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FendtONE improves digital access

By Scott Garvey November 21, 2020

Among the key trends influencing machinery design across all brands today is operator comfort. As part of that, making digital control and access simpler and more intuitive has figured high for engineering priorities as well. AGCO’s Fendt brand has been working on those priorities too. The latest result of that effort is the introduction of[...]

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A case of many CASEs

By Scott Garvey November 21, 2018

Last October, machinery editor Scott Garvey took a drive out to Lavenham in southern Manitoba to see for himself one local farmer’s approach to farm machinery – a collection of twelve 90 Series CASE tractors. But these are only a part of a fleet of 26 tractors in total on Larry Rodgers’ farm that he[...]

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More news from rubber track maker Camso

By Scott Garvey November 29, 2019

Camso, a rubber track system and components manufacturer, is also an OEM supplier to a few major brands. It builds and provides the engineering for the track systems installed on tractors and other equipment right at the factory. But it also supplies aftermarket bolt-on track systems. This fall the brand had a few announcements to[...]

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JCB sets tractor speed record

By Scott Garvey September 30, 2019

In late June JCB grabbed the world record in Britain for the fastest land speed ever achieved in a farm tractor: 103.6 m.p.h. (166.7 km/h). BBC TV and racing personality Guy Martin (seen here) drove the tractor during the record setting attempt. A modified 7.2-litre, six-cylinder JCB DieselMax engine uprated to 1,000 horsepower moved the[...]

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Kubota officially launches its M8 tractor line

By Scott Garvey August 6, 2019

In March, Kubota announced it would be introducing a higher-horsepower line of tractors. That announcement, however, was pretty short on specifics. The company said it would reveal more at an official launch later in the year. That happened at the end of July. Kubota invited a group of dealers and members of the farm media[...]

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Introducing the new Nemesis tractor line

By Scott Garvey May 27, 2019

Where do we start talking about the new 175 to 210 horsepower tractor series just introduced by Versatile? Do we say these models expand Versatile’s full tractor line down into the mid-horsepower range, or do we first mention that that all indications are that these machines, dubbed the Nemesis Series, will also be available from your[...]

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NH’s Genesis T8 with PLM Intelligence

By Scott Garvey April 8, 2019

For several years now both Case IH and New Holland have both been owned by parent company CNH Industrial. While both brands have maintained their own independence to a large extent, a lot of the new technology introduced under one colour soon shows up in the other. That seems to be the case again this[...]

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Case IH debuts the AFS Connect Magnum tractor

By Scott Garvey March 19, 2019

Grouped together in a farm field in Maricopa, Arizona, a fleet of Magnum tractors sat outside some large white tents, which were set up to accommodate several weeks of Case IH dealer training days. The Magnums looked a lot the existing models from a distance, but that was an intentional ruse by the brand’s marketing[...]

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We field-test the Case IH Maxxum with ActiveDrive

By Scott Garvey March 7, 2019

When Case IH held a media event in Arizona in January, Grainews had a chance to get behind the wheel of tractors from three of the brand’s lines. One of them was the Maxxum. It was our second chance to drive a Maxxum with the ActiveDrive semi-powershift transmission. We first drove one in Iowa ahead[...]

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AGCO introduces the new MF 1700M Series tractors

By Scott Garvey October 25, 2018

Using the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, as the venue, AGCO introduced the Massey Ferguson 1700M Series compact tractors, which is made up of two models offering 36 and 60 horsepower. The larger tractor can be ordered with either a 12x12 power shuttle or electronically controlled three-range hydrostatic transmission. The smaller tractor is available[...]

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FendtONE improves digital access

A case of many CASEs

More news from rubber track maker Camso

JCB sets tractor speed record

Kubota officially launches its M8 tractor line

Introducing the new Nemesis tractor line

NH’s Genesis T8 with PLM Intelligence

Case IH debuts the AFS Connect Magnum tractor

We field-test the Case IH Maxxum with ActiveDrive

AGCO introduces the new MF 1700M Series tractors

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