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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[...]

Machinery & Shop, Machinery and Shop

A tractor manufacturer on the fast track

By Scott Garvey December 21, 2016

JCB’s chief innovation and growth officer Tim Burnhope was beaming as he stood on stage in a theatre at the company’s Rocester England World Headquarters. He was there to introduce JCB’s newest ag machines to members of the farm media invited there from most of the countries the brand sells into. The biggest news Burnhope[...]

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Rise of the ag-robots

By Scott Garvey December 6, 2016

The sight of Case IH’s 400-horsepower robotic Magnum tractor built without an operator’s station at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in August had show goers talking — and talking, and talking. There was a virtual non-stop crowd of onlookers around it from the time the show gates in Boone, Iowa, opened in the morning until[...]

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U of M hopes to expand machine safety training

By Scott Garvey March 15, 2017

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[...]

Machinery & Shop, Machinery and Shop

Understanding hydraulic systems

By Scott Garvey May 26, 2016

With so many large implements now demanding multiple oil flows from high-output hydraulic systems, every producer understands meeting those specifications will almost certainly require a tractor with a closed-centre hydraulic system. Less efficient, open-centre systems were once the industry standard. And there are still many new tractors on the market today that rely on them,[...]

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Bigger FWA models from Versatile

By Scott Garvey January 3, 2017

With Final Tier 4, we’re finding our fuel efficiency is rising dramatically,” said Andrew Winkels, Versatile’s front-wheel assist tractor project manager, as we walked around a new 360 tractor in the company’s Winnipeg assembly plant. A new, Tier 4 Final, 9 litre QSL Cummins diesel is at the heart of the brand’s two new models, the 335 and 360. On this day Versatile was[...]

Machinery & Shop, Machinery and Shop

Is it time for new tires?

By Scott Garvey November 26, 2015

Any producer who keeps the same tractor around the farm for several years will eventually need to decide when it’s time to replace the tires. Excessively worn drive tires can seriously affect a tractor’s performance and increase operating costs due to higher fuel consumption, because increased wheel slip caused by poor traction is wasted energy.[...]

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An Antarctic Massey Ferguson tractor for your farm

By Scott Garvey June 22, 2015

If the Massey Ferguson 5610 that made its way to the South Pole impressed you so much you want one for your own farm, AGCO’s newest marketing idea may be right up your alley. In late May, the brand sent out email notifications saying it is “proud to launch a Special Edition of the MF[...]

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Nokian ag tire sets world speed record

By Scott Garvey June 16, 2015

It’s almost impossible to watch TV these days and not see some advertisement for an automotive product — or the latest Hollywood movie — with sporty cars drifting sideways around corners at high speeds. Seeing an ag tractor do that, however, is unusual to say the least. But if you log onto Nokian Tyres’ website[...]

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Belarus tractors are back

By Scott Garvey June 8, 2015

The Minsk-built line of tractors offering low purchase prices and simple mechanical technology, formerly marketed in Canada as Belarus, is officially back. Their distributor claims the tractors still offer what it calls simple, durable and easy-to-repair designs. But this time the machines wear the MTZ brand name, not Belarus. “It’s the same manufacturer, for sure,”[...]

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We field-test the Case IH Maxxum with ActiveDrive

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Rise of the ag-robots

U of M hopes to expand machine safety training

Understanding hydraulic systems

Bigger FWA models from Versatile

Is it time for new tires?

An Antarctic Massey Ferguson tractor for your farm

Nokian ag tire sets world speed record

Belarus tractors are back

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