Easy-To-See Sight Gauge For Grain Bins

Easy-To-See Sight Gauge For Grain Bins GRAIN HANDLING Accessories James Haskins can look out the window of his home and tell if a grain bin located 200 ft away is full or not thanks to a sight gauge he installed to prevent overfilling What makes his sight gauge different from other ones on the market is the white background inside the window “That’s the big trick to it ” Haskins says “The background makes it much easier to see the grain ” His patented idea is now manufactured as the J-MAC Bin Sight and available for right at $80 “It has a clear outer Polycarbonate lens and a white nylon inner piece that looks like a box with a flange to the outside It extends into the bin 1 3/4 in with a 1 3/4-in hole in the middle ” explains Bill Thomas who’s marketing the bin sight “We add reflective tape so the customer can see when the bin is full after dark by using a light on the auger ” A template comes with the unit to help cut the bin Some producers place it about 4 in from the top while others prefer it 12 to 16 in from the top The J-MAC Bin Sight is attached with self-tapping metal screws and sealed with a sealer to make it watertight “It’s visible from a distance well over 200 ft which as far as I know is better than anything on the market today ” Thomas says The J-MAC Bin Sight is manufactured in Minot N Dak and went on the market last fall It can be purchased through Bill Thomas Sales and through a few North Dakota dealers Thomas welcomes inquiries from interested dealers Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bill Thomas Sales 13821 156th Ave N E Deering N Dak 58731 ph 701 340-3146; wlthomas@srt com

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