Archive Article: 1999/11/19

19 November 1999

Fed up with cleaning straw, chaff and dust out of tractor radiators? Help is at hand in the shape of the variable pitch Cleanfix fan from German firm Hagele. Its conventional-looking blades can swivel on their axes to reverse the airflow and blow the muck back out. A small pneumatic cylinder powered by 12V compressor does the work, holding the blades in the blow-out position for a preset amount of time. The unit can be button-operated or set to reverse its blades automatically every 15-30 minutes. Hagele claims the unit will fit most tractors, combines and other engine-on machinery.