Old Cotton Feed Bags Make Dandy Jackets

Old cotton feed bags make dandy jackets FARM HOME Clothes 12-3-30 Giving directions to load-out trucks while harvesting is easy with a new directional light kit put together by a Canadian custom hay harvester and machine shop operator who got tired of losing grain and forage on the ground, especially at night. "Often the cab windows are so dusty the truck driver can't see you when you give directions to move forward or back. At night, the problem is even worse," says Krahn. He simply mounts two different colored lights on a metal bar that mounts on the outside of the cab. The lights are wired into the machine's electrical system and con-trolled by a single self centering toggle switch. When pushed forward a green light comes on, signaling the driver to pull ahead. Pushed back, the yellow light comes on telling the driver to fall back. The switch can be located anywhere in the cab. "On my New Holland 2100 forage harvester, I put the switch on the hydrostatic speed control lever. This works great be-cause it lets one hand control ground speed, spout direction, and the load-out lights, leaving the other hand free for the steering wheel," says Krahn. The light kit uses 11/2 by 3-in. Tiger Eye clearance lights that are normally found on semi-trucks. They show up brightly day or night. Krahn says his kit can be installed in minutes. Sells for $49.95 (Canadian). For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Krahn's Agricultural Repairs, Box 97, Vauxhall, Alberta TOK 2G0 Canada (ph 403 654-4224).

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