tile lines, wet spots, weed spots, insect infestations and other field features. Contact: Micro-Trak Systems, Inc., 111 East LeRay Ave., Box 99, Eagle Lake, Minn., 56024-0099; tel. 507-257-3600; fax. 507-247-3001.
Cold weather grease
Redtek’s new Extreme grease is formulated to pump at temperatures as low as -50 C and stay put in the bearing as temperatures rise to as high as 200C. An ultra-tacky texture keeps the grease from leaving the bearing and also shields out dust and grit. Grease consumption and maintenance downtime can be reduced. The lithium-based grease uses silicone hydrocarbons and electro-chemical ionization in its formulation. The grease is available in 397 gram cartridges. Contact: TCB Manufacturing Industries., Ltd., 2327 Second Ave., Regina, Sask. S4R 1A5; tel. 1-800-451-2049.
