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Although the most-used delivery method is, according
to Weber, via an ATV and Side by Side, there are
different frames available, including a special pickup
frame built by Ag Business & Crop for mounting the
sampler on the rear of a truck and it folds for transport.
As a farmer and consultant, Weber highlights the
importance of timely support, parts, and service: “We
know the industry and understand the client’s needs.
We listen to their needs and work with them to answer
questions and remove barriers.”
Felix noted one trend he is seeing is that “After
purchasing their first Wintex, the customer’s question
switches from price to model. The technology works so
well that we have some clients with over 10 Wintex soil
samplers.”
For some clients, their first model is the Wintex 1000
which samples to a depth of 10-12 inches. They will
often add a model with a hydraulic hammer that allows
for sampling in hard soils, and to extend sampling
season to sampling through frost.
Wintex Agro distributes samplers worldwide and
its latest upgrade is to the internationally standard
CAN Bus controller electrical hub that simplifies and
centralizes control of the Wintex from a single monitor.
Said Weber, “It has helped improve the electrical
system and has simplified things for the operator.”
He summed up the Wintex technology’s ability to
provide the operator with time savings and consistent
and comparable soil samples: “It’s the confidence of
the data knowing that the soil samples are the same
depth every time.”
“Plus, there’s less fatigue on the person doing the soil
sampling as the hydraulic Wintex allows the operator
to perform the job from a driver’s seat.”
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“THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS SO WELL
THAT WE HAVE SOME CLIENTS WITH
OVER 10 WINTEX SOIL SAMPLERS.”
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