Grain Tank Monitor

Grain tank monitor COMBINES Accessories 17-3-4 "If you're going to leave it in the field, you might as well not even plant it," says Ron Alexander, farmer-inventor of a new combine grain tank monitor that tells you when the tank is full, eliminating grain spills and letting you focus all attention on cutting the crop. Alexander says his Monitor II is easy to use and install. It consists of a monitor that goes in the cab and two pressure switches that mount on either side of the tank. When grain reaches either one of the paddles and presses against them, an alarm goes off in the cab and a light lights up. "Newer combines have bin monitors but they usually have just one pressure switch. My unit has two switches so that on hilly ground you can tell if grain builds up on one side or the other," says Alexander. There's a red and green light for each switch. The green lights are on as the tank fills up to tell you the switches are working. The red lights come on when grain reaches the switches. You can mount the switches at any height by simply bolting them in place. If you install bin extensions, you just move the switches up. "We recommend setting them so that after they go off, there's still enough room in the bin to empty the combine out. That lessens the load on the machine when starting up again after unloading," says Alexander. Sells for $195. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ron Alexander, 902 Lincoln, Emporia, Kan. 66901 (ph 316 342-8270).

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