Potato Grower

40 POTATO GROWER | MARCH 2018 Pilers 1999 Milestone 36" belt, 230 V 3ph, Remote 1993 Spudnik 550 36" x 50' Refurbished 1992 Spudnik 525 30" x 48' Conveyors 2006 Spudnik 1200 SC 36" x 30' 230V 3ph w/hyd tip dwn 3- 2002 Spudnik 1205 SC 30" x 30' 230 V 3ph 1998 Spudnik TC 36/42/65 230 V 3ph 10- 93 Double L 809 SC 30" x 38', 3ph 93 Double L 808 SC 30" x 25', 3ph 94 Milestone TC 30/36 x 60', 3ph – 2 92 Milestone SC 30" x 30' reconditioned 90 Spudnik 1200 HC 30"x 30' 230V 3ph 1989 Spudnik 1200 TC 30"/36"x 65' 230V 3ph Dirt Elim./SIZER 03 Spudnik 995 72" BC Peg Belt, Finger rolls, sizer, 3ph 2002 Milestone MSDES 72" 230 volt 3ph 97 Spudnik 995 60" DE/Sizer 3ph 1996 Milestone MSDES 72" 3ph 94 Spudnik 900 Sizer 72" 230V 3ph Vsp pulley's 89 Milestone 72" Belt, Finger Rolls, Sizer, Table 1ph Dirt Eliminators 2006 Double L model 907 72" 3ph 99 Milestone 60" Finger rolls, Table, 3ph 98 Milestone 48" Finger rolls, Table, 3ph 89 Spudnik 950 72" BC, fingers, Belt Table, 3ph 94 Double L 806 DE 44" 230 volt 3ph 87 Spudnik 900 48" 220 volt 1ph 87 Better Built 42" 220 volt 1ph 76 Spudnik 900 48" sorter Rock/Clod/Eliminators 2012 Harriston Clod Hopper 4240 x 4-96" drums 2007 Harriston Clod Hopper 240 x 2 -96" drums 2000 Harriston Clod Hopper 200 x 2-80" drums 1995 Harriston Clod Hopper 200 x 2-80" drums 1994 STI 1260 Sand Machine Even Flows 2016 Milestone 100cwt with pup 2000 Spudnik 1800 600cwt 1993 Spudnik 1800 600cwt Shop built 150 cwt Stingers 1994 Double L 30" x 12' belt 1993 Spudnik 30" x 8' belt 1988 Spudnik 2200 30" x 10' BC fingers x 2 Beds 3 - 2017 Spudnik 4400 beds 24' PTO 2013 Logan LP22' bed combo EZ Tarp 2011 Logan LP24' bed PTO 2009 Logan LP 24' bed PTO 2012 Logan LP 20' combo 2007 Ag Bulk Bed 20' Combo pto/elec Red 1998 Spudnik 20' Combo 1998 Double L 801 20' dual drive 1996 Spudnik 2100 bed 26' PTO Trucks 2007 Sterling 13spd MB 425hp, no bed, frame for 22' bed, has PTO. 1994 Freightliner FLD120 60series motor, 13spd w/2010 Logan LP22' bed Electric over hydraulic 1991 Volvo/white L10-280hp cumm. Motor, Spicer 7spd, 1999 Double L 801 Bed 20' combo/ dual drive 1999 IH Auto with Spudnik 24' bed PTO 2007 Sterling MB 425hp, 10spd, Spudnik 22'' bed Combo 2006 Mack 8LL Logan LP24' bed PTO 2003 Mack 8LL Spudnik 4400 bed 24' PTO Trailers 2011 STC 4 axle 53' trailer PTO & Electric 2003 Red River 2axle 45', pto, full swing door, plastic liner, chain oiler, solid belt 2002 Trinity 3 axle 49' w/31" chain full swing door 2001 Trinity 2 axle 42', 25" chain, PTO & Elec. Crossovers/Wind rowers 2011 Spudnik 6160 Six row 2008 Spudnik 6140 Four Row LH 2008 Spudnik 6140 Four Row RH 2007 Double L 851 Four row 2003 Lockwood 5000 Four Row LH 1995 Lockwood 2000 Two Row RH 1993 Lockwood 2000 Two Row LH Harvesters 2014 Lockwood 574 2012 Lockwood 474 CR 2009 Spudnik 5640 2008 Lockwood 474H 2005 Spudnik 6400 2002 Double L 853 2000 Double L 873 1994 Logan 90 series two row Seed Cutters 2013 Better Built 72" 2011 Milestone 72" 2000 Milestone 60" 1994 Milestone 48" Treaters 2011 Better Built 10' x 10" 1989 Better Built 10' x 8" Planters 2014 Lockwood 6 row Pick 36"row Fertilizer 2010 Lockwood 6 row Air Cup 36" 2009 Harriston cup planter 8 row pull loaded 34" 2009 Lockwood 6 row Pick 34" Mechanical 2007 Grusse Bed planter 4 row low acres 2005 Grimme GL 6 row 34" hyd. 2005 Lockwood 6 row Pick 36" 2003 Kverneland 3300 Six row 34" 1994 Logan Four Row cup 36" 1993 Logan Six Row cup 36" Planter/Tare/Piler 1990 Milestone Utility PIler 16" 1975 Milestone Utility Piler 12" Shop Built 18" x 18' Water Dammers 2017 Logan Yield Pro 6 row 1993 Ag engineering Six Row 1991 Ag Engineering Four Row Hyd reset Shredder/Vine Beaters 2014 Newhouse 2520 eight row 2001 Newhouse 4 row tire roller 1992 Ace 4 row steel rollers Warehouse/ Packaging Tilt belt Warehouse Even flow 600cwt 8'6" x 26' x 14' 30" belt 230 V 3ph Odenburg Halo 1000 40" optical grader 2yr use Odenburg Halo 1500 60" optical grader rebuilt 2016 Odenburg Halo 2000 80" optical grader 2yr use 2011 Tong & Peel Roll Sizer 4 drop large volume, gently Exeter 10 lane sizer with laser camera sizing 2012 Daumer CB 67 Wicket bagger 2012 Kwik Lok 865 Bag closer 2004 Daumer PA 25D Auto Weighing Machine Stainless 1997 Daumer PA 25 Auto Weighing Machine Even Flow 10' W x 7' T x 29'L 750 cwt 18" tilt 18" discharge 2001 Tri-Steel Conveyor 18" x 9' 2013 Tri-Steel Elev. Conv 12" x 21' flights 2000lb Tote filler single and double shop built Miscellaneous 2015 Great Plains 7329 DH Tandem Disk 29' 2011 Brandt 13 x 70 swing Auger 2009 Wishek 714 NT 30' Disc 2011 Great Plains 5317 Turbo Chisel John Deere 24' Folding Drills 6" Landoll 2230 Disk 26' Spudequipment.com Bruce: (208)390-5120 | brucen@tristeelmfg.com Evan: (208)757-8481 | evann@tristeelmfg.com 171826TriSte12h.indd 1 1/25/18 9:47 AM that are 3, 4 or 6 feet off the ground. LEPA close spacing lets growers irrigate more acres and save money because they can put more water on the ground more efficiently and get a more uniform crop. "Thirty-inch spacing will come out traditionally between 98 and 99 percent uniformity and distribution of water applied," says Grimes. "You can't get that with the sprinkler that's 10 feet apart and 5 feet off the ground." Rod Stilwell has been with American Irrigation in Garden City, Kan., since 2000. Weather conditions in this area are usually windy and dry. "The main crops around here are corn, wheat, soybeans, milo, alfalfa and potatoes," says Stilwell. "With close spacing, growers are seeing that they can shut down their systems more often, therefore saving water and energy. It's a cost-effective way to produce good yields." MAKING IT WORK LEPA close spacing systems work better in relatively flat fields with a slope no greater than 1 percent. Circle planting is recommended to keep the applicator centered in the furrow, which not only works to control runoff but also to avoid wetting the crop canopy. Strip-till and no- till practices further help keep water in the rows and allow for better conditions to preserve the soil moisture, minimize evaporation and protect the row from drying out. Bubble sprinklers perform at low pressures ranging from 6 to 20 psi, using less energy than conventional low-pressure sprinklers, and operate using fewer gallons per minute than conventional spray nozzles. Kansas grower Bob Holloway was able to produce nearly half again as much corn with just 250 to 300 gallons per minute thanks to LEPA technology.

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