At the end of January, in honour of its 100th anniversary, Caterpillar announced the availability of limited-edition machines through select Cat dealers around the world, including here in Canada. The limited edition models feature a custom “Centennial Grey” paint scheme to recognize the original colour of Caterpillar’s first products. The models will also include special […] Read more
Special-edition Cats
OPINION: Living month to month in the tariff era
Just one day after implementing an across-the-board 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports, U.S. president Donald Trump has changed his mind.
Is this $120 welder worth the money?
Reviewing the Mastercraft Extreme-80 120-volt arc welder from Canadian Tire
A quick online search will show there are more than a few cheap welders out there; most, of course, originate in Asia. Some claim to have some reasonably good features. But even at a low cost, are they worth the money? Is it worth it to take a chance on a no-name, low-cost model? A […] Read more
New 2,500-bushel grain cart from Unverferth
The new unit offers more capacity and sophisticated data gathering via new digital features
Unverferth has just introduced the new model 2520 grain cart, which pushes at the upper capacity limits of its cart line with a 2,500-bushel load rating. It’s the biggest cart the brand has ever built. Getting grain out of the cart won’t take more than about two and a half minutes with the cart’s pivoting […] Read more
Fendt ErgoSteer brings joystick steering control to tractors
A retrofit option offers a second type of steering input for operators
A few years ago, Agco’s Fendt brand replaced the steering wheel on its Ideal combines with a joystick control. In 2024 it introduced a retrofit kit that can bring joystick steering control to Fendt tractors, too. That system just won Agco an AE50 award for its design. “It’s 100 per cent retrofittable,” says Daniel Smith, […] Read more
SDF to build low-horsepower tractors under Massey brand
Agco and SDF partner to expand MF tractor offerings up to 85 horsepower
Agco announced Wednesday that it and Italy-based SDF (Same-Deutz-Fahr) have signed a supply agreement. SDF will build a low-horsepower range of utility tractors for Agco’s Massey Ferguson brand.
Don’t forget year-end grain handling equipment maintenance
Clean up any grain spills and check leg and auger bearings for excessive wear
Many growers will be hauling grain to local terminals over the winter, which means they’ll be in and out of the bin yard many times — making it a good time for off-season inspections on their grain handling equipment. While it’s easy to remember to pull the big machines into the shop for that, don’t […] Read more
New hay tools come west from Claas
Volto tedders and Disco mower conditioners will be available for 2025
Early in 2024, Claas introduced its new Volto hay tedders and Disco mower conditioners to the European market. The company announced this fall it intends to make those implements available to North American producers in time for the 2025 season. There are two Volto models, the 1300 and 1500, which are available in T or […] Read more
White’s earliest four-wheel drive tractors
We look back at the Minneapolis-Moline A4T-1600 and Oliver 2655
As farms started to grow significantly in size through the late 1960s, equipment brands began to see a need to add new tractor models to the top end of their horsepower range. For some, that involved a few instances of so-called “badge engineering” — that is, short-term contracting with a competitor to build one of […] Read more
Would an autonomous tractor really fit your operation?
Sabanto is offering field trials of its autonomous conversion kit
Tech startup company Sabanto displayed an M5 Kubota tractor equipped with its autonomy conversion kit at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont. in September. But the company was willing to do more than just show off the modified tractor at its booth in order to introduce it to potential customers. The Chicago-area company was […] Read more
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