Shaft Monitor For Grain Drills

Shaft monitor for grain drills PLANTING EQUIPMENT Accessories 12-3-23 "It works so well my neighbors wanted them for their drills. I applied for a patent, went into production and took it to a local farm show. I sold 467 units and I've got orders for 650 more," says LeRoy Gemar, Great Falls, Mont., about his new seed shaft monitor that tells you at a glance whether the shaft is turning. "After more than 40 years of staring at sets of 48 and 62-ft. wide grain drills, I finally decided to come up with a cheap and easy way to monitor them. This monitor works great, it's easy to install and there's nothing to go wrong with it," says Gemar, who's lining up dealers throughout the country for his monitor, including some of the largest Deere and Case,/IH dealers in his area. The monitor consists of a 3/4-in. metal pipe with an amber reflector at the end. A cam clamps onto the square shaft that drives the seed cups. As it rotates, it moves the pipe and reflector up and down. "You can see the reflector even through the thickest dust and, if you're working at night, it reflects off tractor lights," says Gemar, noting that you need one unit for each drive shaft. Only one 5/16-in. hole is required for each unit. On some models, an existing hole may be used. Sells for $28.50. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, LeRoy H. Gemar, Brady, Mont. 59416 (ph 406 627-2454 or 452-7209).

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