Folding Markers For Planters,Drils

Folding Markers For Planters,Drils DRILLS Drills (42C) 2-1-29 Low-profile single and double-fold hydraulic markers for planters, drills and other equipment are new from Poma Industries, Mayville, N. Dak. The standard single fold model (M8-SF) is available in lengths up to 16 ft. to fit drills and planters up to 32 ft. wide. Folded vertically, the longest single-fold marker (16 ft.) reaches a height of 10 ft., 8 in. off the ground. Double-fold markers are available for planting and other equipment exceeding a total working width of 32 ft. Markers up to 20 ft. long double-fold to a vertical height of approximately 9 ft. (longer double-fold markers are proportionately higher in the vertical position, depending on length). "Most of our markers have been installed on grain drills but they'll also work on most corn planters," Oliver Haugen, president of Poma Industries, told FARM SHOW. "Some farmers make the necessary mounting bracket themselves. A few have sent us the measurements and had us make up an adapter plate. For grain drills, we have an adapter plate for mounting the markers on IH, Deere and Melroe drills, and a universal plate to fit most other makes of drills." Both single and double fold markers come equipped with hydraulic cylinders and built-in sequential valves which, once synchronized, automatically raise and lower the markers in sequence at the end of each round. Suggested retail cost for a set of double-fold markers for a 40 ft. drill is right at $891. Cost of equipping a 24 ft. drill with a single-fold marker is $647, FOB. For more details, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Poma Industries, Box 735, Mayville, N. Dak. 58257 (ph 701 786-3596).

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