"Pressure at the fuel injectors mini drill press has increased from 15,000 psi a few years ago to nearly 30,000 psi on new engines," says pete brown of caterpillar''s engine applications group. "to get these higher pressures, fuel pumps are built to closer tolerances. dirt in the fuel is like sandpaper, and it will definitely cause greater wear."to meet the challenge, cat''s newest engines are equipped with increased water-sensing and fuel-filtering capabilities as well as a filter on the fuel tank breather. primary fuel press filters, once designed to remove 150-micron particles, are now rated for router 10 microns. attachments secondary filters, once sized to remove 10-micron particles, are now hand drill press rated for 2 microns. and the press new high-efficiency filters router can attachments and drill remove up to 99% of particles above those rated sizes compared to the 50% efficiency of older nominal filters. filter improvements are also available for storage tanks. "tank filters are typically rated at 10 microns nominal, so they take press out 50% of particles greater than 10 microns in size. tank filters with higher efficiencies, ratings down to 2 microns and water-absorbing capabilities, are now available," says gall.

abate said his maschio/gaspardo recently signed an agreement to supply finishing mowers and tillers to deere and co. for the u.s. market. they will be manufactured in router italy, painted deere green and shipped to the u.s.another major supplier of hay equipment is sitrex, with two distribution locations in houston, texas, and omaha, neb. sitrex is based in perugia, italy.sitrex is introducing a new, larger attachments twin hay rake into the u.s. market. again, it is more heavy duty than earlier models for the u.s. drill and north american market.north america is such an important, growing market sitrex is considering establishing a manufacturing plant in the u.s., according to nadia pannaci, sitrex export manager.there is no doubt american agriculture is a target market for the italian manufacturers, even with the 20 percent difference in currency value between the euro and the american dollar that makes european equipment more expensive in the u.s. several companies at the bologna show indicated they would absorb that added cost to remain competitive in the u.s. market. two hours out of los angeles, la paz is the united press farm workers central headquarters. the administrative center is a steel, expandable butler building on 200-acres of rough, sandy paths, rock, tough grass, shrubs and router some trees, acreage pockmarked still by a few tumbledown buildings from its 1930s heyday as a tuberculosis sanitarium.

if you''re moving the auger more than a few feet to the next hole, shut off the engine and restart it again with the auger resting in the next pilot hole. when you''re not using the auger, just shut it off and leave it in one of the holes, or rest it on the ground with the spark plug facing up attachments to prevent fouling, or sideways if fuel leaks from the gas cap.for deeper holes requiring the extension rod (photos 5 and 6), dig all the holes first with the unextended auger. never start holes with the extension rod in place. it''s much drill harder to hoist a 4-ft. long auger filled with earth. press after the holes are dug to 36 in., attach the extension rod and dig the remaining depths all at once. at times, i''ve found it easier to simply dig the remaining few inches by hand rather than use the extension rod, especially router if fatigue is setting attachments in. above all, clear the hole frequently. it can be a gut-busting experience to lift an auger overfilled with earth free of the hole, or worse, free a stuck auger.

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