P.M.P.
Preventative Maintenance Program
Only one leading answer was given when head servicemen were asked about the benefits of P.M.P.:
Less
Breakdowns. “If action is taken with small problems,
they won’t become major disasters”, says Corporate Service Manager, Tom Leggette. Ernesto Lara, Johnson
Service, also says other benefits include lowering costs of repairs, preventing damages to electrical equipment,
gearboxes, centerdrives, and leaky seals. The most
important factor to think about is what you, as a producer, would like done, and to what extent. Is it worth having your system shut down during the growing season? A
standard PMP inspection consists of 300 checkpoints on a system, and will give producers peace of mind that the
highest quality products are installed on the system. Chris Hindman, Garden City Service, says, “It’s important to
stay in constant contact with the farmers, making sure they are fresh and ready to start at the beginning of the growing season.”
“The best time to do preventative
maintenance is before winter strikes, saving money and
frustrations,” states Roy Forester, Sublette/Plains service. Teeter Irrigation cares about our customers, helping them to save time, energy, money, and improve the overall
performance of the irrigation equipment. Call your local Pictured: Fausto Alvarez (Walsh Service Dept.)
serviceman today to schedule your P.M.P.
By Cassie Teeter Marketing Manager
Keith Watson of Dumas, Texas was trying to mind his own business as he passed through the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show this previous winter. As he walked near the Dragon-Line booth, avoiding eye contact with the prospecting salesman, he was gently persuaded to approach the booth, against his better intuitions. The salesman, Monty Teeter and founder of Dragon-Line, began to tell the benefits of his newfound product. Keith didn’t pay much attention, until Monty mentioned the ability to pre-
water even earlier in the winter months than with normal irrigation methods. Now, Keith has been a producer since 1972, so when he heard about this early application, he took the time to listen intently. Keith grows primarily low-profile crops, and with his immense knowledge of horticulture, he definitely knows that pre-water is of great importance. Cotton is a difficult plant to grow, because it needs plenty of sunshine with ample amounts of water without collecting too much on the canopy. With Dragon-Line, Keith
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was able to get a 5 foot profile starting in February before the weather was descent for regular irrigating. Keith stated, “This method of pre-watering was my selling point. DragonLine allowed me to pre-water earlier in the season than any other irrigation methods I’ve used.” Keith has also enjoyed saving money and time with DragonLine. He states, “I am growing more crop with less water, using 500 GPM on 240 acres. I can run less applications, and get a deeper profile. Water is the most important asset to me as a farmer. We can do without fertilizer and still produce something, but you take away our water, and we can’t produce. We won’t survive without water! It is essential in raising crops in this dry country.” The drought is an undeniable problem in Moore County, just like it has been in Southwest Kansas. Keith feels that Dragon-Line is key to implementing a new design in irrigation. “It’s a huge benefit
anytime you can stretch water over more acres to save on the fuel bill”, states Keith. He says that Dragon-Line has a great number of small advantages that add up to be enormous. After applying chemicals or pesticides on his crop, Keith can immediately start watering, because the agent is not washed off of the canopy. And on a windy day in Texas, because they have lots of windy days in Texas, Keith says Dragon-Line has no problems. It is a night and day difference when Dragon-Line goes up against the wind compared to his other irrigation methods. Dragon-Line banks water,
infiltrating directly to the root zone, resulting in less evaporation. Keith stated, “We had 70 mph winds out here one day, and when I checked on the Dragon-Line hoses, they were fine. If things ever did move around for someone, they could just start up the sprinkler, and they’ll all go right back in line.” Keith had to reverse the Dragon-Line system several times during planting season and before and after spraying, neither of which gave him any problems. With a big smile on his face, Keith shared, “It is really intriguing to go out in the field, start up the machine, and watch
GETTING THE BEST RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT
A well-designed system quickly pays for itself and adds to your bottom line. SDI systems allow growers to cut labor expenses and more efficiently manage water and nutrients.
the Dragon-Line run.” Keith feels that, not only is DragonLine going to change the ways of his farming operation, but it will also change the ways of farming around the world.
SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION - SDI • Eliminates surface evaporation
• Less salts from efficient irrigation
• Reduces crop stress
• Reduces labor requirements
• Extends life of irrigation system
• Reduces maintenance costs
• Prevents weed germination
• Safe and efficient delivery of fertilizers and chemicals
• Eliminates herbicide wash-out
• Reduces animal, human or mechanical damage
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State Certified McCrometer Meter Repair
Bring in your water meter to any of our seven locations. We will be happy to assist you. If you have questions, please call:
Jas Dale (620) 521-2840 Jas Dale Allen Gary (620) 554-4097(620) 521-2840
Alan Garey (620) 554-4097
Teeter Irrigation, Inc. would like to congratulate Headrick Farms’ employee, Robert Amerin of Plains, Kansas, on winning a 12 gauge shotgun. Robert chose this gun out of three presented prizes. Pictured (Left to Right) - Kent Sherman (sales), Robert Amerin, Jake Gales (service), and Jim Mather (parts) at our Plains location.
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Meet the Johnson/Walsh Branch Johnson/Walsh Manager
Johnson Service Larry Morris
Johnson/Walsh Sales Left to right: Ernesto Lara, Marcus Perez, Jesus Martinez, and Larry Morris.
Walsh Service Marshall Hart
Johnson Parts
Left to right: Saul Calzada and Fausto Alvarez
Walsh Parts Left to right: Gary Parks and John Hart
Johnson Receptionist
Michele Figgins
Debbie Waide
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Safety and Teeter Irrigation
By Lanette Teeter Safety Director As a company, Teeter Irrigation is committed to accident and injury prevention. We all know that accidents happen. That is why they are called accidents. Our goal is to prevent as many accidents as possible, but when they do happen to keep the injury to the individual to a minimum. With that goal in mind, the Safety Team has established a monthly topic guide to help reinforce the knowledge each employee gains in ways of helping to keep themselves and fellow employees from harm. These topics include but are not limited to: Winter Driving/Safe Driving, Electrical Safety, Back Injury Prevention, First Aid/CPR, Personal
Protective Equipment, Heat Related Issues, Chemicals/ Pesticides, Lifting/Rigging, Fire Prevention, Proper Tool Assessment, Substance Abuse and Stress. The different departments also have additional training for their employees. These trainings include: Lock out/Tag out, backhoe and trencher training, forklift training and more indepth electrical/grounding training for employees who work with electricity during a service call. With all that, safety is also an individual choice. A person can choose to do a job the safe way or they can choose to take a short cut. The choice that person makes can have ramifications the rest of his/her life. Loss of vision, because of a choice not to wear safety glasses. Shock or electrocution because
of a choice not to use the lockout/tagout process. Head trauma because of a choice not to wear a hard hat. Sprained or broken ankle because of the choice to jump from a piece of equipment rather than use the back down/3 point of contact way of getting down. The list can go on and on, but you understand what I am trying to get across. Can we prevent every accident? No, but with thoughtful planning, attention to details, safety meetings and training, we can make a difference in the number of accidents that happen and hopefully the severity of the injury from the accident. The Teeter Irrigation Safety Team asked our employees to set a step by step goal when we realized we could go a significant amount
of days with no lost time accidents. Our first goal was to go for one year with no lost time, the next goal was 500 days, then 2 years and now we are working on 1000 days with no lost time accidents. Every day that our employees go home healthy and whole is one step closer to the goal they set for themselves. This comes from dedication to themselves, to each of their fellow employees, to their families and to Teeter Irrigation. I would like to thank each and every one of them for their dedication to the goal they set forth and the path they have chosen to accomplish that goal. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE!
Used Equipment For Sale • 98 Zimmatic 18 twr 11.2x38 (10” Pipe) $65,000 • ’98 T-L 7 twr w/Belt Drive Pump $15,000 • Gould 6x8x13 Centrifugal Pump 15 hp, 3ph 1200 GPM w/panel & skid $5,900 Go to our website, teeterirrigation.com, for more information about used equipment! You can also contact Kenneth Teeter at (620) 353-1111 for more information.
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Center Pivot Insurance
When disaster strikes, are you prepared? Save time and money by protecting your investment with an irrigation equipment policy with a choice of deductibles that fits your needs. We have coverage for most brands of pivots, a simplified claims process - Teeter Irrigation is the adjuster and repairman, fast in house approval means getting repairs done in a timely matter. Mechanical and electrical breakdown coverage - covers damages caused by failure of the alignment system components, and replacement cost coverage - Insurance to replacement value means no depreciation on repairs. You can find the application forms to help you through your insurance process on our website, teeterirrigation.com.
Contact Cordy or Whitney at (620) 353-1111 or Kandi at (620) 675-8330 today for multi-peril coverage against hail, fire, lightning, flood, wind, tornado, theft, vandalism and collision (with farm implement).
WINTER IS COMING. ARE YOU READY FOR IT? SCHEDULE YOUR VALLEY CERTIFIED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CHECK TODAY.
At Valley® Irrigation we’re committed to helping you through each and every season. Our service teams are trained to prepare your machine for any weather condition and know what your machine needs to be ready. Service is a way of life and we live it year round.
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3I SHOW / October 8-10 / Dodge City, KS IA SHOW / November 11-12 / Long Beach, CA GOVERNOR’S WATER CONFERENCE / November 18-19 / Manhattan, KS TEETER IRRIGATION CLOSED / November 26-27 / Thanksgiving AMARILLO FARM SHOW/December 1-3/Amarillo, TX TEETER IRRIGATION CLOSED / December 24 (noon)-26 / Christmas
TEETER CUSTOMER APPRECIATION BREAKFASTS
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Tues, October 27 / Walsh, CO
Wed, October 28 / Johnson, KS
Thurs, October 29 / Ulysses, KS
Tues, November 3 / Plains, KS
Wed, November 4 / Sublette, KS
Thurs, November 5 / Garden City, KS
Fri, November 6 / Lakin, KS
Breakfast
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Parts Update P.M.P. Dragon-Line 8:00 - 9:00 AM
AgSense Update &Training
9:00 - 10:00 AM Times are respective of town timezone.
SUPPORT DIRECTORY GARDEN CITY, KS. WALSH, CO. JOHNSON, KS.
125 N. Frontage Rd./P.O. Box 533/67855
2707 W. Jones Ave/P.O. Box 1073/67846
Office...........................(620) 275-7483 Toll Free: ......................(800) 834-7481 Fax: ..............................(620) 276-2652 BranchCoordinator: .........J.R. Hunter Mobile (620) 271-8711 Sales: ..............................Skip Garner Mobile (620) 271-8717 Parts Manager: ........Taylor Ramirez Mobile (620) 272-7904 Pivot Service : ..........Chris Hindman Mobile (620) 290-6451
Office...........................(620) 492-2362 Toll Free: ......................(800) 261-2362 Fax: ..............................(620) 492-2120 Branch Coordinator .....Larry Morris Mobile (620) 544-4090 Sales: ............................Marshall Hart Mobile (620) 351-1015 Parts Manager: ...................John Hart Mobile (620) 353-3210 Pivot Service : .................Ernesto Lara SUBLETTE, KS. Mobile (620) 353-9831 1004 W. La Lande Ave/P.O. Box 777/67877 ULYSSES, KS. Office: ..........................(620) 675-8330 2729 W. Oklahoma/P.O. Box 987/67880 Toll Free: ......................(800) 840-1064 Office: ..........................(620) 353-1111 Fax: ..............................(620) 675-8652 Toll Free: ......................(800) 524-5497 Branch Coord.: ......Marlon Hoeffner Fax: ..............................(620) 353-1530 Mobile (620) 353-4521 Sales/VP/BC: ...........Kenneth Teeter Sales: .......................... Kent Sherman Mobile (620) 353-9493 Mobile (620) 353-9999 Sales/Netafim: .......... Brian Berglund Parts Manager: ..............Steve Nelson Mobile (620) 499-5050 Mobile (620) 290-3053 Underground Repair: ...........Jas Dale Pivot Service: .................Roy Forester Mobile (620) 521-2840 Mobile (620) 675-5236 Pivot Service: ...............Tom Leggette PLAINS, KS. Mobile (620) 353-4542 1310 Ontario/P.O. Box 30/67869 Parts Manager: ......Michelle Reppart Office: ..........................(620) 563-7557 Mobile (620) 952-1285 Fax: ..............................(620) 563-7560
CORPORATE OFFICERS
Monty Teeter ................................CEO Mobile (620) 353-9507 Terry Winkelman ................President Mobile (620) 353-0380 Kenneth Teeter ...........Vice President Mobile (620) 353-9493 John Teeter ...........................Secretary Mobile (620) 952-0222 Whitney Berglund .............Treasurer Mobile (620) 952-0333
Branch Coor.: .........Marlon Hoeffner Mobile (620) 353-4521 Sales: ........................... Kent Sherman Mobile (620) 353-9999 Parts Manager: ................Jim Mather Mobile (620) 563-5232 Pivot Service: .................Roy Forester Mobile (620) 675-5236
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emergency 24 hour call # (620) 356-help (4357) MAKING EVERY
OF WATER COUNT
532 N. Colorado/81090
Office...........................(719) 324-5100 Fax: ..............................(719) 324-5104 Sales: ............................Marshall Hart Mobile (719) 353-2382 Parts Manager: .......Michele Figgins Pivot Service : ................Saul Calzada Mobile (719) 353-2481
LAKIN, KS.
106 E. Santa Fe Trail Blvd/67860
Office...........................(620) 355-7483 Fax: ..............................(620) 355-7484 Parts Manager: ....................Ed Palacz Mobile (620) 277-6239
2 FULL SERVICE IRRIGATION PARTNERS
COLORADO STATE IRRIGATION
318355 W. Hwy 50/Rocky Ford, CO/81067
Branch Coord.:..............Mike Walter Office: ..........................(719) 254-4022 CIMARRON VALLEY IRRIGATION 715 E. 11th St./Hugoton, KS/67951
Branch Coord.:...............Jason Teeter Office: ..........................(620) 544-7323
4 PARTS DEPOTS
J&F AUTO PARTS
205 E. Colorado Ave./Holly, CO/81047
Office: ..........................(719) 537-6551 SCOTT CITY COOP
E. First St./Scott City, KS/67871
Office: ..........................(620)872-5823 GOLDEN RULE, INC
1100 W. Hwy 50/Syracuse, KS/67878
Office: ..........................(620)384-7421 KLYSTEUBER
Plymell Road/13060 S. Rd 20/67846
Office: ..........................(620) 276-0850
OTHER SERVICES
PIVOT INSURANCE
2729 W. Oklahoma/Ulysses, KS/67880
Pivot Ins: ......................Cordy Rosales Pivot Ins: ..............Whitney Berglund Toll Free: ......................(800) 254-5497 Office: ..........................(620) 353-1111 1004 W. La Lande Ave./Sublette, KS/67877
Pivot Ins: ....................Kandi Hoeffner Office: ..........................(620) 675-8330
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