| A. O. Smith Electrical Products
Company displayed a representation of the company’s Farm Rated®
motors for farm equipment and agricultural uses at this year’s EASA
Convention in Washington, D.C.
The company offers an extensive line of A. O. Smith and
Century® Farm Rated motors for virtually every farm and agri business
application.
Fan and ventilation motors are one component of A. O. Smith’s Farm
Rated® product line. Applications include centrifugal fans and blowers,
barn coolers, livestock and poultry house coolers, and aeration fans.
These air-moving motors are available from ¼ through 30 horsepower.
Another core component of the Farm Rated line is the company’s instant
reverse motors. Designed in ½, ¾, and one horsepower, these
motors provide dependable power for reversing feeders, door openers, gates
and machine tools.
Heavy-duty applications are no exception to A. O. Smith’s Farm Rated
motor capabilities. High-torque and extra-high -torque motors provide
the extra start-up power needed for vacuum pumps, compressors, stock feeding
conveyors, barn cleaners, silo unloaders, and other heavy-duty farm applications.
Crop dryer applications are also included in the Farm Rated line of motors.
Available in single or three-phase, open drip-proof or totally enclosed,
these motors range from 5 through 14 horsepower. A. O. Smith/Century crop
dryer motors were designed for tubeaxial or vaneaxial direct-drive dryers.
Available from 1/3 through 1-1/2 horsepower, A. O. Smith/Century auger
drive motors feature manual overloads for safety and high starting torque.
Equipped with “N” flange mounting brackets, these auger motors
are suited for direct-drive poultry and swine auger feeding systems.
Milk pump farm motors manufactured by A. O. Smith have stainless steel
shafts and weatherproof features for wash-down capabilities. These motors
for milk transfer pumps are available in ½, ¾, and one horsepower.
The company also produces Zero Milk Tank motors for direct replacement
on Zero Milk Tanks.
Motors for grain stirring represent another component of the Farm Rated
line. Featuring manual overload protectors and oversized ball bearings,
these motors are moisture resistant for safety and longevity.
A.O. Smith/Century® farm duty motors have ball bearings lubricated
with low temperature grease and are equipped with high starting torque
for use in harsh conditions. Typical applications include fans and blowers,
feed lot conveyors, liquid manure spreaders, unloaders, compressors, and
storage bin conveyors. The company’s line of Farm Rated® motors
includes direct OEM replacement pivotal irrigation motors.
A. O. Smith Electrical Products Company, based in Tipp City, Ohio, is
A. O. Smith Corporation’s largest operating unit, with 2003 sales
of $825 million. It manufactures a comprehensive line of fractional horsepower
A/C and D/C, hermetic, and integral horsepower electric motors used in
a wide array of consumer, commercial, and industrial products.
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