Student Invents Seed Box Opener

Student Invents Seed Box Opener PLANTERS Climbing up onto wagons or tenders to open seed boxes by hand can be a tedious and even dangerous job This new “Seedslide” eliminates the need to leave the seat of your tractor or skid loader The seed box opener is designed to be quickly installed onto a seedbox which is then raised up over a seed tender or onto a conveyor It operates on a Milwaukee 112-volt battery and charging station A wireless keychain remote is used to control the device Josh Doering a senior majoring in ag marketing at Morningside College invented the Seedslide He helps at his father’s seed business where bulk seed totes are used extensively After taking first prize in a recent inventors’ competition he sold a couple units to other dealers then partnered with a Hubbard Iowa shop to produce the Seedslide commercially “This box opener lets the operator stay on the forklift and wirelessly operate the box gate opener to open the gate from the seat of his forklift which is much safer than getting off the forklift and climbing up onto a tender to open the box ” says Doering “Features include a spring-loaded latching tab to ensure unit stays on the box and tabs that lock it in place upon closing ” The seed box opener sells for $949 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Central Iowa Powder Coating 26950 U S 65 Hubbard Iowa 50122 ph 641 864-2829; www seedslide com

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