New Conventional-tillage Tool

Save on fuel and time with the Blu-Jet BT Conquest, a new primary tillage tool from Thurston Manufacturing Company. Designed to meet the challenges of producers who practice conventional tillage, the BT Conquest combines soil mixing with root ball destruction while maintaining a reasonable 20-hp/ft. draft requirement.

The new short-coupled tillage tool employs coulters spaced 15 in. apart for residue sizing. Depth-controlled chisel points on spring mounts penetrate up to 12 in. deep to boil the soil and displace massive Bt root balls. Offset discs independently mounted on a hydraulically adjustable bar blend the residue into the soil. For leveling, buyers have a choice between a tine harrow and rolling basket.

The BT Conquest saves producers time by combining the fall chisel and fall disk pass into one operation. “Because deep compaction layers normally take three to five years to develop in most soil types, under average conditions, running a Blu-Jet BT Conquest with the shallower chisel shank and then employing a Blu-Jet SubTiller only in the years when it is actually needed will result in big fuel savings and a big yield response for most farmers,” says Nick Jensen, chief marketing officer at Thurston Manufacturing Company.

List prices for the BT Conquest range from $38,500 for a 9S15 with rigid-mounted shanks to $47,000 for a 13S15 with spring-mounted shanks. For more information, contact Thurston Manufacturing Company, Dept. FIN, Box 218, 

Why Are LED Flashlights Better Compared To Incandescent Flashlights

A good quality LED flashlight is much more energy efficient and shock resistant compared to flashlights using incandescent bulbs because of the solid state light emitting diodes used. The conventional filament light bulbs are very prone to breakage from impact and overheating. A light bulb contains a very thin wire that is heated to produce light inside a small glass vacuum tube. This can be very inefficient because a lot of energy is wasted as heat and not 100% produced into light. Furthermore, the thin wire filament deteriorates rapidly with use and that is why incandescent light bulbs must be frequently replaced.
A LED light bulb is actually a solid state light emitting diode based on semiconductor technology. When a sufficient voltage is brought across the two ends of a LED, it will start to conduct electricity and gives off light in the process. The typical LED bulb draws just 5-10% of the energy consumption of an equivalently bright filament light bulb! And it can last up to 10 years under normal usage. This can save you a lot of batteries and money on replaceable parts and consumables.
The color of the emitted light would depend on the specific type of materials and coatings which are utilized. Quality LED flashlights usually produce a near white light beam while cheaper LED bulbs may give off a slightly yellowish or warm light.
You can find a lot of different types of LED flashlights being sold to suit your requirements. There are many sizes to choose from, how bright a flashlight you need, ranging from 10 lumens to 200 lumens etc. Do not be too concerned with having a lot of LED bulbs used within a particular model of flashlight. One single high quality LED will be brighter, last longer and uses less electricity compared to a bunch of low end LEDs.
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A good LED flashlight may cost nothing more than a traditional flashlight, but offer so much benefits that it is easy to choose which one to buy nowadays. It is very reliable and not prone to light bulb failure, and produces a near white light beam with no color distortions.