I tend to find if a producer has dealt with more drought, they’d rather have a flood, and vice versa — but how you adjust your equipment to deal with the conditions is in your hands.
How non-stop rain affects your farm equipment
Be careful what you wish for in those dry years
The problem with diesel exhaust fluid: Prairie winters
Ranchers can’t afford to give the loader a three- to five-day vacation every January
Diesel exhaust fluid is required in new machines to address engine emissions, but here on the Prairies, Mother Nature steps in to enforce the law of unintended consequences.
Remember risks as well as rewards in new equipment
Investing in a new model means you’re among the first to discover its hiccups
Bringing new equipment onto a farm can be an exciting and productive change to the way the farm operates. Having the latest in horsepower, capacity and technology can make the farm more efficient and easier to run. If one has the luxury to pay for it, it can be an obvious choice to order the […] Read more
Local sales in ag equipment buck national market trends
Evidence at Crop Production Show suggests demand beyond the data
Even on a largely underperforming harvest outcome, optimism was still present in the majority of the crowd at this year’s Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. It seemed fitting to have the two largest pieces of equipment at the show a couple of booths down from each other. Capacity, horsepower and efficiency have been the focal […] Read more
Power requirements in the modern tractor cab
Charging ports off an aftermarket inverter draw about 20 watts per device
With modern technology comes modern problems. As more technology is integrated into seeding equipment, more devices require a power source — and in some operations, this may exceed the output of the 12-volt tractor system. The technology in modern seeding equipment has changed from the days of the on/off and up/down switch of early drills. […] Read more
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