2023 - Volume #47, Issue #5, Page #34
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Attachment Keeps Hoses, Wires Safe
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“Lend-A-Hand keeps everything hanging over the hitch, so there’s minimal disturbance of hoses and electrical harnesses,” says Curtis Hiebert, The Attachment Farm. “Our latest model has a slot to keep electrical cables above the hydraulic hoses. It’s very important to not pinch those wires, or they can cause issues.”
Hiebert knows about the issues and the potential problems with multiple hydraulic hoses running between the tractor and an implement. He and his family raise grain and oil seed while also marketing handy attachments developed originally for the farm’s tractors and trucks. While he didn’t invent Lend-A-Hand, he has been refining it for the market.
“A Hutterite colony that does some production of items for us developed it and asked us to market it,” says Hiebert. “It was a perfect fit for our line.”
Hiebert has a shorter version for Case New Holland, Case IH Steiger Rowtrac, and New Holland TJ series and newer. A longer arm fits Case 4-WD and Quadtrac tractors. He’s field-testing a Deere version. Models also vary slightly for row crop versus broad crop. An adapter will be available for articulated tractor setups.
Ordering the right model for a particular tractor model is key. As he adds new models to fit a broader spread of tractors, Hiebert plans to add a selection guide to his website.
“If you can’t figure out which model is right for your tractor, give us a call, and we’ll figure it out,” he says.
Lend-A-Hand is priced at $269.95 with the optional hose saddle priced at $114.95.
Hiebert offers a number of brackets and helpers for use in the cab and out of it. Often, they were the result of frustration on the farm. That was the case with Hiebert’s first product, an armrest mount for 2-way radios. He also designed a retractable mike holder.
“It was annoying to deal with securing and then moving the radios when we changed tractors,” says Hiebert. “I made some brackets and had them laser cut, bent and powder coated. I started selling them locally, and the business took off.”
The 2-way radio mounts were designed for use in S6 series Deere combine cabs. As a result, a lot of Deere dealers carry the mounts.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Attachment Farm, 11075 Road 36 N, Sperling, Manitoba, Canada R0G 2M0 (ph 855-626-3200; info@theattachmentfarm.com; www.theattachmentfarm.com).
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