Last June at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina, Bourgault debuted its new, wider, 86-foot 3320 PHD drill with an improved floatation feature that included 800/65R32 tires mounted on a steerable front axle and dual 16.5×16.1 tires at the rear. For those farmers who took the time to give it a once over, many had […] Read more
Bourgault updates its seeding line
A new 7000 Series air cart and a floatation option for 3320 PHD and 3710 ICD drills are among the new features announced
Eaton’s LifeSense predicts hose failure
A new product from Eaton can provide real-time information on the condition and remaining service life of a machine’s hydraulic hoses
How many trips have you made to town just to get a hydraulic hose repaired? How many hours have your machines sat idle in the field while you did that? And what do you think all of that cost your operation? Engineers at Eaton just introduced new technology they believe can go a long way […] Read more
Auger Hog fits into tight spaces
Solving a problem on the farm led to an innovative auger hopper design
The need to solve a problem on his farm led Gary Schreiner of Saskatoon to come up with his own design for an auger hopper. “I had hopper bottoms (bins) that sank, so I wanted something that was adjustable so you could get underneath them and right up to the bottom of them,” he explains. […] Read more
Electric tailgate control for trucks
Tired of leaning over a running auger and getting a face full of dust to open and close the grain chute on a truck endgate? If so, Lakeshore Manufacturing has the answer. That small Saskatchewan company builds the Chute Max, which will convert the grain gate on the back of your truck to electric control. […] Read more
Weighing in
Loading grain trucks often involves a little guesswork. Experienced farmers can usually make a pretty good guess when estimating load weights. But even the best occasionally get it wrong, and a guess is never 100 per cent accurate. Putting on the biggest possible load minimizes the number of trips to the terminal, which is important […] Read more
Not all safety glasses are the same
There are different varieties of shop safety glasses available. Use eye protection that matches the optical quality and level of protection you need for each job
I can remember stumbling into the local medical clinic unable to see out of one eye because I had relied on my regular eye glasses to protect me from flying debris when using a powered mitre saw. Fortunately, some anaesthetic eye drops to kill the pain and a few days rest put me back in […] Read moreHouston Seed Saver minimizes header losses
When Bill Houston set up the exhibit for his invention, the Houston Seed Saver, at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, he chose to display a couple of telling photos. One picture showed the top of a combine feeder house covered with chaff. The caption claimed the accumulation reached that level after only six hours of […] Read more
Speed King’s Seed Box Tote designed for planter filling
As many Western farmers consider adding a planter to their equipment fleet, Regina-based Tri Star Farm Services, a short-line retailer, has seen a need to introduce a seed tender to the market that is designed specifically for filling planters and small air seeder carts. Speed King’s Seed Box Tote mounted on a tandem-axle trailer can […] Read more
Monosem planters move into the Western Canadian market
Kansas City-based Monosem thinks its NG Plus custom planters can offer canola growers a seeding advantage
The main advantages to using a planter to plant canola would be improved depth control and consistency (even seed spacing),” says Brian Sieker, territory sales manager for Monosem, a planter manufacturer. “With consistent depth you get even emergence. And your plants aren’t competing with each other.” By being able to provide consistent seed depth, singulation […] Read moreHow to replace a brake line
We crawl under an old grain truck to correct a bad repair and properly install a new flexible brake line
This shop class instalment is proof there is some truth in the old expression, “If you want something done right, you’ll have to do it yourself.” That old adage is the reason we’re crawling under this 1960 Chevy grain truck to repair a previous repair. The truck suffered from brake problems last season, so it […] Read more