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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-04-02, Page 26st *Deluxe Control Centre with 360 Degree Visability *Exclusive Data Centre Provides Instant Digital Readout. *Tomorrow's Tractor Here Today. The Fano Edifion, Week of 44 2, t9.80 More farmers prefer a George White. Sprayer because of standard features includin9:. 1:--•—•--lovrprofile-heavy-duty-pelyethylene-tank— alloyving better visibility .9 five year pro-rated • warranty on tank • complete ran goof modelS including four' trail, Six- 5 'point hitch .and four sizes of saddle tank • • parts and service you can count on.• • full length adjustable sparge tube agitation - - When the power goes off iii the city, people worry about darkness and the food' in the freezer. But on the farm, a power., failure can mean serious financial loss to the farmer. "Many farm operations depend on a steady supply of electricity," says Lloyd Swackhammer, of the Univ- eristy of Guelph School of Engineering, "For example, if the power is off for just a short time in a poultry opera- tiOn, the 'farmer may lose some of the birds." • Because of the importance of electricity to the modern farm, many farmers install emergency or 'standby power systems which generate elec- tricity during a power failure. "There are basically three types of standby power Sys- tems," says Mr. Swackham pier. "By far the most popular is the tractor-driven generator which is driven by the PTO (Power Take-Off) of *standard farm tractor. Die- sel tractors are more efficient for this purpose than gas ° tractors, however, diesel tractors need electrical heat to start in cold weather." The Other types of genera- tors include the small gine-drivetr. -generator and the large, fully automatic, self-powered unit that swit- ches on when the regular power supply goes off. Auto— matic generators cost many times more than their tract- or-driven counterparts. The tractor-driven gener- ator is usually permanently installed inside a farm build- ing that is easily accessible to the farm tractor. Installing the generator at the main hydro pole is a popular practice, but farmers some- times find it difficult to get the tractor out to the pole in bad weather. For new farm electrical in- stallations, •Mr. Swackhatn- trier suggests running power lines from all of the critical equipment to a central build- ing housing the generator. This saves the farmers from running around to turn off all extraneous equipment before switching over to farm gen- erated power.. "The most iinportant as- pect of installation is the double-throw transfer switch," says Mr. Swack- hammer. "This mandatory switch protects the lineman from electrical shock when repairing power iines, and protectS the fSrm generator from .damage ..when the reg- ular, power is restored." _ Tractor-driven generators are available in several sizes, but they' usually are not designed to handle the full electrical load of the farm. To determine the size of gener- ator you need, determine the total number of kilowatts required by all of the neces- sary equipment. If you are in doubt about the power re- quirements of a piece of equipment, contact your Ide- al Ontario, Hydro office. * Many areas of research lank. Promising for the, fu- tuee—work in restoring radia- tion sensitivity to cancer cells, identifying populations at high tisk for cancer,' and studying viruses as posSib)e causes of, disease. "Such pro- graills need steady financial refuelling if answers are to, he found. Suppott the Canadian Cancer Society's annual 'cam- paign in April. AO. fli , lweev. • . e •:": • •Weeex.Y..);•*::•.:,,YeXV e.:4:::::•;,.&%.44;e/e-e.,eii...:' '' '''' '''' ...helping you get the:most from your land since Mt *Powerful Diesel Engines with High Torque Rise *Fully independent P.T.O. 54011000 R.P.M. *Hydraulic Differential Lock pring "Interest Free Terms" pedals on USED TRACTORS AND EQUIPMENT Call 5291993 C A Becker Equiptnen Lucknow, Ontario TRAtTORS I.H. - 1066D - Cab 4WD and Duals I.H. - 1066D - Cab and Duals Ford - 7600D Cab and. Duals I.H. - 606 G with Loader Bob Cat 610 [Demo) Skid Steer EQUIPMENT 1.H. - 56 Planter w. Insecticide I.H. - 455 Planter, Excellent 1.H. - #10 Grain Drill w. Grass Seeder I.H. - #45 V.S. Cultivator 25' I.H.• #45 V.S. Cultivator 181/2 ' with Harrows Glencoe - Cultivator and Harrows Limit ed "Ready For • • The Field" ,..wolommommioriitinroweimammi.a.