Farmstar Gun Travels At Constant Speed

Farmstar Gun Travels At Constant Speed “It’s the first and only traveling gun so far as we know that travels at a constant speed regardless of the terrain ” says Greg Grahn president of Brooten Mfg manufacturer of the new Farmstar traveling gun     It’s driven by cable and cable buildup on the drum controls the drive ratio for constant ground travel speed A sensor arm constantly “reads” diameter of the cable takeup drum As diameter of the drum increases as more cable is wrapped around it the sensor automatically adjusts size of the drive pulley accordingly providing a constant travel speed on hilly terrain or in rugged terrain such as wet or plowed fields     The Farmstar travels 1 to 5 ft per min It’ll cover 8 to 10 acres in a pass and operates efficiently on lower pressure since none of the water pressure is used to power the unit “There is no slowdown in travel as the gun reaches the end of the run and is dragging up to an eighth-mile of hose behind it ” Grahn points out     He notes that the automatic speed control regulator can be over-ridden to increase or decrease the rate of travel The unit is equipped with a Nelson gun which handles liquid manure without having to be modified Power is provided by a one cylinder 8 hp air-cooled Deutz diesel engine which runs all day on a gallon of fuel says Grahn     Cost of the unit including 66 ft of 4 5 in dia Goodyear hose and 1 350 ft of 5/16 in steel cable is $12 800     For more details contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brooten Mfg Brooten Minn 56316 ph 612 346-2201

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