"World's First" 1,500-Bu. Grain Cart

"World's First" 1,500-Bu. Grain Cart GRAIN HANDLING Wagons (63E) 25-2-20 Grain carts just keep on getting bigger as showgoers found out at the recent National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. Balzer Mfg. displayed a new 1,250 bu. grain cart and had photos on hand of a 1,500-bu. model equipped with three wheels on each side. The 1,250-bu. model actually has a capacity of 1,000 bu. but adding an extension on one side boosts the capacity by 250 bu. It's equipped with tandem axles and floatation tires. The cart's 16-in. dia. unloading auger empties 1,000 bu. of dry corn in only about 2 1/2 minutes. A 12-in. recessed floor auger keeps the unloading auger full during unloading. The cart is equipped with an Auto-Trail steerable axle system. Hydraulic cylinders keep the steerable axles parallel to each other and allow them to follow the tractor's direction. To straighten the axles for backing up, you simply activate the hydraulic lever in the tractor cab. Model 1200 has a capacity of about 1,250 bu. without an extension; 1,500 bu. with it. The front and rear axles are steerable. It's priced at somewhere above $40,000, says a company spokesman. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Balzer, Inc., Co. Rd. 27, Box 458, Mountain Lake, Minn. 56159 (ph 800 795-8551; Website: www.balzerinc.com).

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