Used prices slip for some machines

For anyone in the market for a used skid steer or truck tractor, now might be a good time to head to an auction sale.
 As the spring auction season ramps up, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (RB) just released its “Market Trends Report for Used Equipment and Trucks” for the first quarter of 2024 — and[...]

B.C. company to offer hybrid conversions for farm trucks

There’s an old saying that everything old is new again. When it comes to automotive and machinery design today, that seems to be true in spades. Diesel-electric equipment has been in use for decades, but until recently, that system had largely fallen out of favour with many equipment manufacturers, including heavy truck builders. “It’s weird,”[...]


New Ranger Extreme Duty UTV model from Polaris

This summer Polaris announced the introduction of a three-cylinder, 1,500 cc, Extreme Duty Ranger side-by-side that delivers what the brand claims is an industry-leading 110 horsepower, giving it 30 per cent more power, and at 105 foot-pounds, 50 per cent more torque than its nearest comparable competitor. “We spent over five years meeting with farmers,[...]