Magnetic Camera Helps Line Up Bin Auger
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With 20 years experience trucking grain, Laurie Brownlee understands challenges faced during harvest. Several years ago, he developed a Full-Bin Super Sensor to let producers know when a bin or air seeder is full. Now the Unity, Sask., entrepreneur has developed a magnetic camera system to help the operator on the ground line up augers with the bin openings.
His biggest challenge was finding some way to mount the camera so it could be easily removed at the end of the harvest season. He ended up using powerful 260-lb. pull magnets mounted on a flexible rubber pad that holds securely to the curvature of an auger.
"The magnets are so powerful you don't have to worry about them falling off, but there is also a safety chain just in case," Brownlee says. "Customers also use the camera in air seeder tanks, grain carts or even on the back of a camper trailer."
The magnetic camera package comes with 85 ft. of wire and heavy-duty tie straps to hold the wire onto the auger. The 7-in. monitor with 80-lb. magnetic base mount comes with a waterproof zippered bag to protect it from the elements ù especially in tractors without cabs. The camera wire plugs into a wire harness on the tractor.
"We used a wired camera, because two-way radios interfere with wireless systems," Brownlee says.
The camera takes color video, and has a 110-degree angle and 28 infrared illuminators to allow 32 ft. of visibility in the dark.
The camera sells for $649 through dealerships in the U.S. and Canada. Contact Brownlee for more information.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brownlee's Trucking Inc., P.O. Box 1172, Unity, Sask. Canada S0K 4L0 Canada (ph 306 228-2971 or toll-free 877 228-5598; http://fullbinsupersensor.com).
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Magnetic Camera Helps Line Up Bin Auger AUGERS Augers 29B With 20 years experience trucking grain Laurie Brownlee understands challenges faced during harvest Several years ago he developed a Full-Bin Super Sensor to let producers know when a bin or air seeder is full Now the Unity Sask entrepreneur has developed a magnetic camera system to help the operator on the ground line up augers with the bin openings His biggest challenge was finding some way to mount the camera so it could be easily removed at the end of the harvest season He ended up using powerful 260-lb pull magnets mounted on a flexible rubber pad that holds securely to the curvature of an auger The magnets are so powerful you don t have to worry about them falling off but there is also a safety chain just in case Brownlee says Customers also use the camera in air seeder tanks grain carts or even on the back of a camper trailer The magnetic camera package comes with 85 ft of wire and heavy-duty tie straps to hold the wire onto the auger The 7-in monitor with 80-lb magnetic base mount comes with a waterproof zippered bag to protect it from the elements ù especially in tractors without cabs The camera wire plugs into a wire harness on the tractor We used a wired camera because two-way radios interfere with wireless systems Brownlee says The camera takes color video and has a 110-degree angle and 28 infrared illuminators to allow 32 ft of visibility in the dark The camera sells for $649 through dealerships in the U S and Canada Contact Brownlee for more information Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brownlee s Trucking Inc P O Box 1172 Unity Sask Canada S0K 4L0 Canada ph 306 228-2971 or toll-free 877 228-5598; http://fullbinsupersensor com
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