In August, John Deere revealed its full 2015 model lineup to dealers and the media at a convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And in true Deere fashion, the official introduction show was a spectacle to behold. The company had a lot to show off. There was a long parade of new machines to see, but what […] Read more
John Deere 9R tractors get new features
Active Command Steering and HydraCushion Suspension among new options for Deere’s articulated tractors
More ponies under Kubota hoods
When North American Kubota dealers get together at the company convention later this month, they’ll be in for a treat. The brand will pull the wraps off a new line of higher-horsepower tractors called the M7 Series. Their introduction is designed to help dealers grab market share away from the major brands in the mid-horsepower […] Read more
Fendt 900 Series tractors offer updated features for 2014
AGCO included its German-built Fendt tractors in a product demonstration day in Minnesota
When AGCO invited members of the farm media to its Jackson, Minnesota, tractor and sprayer assembly plant to look at new equipment, it didn’t limit what was on display to only machines built in there. Management also wanted to show off the newest models in its German-built Fendt tractor line, including a 900 Series tractor […] Read more
McCormick debuts X7 tractors
Introduced at Germany’s Agritechnica last November, the first X7 Series tractors to arrive in North America were on display at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in June
Here in Canada, farmers didn’t hear a lot of news from McCormick during the past couple of years. But as it turns out, the brand that is part of Italian company ARGO’s stable had been quietly working on developing an entirely new series of mid-range, MFWD tractors with a wider range of options and broader […] Read more
Vertical tillage becomes vertical seeding
Are you thinking of buying a vertical tillage implement but wondering if you’ll get enough use out of it to justify the expense? What if it could double as your seed drill, would that change the equation? Jim Boak, sales manager at Salford Group, says his company has been doing field trials using a vertical […] Read more
Sunflower vertical tillage tools set to go high-tech
AGCO calls its 6631 Series vertical tillage tools “second generation of the second generation”
Vertical tillage implements have undergone an evolution, according to Larry Kuster, AGCO’s Sunflower brand marketing manager. They’ve changed to better deal with tough trash problems but still keep that ability to lift and mix soil and trash. Standing beside a Sunflower 6631 vertical tillage implement and talking to a group of farm journalists in a field outside […] Read more
Challenger MT500E Series tractors unveiled at Jackson, MN, factory
Take a look inside the updated, user-friendly cab interior
When it comes to model numbers on its line of Challenger tractors, AGCO has kept with the tradition originally used by Caterpillar when it owned the brand. Each updated version gets a higher letter designation behind the model number. So when it pulled the wraps off the newest incarnation of the mid-range MT500s in a […] Read more
Wet weather as tough on farm shows as on farmers
The weather this year has been as tough on farm machinery shows as it has been on farmers. Visitors to Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina in June needed to scurry for shelter several times because of intermittent heavy downpours and flashes of lightening. Other events through the summer received the same treatment from Mother […] Read more
Agco one-ups its tractor quality control capability
The company continues chasing its goal of becoming Number 1 in perceived product quality
In July, farm editors traveled to Jackson, Minnesota to get a look at the newest Agco products bound for dealers’ lots. With another 30,000 square feet just added to the plant, the manufacturing process has been subjected to yet another improvement on the assembly line. Among them are the addition of a lot more automated […] Read more
How to replace a clutch
We keep our ongoing restoration project moving forward by installing a new clutch in the old Jeep
Project CJ3A keeps inching toward completion. The chassis is now fully rebuilt and finally ready to accept the engine and transmission. But before we reinstall them, we need to inspect the clutch to make sure it’s in good condition. That means unbolting the transmission bell housing from the back of the engine. There is certainly […] Read more
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