Excited farmers crowded around the new 7-in-1 wagon from the Forano Company of Woodstock, Ont., at a recent Canadian farm show. While they looked in, under and around the first-of-its-kind wagon, company spokesmen explained that it serves as a manure spreader, grain wagon, forage box, flatbed trailer, bunk feeder and handles just about any other farm chore.

Gary W. Laing, Forano branch manager, told FARM SHOW, "The basic wagon is a flatbed trailer. With added sides, a hydraulic lift gate and beaters, you've got a manure spreader. If you remove the beaters and add a dump gate, it turns into a grain wagon. We have accessories for seven basic trailer configurations."

Higher sides bolt on to make a forage box, and a feed distributor turns it into a bunk feeder. A chute is available for handling beets and potatoes. All models dump to a maximum dump angle of 55 degrees.

"The capacity of our basic model in the manure spreader configuration is 230 cu. ft.," says Laing. "When hauling grain or operating as a flatbed, the chain cleats can be quickly removed. In operation, the chain is pto-powered, and the double expansion dump cylinder works off the tractor hydraulics. The drawbar is adjustable and a tandem axle is available as an option."