The feature enhancements begin up-front with the new 60 Series combines. A new fore/aft tilt-frame feederhouse is standard on all machines - except the Sidehill combine. The 17-degree fore-aft-tilt-angle allows for proper positioning of the platform and insures that the cutter bar runs parallel to the ground for all tire sizes.Proper positioning of the cutterbar prevents knife guards from bulldozing or the platform from skidding on its rear frame. A simple draw bolt adjustment on the feederhouse is quick and easy and the pivot point is located in the center of the tilt frame for a proper angle to maximize the feeding of crop into the feederhouse throat.

* Balers are the implement most often mentioned in the survey. Producers also cite purchases of new feed grinders and mixers, as well as silage and haylage products. "We purchased a Walder Manufacturing hoop bagger last year, and our haylage is the best it can be. There''s no wait for hay to dry down -- better protein, better overall feed volume, writes Frank E. Grossmann, Portage, Wisconsin."Digital scales on the feed grinder save time and feedstuffs," says Monte Thompson, Zanesville, Ohio, citing his top management change.HousekeepingA number of products come into play when housing livestock, and producers point to several items that save them time, labor, and money. Products listed in the survey include portable livestock shelters, scales, fans, and bulk feed bins and feeding systems.

When I suggested this to Linda (while standing out of frying pan range, I should note), she suggested that it would make more sense to dab the cleaning paste onto those spots while I was still wearing the overalls. Using a baseball bat, maybe.When I come out of my shop--even if I''m only walking through on my way to drop off cleaning rags--I wind up with more spot than overall. I''m a stain magnet, plain and simple.Rather than dabbing cleanser on the spots, it would be easier to have one of those sheep-dipping trenches full of cleansing liquid between my shop and the house so I could just wallow and wade through it as a matter of course. Back Saver Forklift Cylinder Handler allows cylinders to be safely removed from a cabinet and placed directly on the back of a forklift truck without manual lifting. Back Saver users simply align the tank with the forklift and use a hand winch to load the cylinder into place; no stressful lifting or positioning is required. The all-welded steel construction of the unit allows it to safely carry three cylinders and and provides a 100-pound lift capacity. Unit rolls on 5-inch casters. H&H Sales, Huntertown, Ind. It used to take four people to put a pickup topper in place or take it off. That many people were not always available. We took a 3/8-inch I-bolt and placed it perfectly in the center in the top of the topper. Then we placed a hand winch on the wall and connected the cable through two pulleys, one directly over the topper.

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