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In early 2020, Mack introduced the medium-duty Class 6 and 7 MD truck series.
Equipment, Features, Machinery & Shop

New players enter the light- and medium-duty truck segment

International and Mack move back into familiar territory

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Over the past few decades, many truck manufacturers have retreated from the broad range of models they offered to specialize in specific segments of the market. However, recently, some brands have been expanding their offerings once again and returning to segments they had previously abandoned. Among those going down that path are International (under Navistar […] Read more
Machinery & Shop, News

New 6000 series straw-walker combines from CLAAS

The redesign offers higher capacity and improved straw quality

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German ag equipment manufacturer Claas has been steadily growing its presence in Canada and the United States for several years now. The yellow paint scheme once used on its combines sold here was the result of a joint marketing partnership between Claas and Caterpillar. However, the companies parted ways a long time ago, and Claas […] Read more
Versatile introduced the three-model Nemesis tractor line to the public in 2019.
Equipment, Machinery & Shop

How to design a tractor, part 1

A unique look at the development process behind Versatile’s Nemesis

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Last year, in the pages of Grainews, we informed you about the 2019 launch of Versatile’s new Nemesis tractor line, which are also built as the Kubota M8s. And you probably saw similar announcements of the tractors’ introductions in other publications, but what no one else has done is given you a behind-the-scenes look at […] Read more
For X series combines, 12-, 16- and 18-row CF folding corn heads are available and 12-row heads are available for S series combines.
Equipment, Machinery & Shop

New combine header line from John Deere

Updated header options for X, S and T series combines

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Ever since the initial introduction of the S series models, John Deere engineers have been offering buyers additional ability to spec out green combines to better suit either corn and beans or small grains crops. And this year, Deere has gone another step further with the introduction of a completely new group of headers tailored […] Read more
“Inutitu” digital system from Nokian Heavy Tyres of Finland allows data from sensors in ag tires to relay real-time data to a smartphone app.
Machinery & Shop, Machinery and Shop

Now it’s “smart” tires?

Nokian Heavy Tyres adds digital tech to its Intuitu tractor tires

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With the dashboards on modern pickup trucks displaying real-time tire inflation pressures, we’re used to the idea of getting that kind of data in a vehicle. But Nokian Heavy Tyres of Finland has taken that idea one step further with its Intuitu system, calling it the “first step towards digital, real-time tire management.” Rather than […] Read more
Chevrolet’s 2020 Corvette Stingray could be described as a supercar for the masses.
Machinery & Shop

Corvette goes mid-engine

Toyapalooza: The iconic model gets a supercar design makeover

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Ever dream of owning one of those classic mid-engine supercars like a Ferrari or Lamborghini? Typically cars of that ilk have a price point that means the closest most of us could ever come to owning one is having a poster image of it on the wall in the workshop. GM, however, has just created […] Read more
Machinery & Shop

Versatile offers more warranty

The brand introduces a three-year, 3,000-hour warranty on all 2020 tractors

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There is probably nothing more frustrating for farmers than buying a new machine, only to have it sitting dead in the field with a breakdown a few days or weeks after it starts work. Unfortunately, though, it’s something many have experienced. In recent years, almost all brands have ramped up quality control at the manufacturing […] Read more
John Deere has added real-time nutrient analysis for 
liquid manure to the HarvestLab 3000.
Machinery & Shop

John Deere adds to HarvestLab 3000

Real-time manure nutrient-sensing feature added

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One of the most difficult things for producers who use liquid manure to aid in field fertility is determining what level of nutrients is actually being applied. John Deere’s HarvestLab 3000 can now provide a real-time analysis of applied manure and allow operators to even out application rates. Deere introduced the HarvestLab 3000 back in […] Read more
Machinery & Shop

Kuhn introduces the MM 890 Merge Maxx

Hay merger combines swaths for up to 30 feet of effective cutting width

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In September, implement equipment manufacturer Kuhn introduced the MM 890 Merge Maxx hay merger. It allows producers to combine swaths and effectively bale or ensile the equivalent of a 30-foot cut all at once. Kuhn claims it’s the widest hay merger in the industry and can move hay left, right or in a 50-50 split. […] Read more

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