It seems the people at General Motors are a happy bunch these days. I suppose they should be. 2015 was good to them. The company is on its way to setting a record in net sales for this fiscal year. A big jump in the number of Silverados driving off dealer lots helped make that […] Read more
Day it forward
John Deere debuts new EZ Ballast
A quick-attach system allows five second ballast adjustments on 7R tractors
John Deere took home a Silver Innovation award at Agritechnica this year for its newest idea in tractor ballasting, intended to make getting the right amount of weight on each axle a much simpler job. Attaching and removing wheel weights is so difficult, no one really bothers touching them once they’re bolted on. But there […] Read more
Zetor teams with Pininfarina
Any automotive enthusiast worth his salt will instantly recognize the name Pininfarina, the famous Italian design studio whose artistic vision has helped create many classic car bodies. A lot of them have graced the world’s premiere auto shows. This year, however, one of their designs is being worn by a tractor and featured at Germany’s […] Read more
Where do you get your information?
Many years ago I stopped listening to talk radio, those channels that invite people to call in by the dozens and express their opinions on some topic or another. I didn’t stop listening because I don’t want to hear other opinions on important things. It’s just that I’d rather hear informed opinions, and there are […] Read more
Comparison shopping for late model tractors
We review a sample of late-model 300 to 400 hp tractors for performance and pricing
This year a lot of buyers have chosen to take advantage of the current good selection of cheaper, used, pre-emissions tractors rather than buying new machines. With so much activity in the used equipment market, Grainews decided to take a look at a few of the choices out there for late-model machines. So, we went […] Read more
Kuhn debuts high-speed bale wrapper
The SW 4014 offers non-stop field travel and can wrap square or round bales
Engineers at Kuhn must be busy clearing wall space in their offices to hang all the awards the company’s new SW 4014 bale wrapper has picked up lately. When the company displayed it at Germany’s Agritechnica in November it raked in a Silver Innovation award. Earlier in the year it won an AE50 award here […] Read more
Case IH introduces the True-Tandem 375
New disc harrow lets farmers configure the implement to meet their needs
For those who want to continue to use — or return to using — tillage in their operation, Case IH has just introduced a new tandem disc model, the True-Tandem 375, which gives growers another tillage tool to consider when shopping for an implement. Despite the fact there is certainly a lot to choose from […] Read more
AGCO introduces the SF6830
A new, high-speed, vertical tillage implement for the Sunflower brand
In August, AGCO introduced a new vertical tillage tool into its Sunflower line of implements. The SF6830 model is one of a number of recent additions to the brand. Designed for high-speed field finishing, the SF6830 includes four types of ground engaging features in one vertical tillage implement. The front row on an SF6830 Series […] Read more
Lemken stretches the Heliodor
The compact disc now available in a 52-foot working width
Lemken reps were proud to display the latest version of the Heliodor high-speed, compact disc at Canada’s Farm Progress Show last June. The company has now increased the maximum working width of the Heliodor from 40 to 52 feet, which company reps say is a direct result of feedback from Canadian broad-acre farmers who have high-horsepower […] Read more
Fly away
At the Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon this past summer I had a chance to take a look at some UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), or drones as they’re also referred to. Company cameraman Bruce Sergeant and I got to get our hands on a quadcopter and saw what kinds of aerial photography opportunities […] Read more
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