SQUEEZE CHUTE--Linn Post & Pipe Inc. introduces the Bova-Hold 500 squeeze chute. The Bova-Hold 500 has a lateral squeeze that has a 4-inch taper from top to bottom to help keep cattle from going down. The Bova-Hold 500, however, squeezes in reverse from the movement in other chutes. This movement automatically creates a site for neck injections and works as a reverse neck extender. It also features horizontal bars in the branding doors to make it easier to apply pour-on applications. For more information, call 800-526-0993.

STEEL BINS--Crustbuster/Speed King, Inc., Dodge City, Kan., now offers Multi-Use Steel Bins for storage and handling of grain, feed, seed or dry fertilizer. These bins are made of welded steel construction, with no bolts to come loose or shear off, and with smooth interior bin walls. Users can open and close the top port from the ground. Four site windows offer easy viewing from ground level. Each bin offers a side and top access steel ladder. Optional features include: Sample tube opening, bean ladder, 304 stainless steel gate, epoxy painted interiors, electric or pneumatic gate opener, and ladder cage. For more information, call 620-227-7106, or visit www.crustbuster.com

FEED EFFICIENCY--Agir-King Inc., Fulton, Ill., introduces Maximiser for feedlot cattle. Maximiser has been researched and developed specifically to enhance average daily gains and feed conversions. It contains enzymes to enhance the digestion of fiber contained in diets based on corn, soybean meal, and distiller's grains. It also contains a proprietary blend of direct-fed microbials and trace nutrients that support the efficiency of ruminal digestion. For more information, call 800-435-9560, or visit www.agriking.com.

New baler designed for ranchers' needs

Vermeer rolls out a new heavy-built "right-sized" Rancher 665 baler--designed for big bale performance, easy operation and sensible budgets.

The Rancher 665 baler combines smart design with Vermeer M-Series baler technology and can produce high-density round bales up to 66 inches in diameter, 61 inches wide, using smaller horsepower tractors. Maximum bale weight is 1,700 pounds/dry.

The new Rancher 665 baler design fills a niche many cow-calf producers have been asking for--the ability to produce bigger bales with a "right-sized" baler that requires less horsepower. With a minimum 60 horsepower tractor, every day cow-calf producers can roll up large-diameter bales, which they can easily move around with medium-sized loaders.

A state-of-the-art Bale Expert monitor provides instant bale-forming information, control and operating conveniences right from the cab, including the option of real-time hay moisture reporting. Hi-resolution bale shape sensors, positioned on the outside belts, feed electronic bale-forming data to the monitor.

When the bale is finished, an optional netwrap system feeds net directly to the main belts. This eliminates the need for rubber feed rollers and feed belts, replacing them with a brake tension and friction feed system that maximizes the number of bales per roll of net; maintains tension on the wrap for a clean cut and positive grip when wrapping the next bale; and automatically adjusts tension, according to the size of netwrap roll. In addition, the operator can actually speed up the wrapping cycle by triggering the start of the wrap function, even as the bale is completing its final rotation within the chamber. The Rancher 665 baler handles both standard and over-width net.

The Rancher 665 baler comes with a robust 5-bar pickup. Heavy-duty steel drive rollers help maintain belt tension. Hardened belt guides keep belts in line. A single hydraulic control is used to adjust bale density. Clean, separated belt design reduces potential buildup. Drop 'n Go Bale Ejection eliminates the need to disengage and re-engage the PTO when dropping a bale. A robust, single arm center-pivot, electric twine-tie system (standard), with dual feed, is easy to thread, maintain and monitor.

Upper drive, lower drive and starter rollers are built "through the wall" for added strength, durability and ease of maintenance. Heavy-duty shaft/bearing combinations extend wear-ability and chain/sprocket life; and they're easy to replace and maintain. Additional features include optional spring-loaded bale ramp, 6-ball twine storage, standard highway light assembly and optional work lights.

For more information, call a local Vermeer dealer, or visit www.vermeerag.com.

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