Combine cylinder reverser system

As a farmer, Richard Arnold, who describes himself as heading research and development and Arnold Innovations, turned his own observations about the difficulty of clearing plugged combine cylinders into a small business. Arnold Innovations now produces two hydraulically assisted cylinder-reversing wrenches to make that job easier. Richard and his son were promoting their products at[...]

Wider field cultivators from Unverferth

Unverferth Manufacturing has broadened the available working width range of its Perfecta field cultivators, which can now be ordered in sizes from four to 40 feet. The company claims the Perfecta models blend tillage, levelling and finishing actions into one implement. The new, wider sizes use a floating wing design that can rise up to[...]


Special edition machines in 2016

You may have noticed an apparent contradiction in the title of this page. We've put this article under the “Classic Machinery” heading, yet this feature is all about models that appeared in 2016. No. It isn’t a mistake. So, why did we do it? We’re taking a quick look over our shoulder at what “special,” limited[...]

Grainews needs you

Last year we kicked off the first-ever Grainews Machinery Challenge, which we ran in conjunction with the Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon. We focused our attention on UTVs and had a pretty broad selection of them to turn over to our judging team. That team, made up of editors from Grainews and our[...]


New fertilizer applicator from Summers

For those who want to incorporate fertilizer other than during seeding operations, North Dakota’s Summers Manufacturing has introduced a new machine to the marketplace to help accommodate that: The VT Flex applicator. It’s a fully customizable fertilizer applicator, according to the company, that will allow placement of up to three fertilizer mediums (dry, liquid and[...]

Apache sprayer updates

Indiana-based ET Works recently announced several new options and updates for its 2017 line of Apache sprayers. The Apaches’ standard spray booms will now feature quick-service, Banjo-style manifold fittings and Hypro nozzle bodies. Stainless steel boom plumbing will now be an option too. To support all that equipment, the brand’s 90- and 100-foot booms get[...]


Agrifac speeds things up

Dutch sprayer manufacturer Agrifac just added a new feature to its unique line of SP sprayers, the FastFoldPlus boom. This new system significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to fold and unfold the boom. Although exact times vary depending on the overall width, the company says a three-fold, 48 metre (157.5 foot) boom[...]

Bourgault introduces the Chembine

In late September Bourgault Industries’ Free Form Plastics division announced the market introduction of its Chembine chemical mixer. “The Chembine incorporates all the features of existing chemical mixers plus adds more user friendly features and several patent pending new designs,” reads the company’s news release. Among those new features is a newly designed knife block[...]


Industry expert says we're in a cycle

During his public presentation at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon in January, sprayer expert Tom Wolf, who is part of Agrimetrix Research & Training in Saskatchewan, provided a professional critique of today’s commercially available spraying equipment and on-farm practices. He told the audience about an early, low-cost sprayer his family put together on their farm[...]

U of M hopes to expand machine safety training

As a group of students were clustered around and under a tractor, another student in the cab looked out to try and see them. It was all part of the University of Manitoba’s first tractor safety training day. The point of the exercise was to show a class of ag students how many bind spots[...]