Metal Detector

Metal Detector TRACTORS Accessories 5-5-7 A new tractor-mounted metal detector introduced by the Wigley Co. will detect most metal objects on, in or under the swath. The side-mounted detector is tied to a control unit inside the cab. The instant the arm passes over a piece of metal, an audible alarm sounds inside the cab. Traveling at 4 mph, the operator has about 5 seconds to stop the tractor before the piece of metal is picked up by the forage chopper pickup. An optional hand-held metal detector can be used to locate the piece of metal which the tractor-mounted unit has detected. "Within the next year, we expect to be on the market with a metal detector that will automatically disengage the forage chopper feeding mechanism when a piece of tramp metal is detected. The unit is designed to retro-fit most makes of forage choppers," Ken Wigley told FARM SHOW. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, K.C. Wigley & Co., Hole Farm Cottage, Calladine Lane, Shottle, Derbyshire, England DE5 2DY.

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