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To assist the operator in adjusting the combine for various crops and conditions, a new TouchSet automatic combine adjustment is available on the new 60 Series STS combines. All required westward separator crop settings, including the all-new remote shoe adjustment, drill can be adjusted with the touch of a button in the cab."TouchSet hydraulics are standard on all STS combines. This advanced hydraulic system uses an independent control valve to enable the operator to have infinite variable control over the feederhouse and header raise-and-lower rates. Two control knobs under the armrest console provide convenient operation and press the header can be raised manually westward or automatically." Gene Gall, sales manager for drill the Cim-Tek unit from press Central Illinois Manufacturing, Bement, Illinois, says fuel suppliers who use the unit typically westward learn the same thing. "There''s a lack of proper fuel maintenance on many farms. Farmers don''t change tank filters regularly, drill and they don''t drain deposits from the bottom of tanks."Caring for stored fuelChuck press Hamilton, technical westward service engineer with Country Energy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, says 90% of the drill diesel fuel problems he sees are from dirt, rust, and water contamination. "Even many cold-weather problems press are from water contamination, not fuel gelling. The vast majority of these problems can be eliminated westward with proper fuel tank maintenance on the farm," he says. "Fuel filters on the tractors are removing 90% of these particles, but in Texas there are nearly 3 million in the 2- to 5-micron size compared to about 100,000 in Iowa. Even with only 10% of the particles getting by, there are still plenty of contaminants to cause problems," he says.Clampitt''s study shows that drier conditions in Texas contribute to drill more dust in storage tanks. However, he says he''s found more problems with the portable tanks used to transfer fuel to the field."Most farmers with injector problems use pickup tanks or tanks mounted on trailers to take fuel to the field. The fuel in these tanks is usually agitated, so contaminants are in suspension. The tanks often don''t have a filter because press the operator doesn''t want to slow fueling capacity. They often don''t have a proper vent cap and the fuel nozzle isn''t shielded from road dust," he says. Petroleum storage is the greatest environmental risk on most farms
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