Neil’s new remote

The popular Baker’s Hill and Northam manufacturer is offering a discharge auger remote control hydraulic system as standard with every 65 tonne capacity mobile field bin sold, along with a light kit.

The remote will allow contractors, for example, to safely cart grain away from field bins.

“Most contractors sit up on the truck checking the fill level then scramble down to shut off tractor operating the PTO to the field bin auger or they use a manually-operated choke,’’ he said.

“With the remote which we’ve developed, you can hydraulically operate the choke on the auger (up to 100 metres away) to restrict grain flow to the auger.

“This means when you re-start the auger it’s empty, requiring less power to operate it.”

The remote also can be used to control the frame of the field bin for raising and lowering for transport position or settling in a paddock.

You can use it for opening and closing the roof with the operation sequencing the opening so, on close, the overlap is correctly positioned for weather-proofing.

A one-way hydraulic valve and hose kit is connected to a tractor remote for easy operation of the hydraulic rams mounted on the field bin along with a manual over-ride mounted on the bin frame.