Five years ago, a commercial aired during the Super Bowl. In this commercial, Paul Harvey touched the hearts of all who sat watching him read “So God Made a Farmer”. At RhinoAg, we get it. We embrace our farmers that put their farmer hat on after a long day at the office. We are passionate about serving the ag industry and are always looking for a way to give them more.
To learn more, visit RAM Ag Pack
RhinoAg is excited to announce our sponsorship of Dennis Erb, Jr. #28 for the 2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Track Series due to Steve Francis #15 retiring. Please help us in welcoming Dennis on board this year!
Dennis, from Carpentersville, IL, has raced at our local tracks in Fairbury and Farmer City. He recently won the 2016 Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, giving Illinois the first major race victory in Eldora history.
You can follow Dennis on Facebook @denniserbracing, or visit his website at www.denniserb.com.
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CURRENT 2018 STATISTICS
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| STARTS | WINS | TOP FIVES | TOP TENS | |
| All Races | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lucas Oil Races | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Take a look at Dennis Erb Jr.’s Schedule for 2018.
Rhino® is proud to unveil the TS10 flex-wing rotary cutter at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky. The TS10 features a smaller footprint with the same durability customers have come to expect from Rhino®.
“Rhino is always looking for ways to make our products better,” said Greg Pollock, Sales and Marketing Director for Rhino’s Ag Division. “The new TS10 rotary cutter is an exciting and versatile addition to our Flex-Wing line. It’s a smaller machine with heavy duty performance.”
The TS10® is especially suited to homesteads with livestock. Its Flex-Wing design allows cutting on rolling terrain without multiple passes typical of fixed-deck cutters. Average mowing speeds of 4 mph mean less cutting time and more “me time.” The flexible 10-foot deck fits through smaller gates, where only single spindles dare to travel! The TS10 keeps your property looking good, in half the time.
Designed specifically for lower horsepower tractors, the TS10 is engineered for outstanding strength and durability. It features greater access to service areas, and a smooth, quiet operation. A new gearbox design offers the outstanding cut quality Rhino® customers expect with more torque and horsepower to handle tough jobs. Rhino® also designed a standard clevis hitch for easier hookup to tractors in this category, and a constant velocity (CV) main drive line and wing drives that provide 360° safety protection around driveline joints, while still allowing quick access for maintenance.
“We’ve really expanded the Flex-Wing offering with this new design,” added Warren Evans, Rhino’s Product Marketing Manager. “The TS10 offers the versatility of a smaller machine without sacrificing the performance Rhino is known for.”
Many Rhino dealers and users alike have noticed the PTO driveshafts on Rhino implements are a little different than some of our competitors. Every driveshaft on any tractor implement is required to have a guard shielding the rotating shaft from users and the environment. These guards spin freely from the shaft – usually with a series of ball bearings keeping the friction between the shaft and the guard to a minimum.
However, some manufacturers use small chains to hold the guard in place, while it “floats” over the shaft. Rhino Ag does not use PTO driveline shield retention chains on our products. However consumers shouldn’t assume this makes our products less safe. Just the opposite in fact:
Field Tested, Farmer Approved
To put it simply retention chains mean more maintenance, more cost and more down-time on the backs of our customers.
When a shield is allowed to spin freely over the bearings around the driveshaft, this creates the potential for the least amount of friction. However, when retention chains are installed, the guard is held in place creating substantially more friction on the bearings, causing them to need lubrication more often and causing them to wear out much faster.
Over the years, Rhino technicians have seen that this increased maintenance usually leads to operators removing the shields altogether – which is the worst-case scenario.
A Rotating Shield Means More Caution
In the operator’s manual provided with every piece of Rhino equipment, we state that the tractor operator should not get out of their seat until the PTO is disengaged, the engine is turned off, and all a rotating motion has stopped. Many times, even after the PTO is disengaged and the engine is off, rotation will continue until the equipment comes to rest. The rotation of a free (unchained) “floating” driveshaft guard is a clear visual cue to anyone to stand clear of the equipment. However, when a retention chain decreases this motion, there is a greater chance of someone getting caught in a flail mower or other piece of equipment, and causing serious injury.
Therefore, retention chains might cause confusion in the field, and confusion might lead to injury. This is another reason RhinoAg opts to not use retention chains on our PTO driveline shields.
Safety is Our Key Concern
Very seldom but all too often, Rhino technicians and safety personnel have seen PTO shield restraint chains get caught in the spinning shaft, tearing the shield away. Here, the restraint chains cause much more danger than they prevent.
Secondly, some Rhino operators are concerned about the rotation of our PTO shields being unsafe if they spin as fast as the shaft itself. Some worry that a loose rope, strap or loose-fitting clothing could still get caught in the guard.
Rhino’s PTO guard is engineered to stop spinning if it comes into contact with anything. Left untouched, the cover will spin, but once an operator or anything else touches the shaft, the guard will stop rotating, providing low-maintenance, effective protection.
When it comes to the safety of our costumers and operators, Rhino isn’t in the business of taking risks. We have found that PTO shields without restraint chains are the safest, most economical, most efficient design for our implements.
For more information on Rhino design and safety standards contact your Rhino dealer today. To find a dealer, please visit www.rhinoag.com.
Rhino is happy to announce, we’ve earned the “Most Improved Company” award from the Equipment Dealers Association!
Every dealer across the nation recently completed an eleven-category survey covering their satisfaction with manufacturers. RhinoAg showed the greatest improvement of any manufacturer in all eleven categories!
We just want to say thank you to our dealers! Without your feedback, we couldn’t keep improving our methods!
Our president, Dan Samet, is glad our customer-focused strategy is paying off, “RhinoAg has been known historically for its rugged, quality products. But we’re working to do a better job of making the customer number one. When the customer wins, we win and our dealers win.”
“Rhino’s attention to dealer satisfaction is obvious,” said Joe Dykes, vice president of industry relations for the Equipment Dealers Association. “We hope they keep the momentum and use this recognition to facilitate additional growth.”
So thank you again to all of our dealers and all of our customers who keep us focused on what is most important — building quality products for hard work!
For more information on Rhino or details on the EDA survey visit your local Rhino dealer today.
