Fields across the Midwest are drying down with the approaching harvest time. The high humidity of summer is evaporating into the arid, autumn season as lush green crops turn brittle and crisp.
The 30-gallon tank provides enough high-expansion foam to cover a combine six times.
The high-expansion foam used for the combine fire suppression kit is the same Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) used by fire departments.
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Fixed nozzles installed within the combine coat areas that are hard to reach with high-expansion foam.
Fires on other equipment or burning debris in the field can be extinguished with the 50-foot-long manual fire hose, included on all models of the combine fire suppression kit.
Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.
Kristen Sindelar
Agriculture Reporter
