Brandt offers two new pieces of equipment to make grain handling easier. The new Pile Driver eliminates the hassle of moving grain that's been piled on the ground. The driver works with a grain vac to efficiently auger up 4,000 to 4,500 bu. of grain/hr. It works like a sweep to pull grain into the Maxiflow nozzle on the grain vac. The driver option for the grain vac costs $3,500.

Brandt also introduces a new 13-in. HP auger. The auger will operate at angles up to 40° with a 12,000-bu./hr. capacity. The auger features a 14-in. swing tube and enlarged boot area. The 1370 model with hydraulic winch and hopper mover retails for $20,000.

Contact Brandt Agricultural Products, Box 317, Station Main, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4P 3A1, 866/427-2638, www.brandt.ca.

Hagie upgraded it STS line of sprayers with Cummins Tier 3 engines and the new Automatically Controlled Engine (ACE) technology. The Tier 3 engine reduces engine noise and exhaust emissions. The ACE technology offers easy operation and fuel savings by tying the engine throttle control to the hydrostatic pump displacement. The engine has two throttle settings: idle and high. The high setting raises the engine speed near peak torque. As the hydrostatic handle is pushed forward or backward, the engine's rpm increase automatically.

The STS 16 model (pictured) also boasts a larger engine, 365 hp, up from 275 hp, and a 1,600-gal. tank. It retails for $295,000. Contact Hagie Mfg. Co., Box 273, Clarion, IA 50525, 800/247-4885, www.hagie.com.

Trimble says the latest product in its EZ line, the AgGPS EZ-Boom 2010, takes all the work out of spraying by automatically turning on and off up to 10 boom sections. By using GPS, the system measures speed and position of the vehicle to precisely apply spray. It will prevent high-priced overlaps and will not spray on electronically flagged areas such as waterways and terraces. An operator does not have to switch boom sections on and off manually. Plus, the system provides accurate rate control throughout the field to avoid under- and overapplication. EZ-Boom calculates the total area applied with chemicals and will subtract no-spray areas from the total.

“The EZ-Boom system automatically performs several critical functions that help save chemicals while protecting crops and the environment — and does them far more accurately than any human operator can,” says Erik Arveson, general manager, Trimble Agriculture Division. “Many growers with older spray control systems are ready to replace or upgrade them.”

The EZ-Boom 2010 Automated Application Control system works with Trimble's EZ-Guide Plus lightbar guidance system, the EZ-Steer system and AgGPS Autopilot automated steering system. EZ-Boom also will connect to other brands of flowmeters and valves.

EZ-Boom retails for less than $2,500. Contact Trimble Agriculture Division, 10355 Westmoor Dr., Suite 100, Westminster, CO 80021, 800/865-7438, www.trimble.com.

The 94FM (front-mount) sprayer boom from Fast Distributing turns a high-horsepower tractor into a large applicator. The front-mounted sprayer is available in 80-, 88-, 90- and 100-ft. lengths, which may be folded into a 60-ft. position. A 1,000-gal. poly solution tank mounts in a saddle and frame to the tractor's 3-pt. hitch. The new sprayer will work on wheeled and track tractors. A 94FM sprayer with 1,000-gal. tank, Raven 450 controller and 90-ft. boom retails for about $34,000.

Contact Fast Distributing, 54859 Cty. Rd. 44, Mountain Lake, MN 56159, 800/772-9279, www.fastsprayers.com.

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