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SPUDSMART.COM4EQUIPMENTTECHNOLOGYSHOWCASEInnovationsromLockwoodandCaseIHthatwillbeneftpotatogrowersin2015.FormoreinormationontheproductslistedortosubmitnewETproductoeringsemailMarkHalsallatmhalsallissuesink.com.POTATOCLEANINGEQUIPMENTLOCKWOODManuacturinghasaddedtheVACS-5modeltoitslineopotatohandlingproducts.TheVACS-5isacompletehandlingandcleaningsystemthatecientlyremovesrocksdirtvinesandotherdebriseortlessly.Withtheaidohighvelocityairgrowerscannowcleanandseparateloadsopotatoeseasilywhileminimizingdamage.LockwoodspatentpendingVACS-8andVACS-5airseparatorsaredesignedwithawiderangeoeaturesincludingCompletesystemincludesvacuumchambercleaningtablecontainmentcentreandairsupplyunit48-inchpotatodischargeconveyorCollectionconveyorsorbothdirtandstonestoonedischargepointContainmentunitorcollectiononedirtandplantdebrisHigh-eciencybackwardinclinedan170-horsepowerCumminsenginepowerplantoptionalelectricmotordriveavailableHydraulicallyactivatedclutchorremotestart-upCentralcontrolpanelwithremoteaccesstoairsupplyunitProvidesacleanandnoise-reeworkenvironmentoremployeesTheairchamberontheLockwoodairseparatorsrstcleansdebrisbyfowingtheloadoveraull-widthcleaningtabletoremoveexcessdirtandplantdebris.Whatsletthenmovesintothehigh-fowairchamberthatecientlyelevatesthepotatoesintoahighstreamoairlitingthemontothedischargeconveyerwhileallowingthestonestocontinuetofowthrough.ThecleaningtableandvacuumchamberontheVACS-8areboth60incheswidewhileontheVACS-5theyare96incheswide.Bothmodelsalsohavethree-PHvariablerequencydrivemotorsonalltablesandconveyorsormaximumeciency230-voltmotoronVACS-8460voltsonVACS-5.MaximumcapacityortheVACS-8is2200hundredweightperhourwhileits5000hundredweightperhourontheVACS-5.FormoreinormationontheLockwoodairseparatorsvisitlockwoodmg.com.NEWTRACKEDTRACTORINAUGUSTCaseIHunveileditsnewMagnumRowtractractorwhichpairsanoscillatingrear-tracksystemwithronttireoptionstotvirtuallyanyrowwidth.Itsprimarybenetsaretoutedaskeepingthepoweronthegroundthroughthetightestturnsimprovingmaneuverabilityreducingbermingandimprovingoperatorcontrol.AccordingtoCaseIHanyproducerwhohassoilconditionsthatrequirebetterfotationandreducedcompactionwillappreciatethenewtractor.WhetherraisingsugarbeetsinNorthDakotapotatoesinIdahoorriceintheDeltaarmerswillndournewMagnumRowtracmeetstheiruniquecroppingneedsthroughawidevarietyorowspacingandbeltoptionssaysZachHetterickaCaseIHmarketingmanager.Customershavetoldusthatitoutperormsothertwo-trackoptionswithbetterhandlingandasmootherridesaysHetterick.Thefotationprovidedbythetracksallowsthemtogetintotheeldssoonersinceitavoidsrutsandcompactionanddoesntmakedivotswhenturningaround.JayBarthCaseIHsmarketingmanagerorMagnumtractorsNorthAmericasaystheMagnumRowtracisespeciallyappealingtopotatogrowers.Wehavethenarrowtracksthatwilltthatapplicationsotherootzoneisdisturbedasminimallyaspossiblehesays.BecauseothetractorsimprovedfoatationandsustainedtractioninweteldconditionsBarthaddsthatitstheidealworkhorseinheavymudandiswellsuitedtohaulingtheheavywideequipmentusedinpotatoproduction.AccordingtoBarththetractorstransmissionsystemisanotherattractiveeatureorpotatoproducers.WithourCVTtransmissionyouhavevirtuallyinnitespeedshesays.Youadjustitwheneverneededtosuitthesoilandcropconditionsthatyoureoperatingin.ThishelpsboostproductivityduringharvestBarthadds.FormoreinormationontheMagnumRowtracvisitcaseih.com.FEATURE