2017 - Volume #41, Issue #2, Page #11
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Latest New Products From California, Louisville
Farmland Tractor Supply, Tangent, Oregon, says its new replacement power steering kit for older Deere tractors can save you a lot of money compared to a complete rebuild.
The kit is designed for Deere 2510, 3020, 4010 and 4020 models. It includes a new chromoly steering column and shaft, billet aluminum hydraulic manifolds, self-lubricating bronze bushings, and stainless steel hardware. The kit makes use of the tractor’s original steel lines and fittings, throttle column and stop, pilot valve, and steering wheel.
“All the components in our kit hook up to the original lines,” says Dustin Raschein. “The key component is the aluminum hydraulic manifold, which we designed ourselves. Deere doesn’t make the steering housing on these tractors any more, so if it cracks internally all you can do to is reseal it.
“A reseal kit from Deere costs about $400, plus another $200 to $300 for the labor required to take everything apart and clean it. Our replacement kit sells for $950 plus S&H, so for only another $100 or so you get a new updated system that will likely last the life of the tractor.” (www.FarmlandTractor.com; ph 877-928-1646).
Electric Planter Drive
Six years ago FARM SHOW told you about a new retrofit electric drive kit from Graham Equipment designed to boost planter accuracy (Vol. 35, No. 6). Electric planter drive systems eliminate most chains, sprockets, and hydraulics.
The company now offers a range of products that can meet nearly any budget, including a wireless electric cab-to-planter drive system. Going wireless reduces harnesses, installation time, and improves command response times to improve variable rate changes in the field, says the company. Individual row control is also possible.
All their products install right on your existing seed meter, so there’s no need to replace any seed boxes or meters. The products work on any planter brand, model, or type including twin row planters, narrow spacing planters, finger meters, cyclone or drum planters, drills, air seeders, and vegetable planters. A third party interface allows you to use most major controllers. (www.grahamelectricplanter.com; ph 844 464-7242)
Concave With Replaceable Bars
If you own a Deere or Case combine, chances are you’ve had problems with bent, broken or worn concaves that are expensive to replace. Now Kile Machine offers an alternative with removable cross bars, locked inside a permanent steel frame.
“It lets you switch out just the damaged bars without having to replace the entire concave,” says inventor Kevin Kile. “The operator just slides the worn bars out and the new bars in. The bars interlock together inside the frame, and are held in place by a metal cover plate that bolts onto the concave’s end plate. We plan to offer a variety of bars with openings that have different sizes and shapes to fit different crops.”
The patented concave system is designed for Deere STS concave modules and Case 80 series and Flagship combines. The company also plans to add models for Case 60 series and Massey Ferguson combines. (www.kilemfg.com; info@kilemfg.com; ph 509 569 3814)
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