This tractor was the centrepiece of Case IH’s display at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock last fall
This 1066 International was restored to such a high standard that it might have been mistaken for one of the current production tractors on display at Case IH’s stand at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont., last fall. Of course, it wasn’t, but it was a great example of what can be done to […] Read moreImpressive 1066 part of Case IH display
Award winning drill incorporates new technology
Some of the features on the Great Plains Centurion drill, which is designed for European fields, may find their way onto North American models
There are some really nice technological features on this machine,” said Daniel Rauchholz, president of Great Plains International, as he sat at a table inside the Great Plains display at Ag Connect Expo in Kansas City in January. He was discussing the features on the firm’s new Centurion small-grains drill. But the Downtown Convention Center […] Read moreHow to improve cell phone reception
Lets face it. Cell phone reception in most rural areas just isn’t very good. Standing in a farm field trying to complete a call with one bar or less of signal strength means you need to talk fast and hope the call doesn’t get dropped. But there is a way to improve that situation. Retailers […] Read more
Seed Hawk updates its website
The company has significantly expanded its online presence, providing a range of information for buyers and owners
It’s nothing new for a company to provide information about its products online, but Seed Hawk has decided to expand on that concept. Potential buyers can still find relatively detailed specifications for the company’s drills, air carts, openers and vertical tillage tools. And, of course, along with that there are the usual testimonials from owners […] Read moreGas- and plasma-cutting equipment contest
If you use any of Victor Technologies’ gas or plasma cutting equipment, you could get your picture into their 2014 corporate calendar and win some new tools in the process. Victor Tech. has just announced two contests as part of the celebrations of it’s 100th year as a company. Take a picture of yourself using […] Read more
Getting a boost
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000005195 StartFragment:0000000481 EndFragment:0000005179 Consider this: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was able to exchange tweets recently with Queen Elizabeth II from the International Space Station, but many Canadian farmers can’t make a cell phone call from their own farmyard. It doesn’t seem quite fair, does it? But according to manufacturers of cell phone signal […] Read more
Versatile’s MFWD tractors
260 to 310 horsepower models are the largest MFWD tractors ever to roll out the door at Versatile’s Clarence Avenue assembly plant
The time has come for a revolution,” reads the press release from Versatile announcing the introduction of three all-new, MFWD, row crop tractors. Versatile’s current MFWD tractor line can trace its lineage back to the origin of the Genesis models, which were first introduced in September of 1993 wearing Ford-New Holland blue. And although Genesis tractors have seen […] Read moreThe MF 4600 Series
When North Ameri-can Massey Ferg-uson dealers gathered for a convention in Kansas City in January, they were given their first look at the brand’s newest tractor line, the 4600 Series. A month later these models made their public debut at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky. The smaller of two completely new, utility-class […] Read more
In this issue of Machinery and Shop we take a look at new tractors
When this picture of a machinery dealer’s lot was taken in 1976, the technology and operator comfort level on the two larger Versatile tractors shown was about as good as it got. The farmers who drove them home got what was then high horsepower and an early version of a comfortable and safe cab. This […] Read more
AGCO expands its line of small square balers
The line of Hesston by Massey Ferguson small balers gets two new heavy-duty, high-density, three-twine models for 2013
Just the sight of a small square baler can still make some former farm boys break out in a cold sweat. Most of us spent more than a few hot summer days manhandling hundreds of small, square hay bales. It was hard work, and I’m sure we’re all pleased to see round balers now dominating […] Read moreCyber-Savvy Farmer
