In 2017 Linamar, a company best known as an auto parts manufacturer, purchased Winnipeg-based header and swather manufacturer MacDon. It followed that up by bringing implement brand Salford into its fold in 2022. In late December the company announced it is now adding Saskatchewan-based air drill manufacturer Bourgault into its family of shortline ag equipment brands.
Bourgault becomes third shortliner acquired by Linamar since 2017
Leadership say they want to double the business of the maker of Highline equipment and Freeform Plastics
Expensive new equipment or older/cheaper: Which makes more sense?
Higher cost of newer equipment can pay off, but only if there's a benefit
In late 1978 I bought a new Ford 4×4 pickup truck. The sticker price was under $10,000 and my job at the time was paying me around $25,000 a year. That meant the truck, at about a third of my annual income, was pretty affordable. Using the Bank of Canada’s inflation calculator, that truck would […] Read more
VIDEO: Welding tips and equipment for the farm
Are you thinking about buying a new welder for the farm shop? If so, there’s a lot out there to chose from. Do you need an arc, MIG or TIG type to handle repairs and on-farm workshop projects? It’s actually possible to get all three types in one multi-process machine. Aside from having exactly the […] Read more
Claas adds to its tractor offerings
New Xerion and Arion models tailored to the Canadian market
Germany-based Claas has been making moves in recent years to expand the global reach and product line it offers farmers in several countries. But July was a unique first for the brand as it launched a new tractor line in North America, making that the first major launch of new models outside Europe for the […] Read more
Stellantis teams new aftermarket parts line with Mopar
The bproauto line is a new source for pickup truck and other vehicle parts
Any longtime Dodge enthusiast — or any automotive enthusiast, for that matter — will immediately recognize the Mopar name. Chrysler merged the words “MOtor” and “PARts” together in 1937 as a trade name for its line of antifreeze. In the 85 years since, Mopar came to be synonymous with high performance parts through the 1970s, […] Read more
Versatile developing autonomous tractors
Partnership with Mojow pushes tech advancements
At the 2022 Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Sask., a small startup company called Mojow Autonomous Solutions was demonstrating its evolving self-driving system, which was intended to work with production tractors and allow them to run without operators in the cab. It had a self-driving MFWD tractor running on a demonstration course using […] Read more
New Ranger Extreme Duty UTV model from Polaris
More power, payload and available premium features
This summer Polaris announced the introduction of a three-cylinder, 1,500 cc, Extreme Duty Ranger side-by-side that delivers what the brand claims is an industry-leading 110 horsepower, giving it 30 per cent more power, and at 105 foot-pounds, 50 per cent more torque than its nearest comparable competitor. “We spent over five years meeting with farmers, […] Read more
New big and small loaders from John Deere
Articulated loaders and compact tractor models added for 2024
John Deere recently introduced two new machine lines for model year 2024, both of which are designed to make material handling and other jobs around the farm easier. Between them, these machines can handle either big jobs or relatively small ones. And Deere describes both lines as “compact” machines, meaning they’ve packed a fair bit […] Read more
Kenworth ready to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks in 2024
New fuel cell power a joint effort between Toyota and Paccar
Electrification and alternative fuels figure prominently in most of the news coming from major automakers right now, including in light- and medium-duty trucks. And the heavy-duty truck manufacturing landscape is no exception either. All truck segments are now seeing major alternative fuel development projects and commercialization of electric drives, all the way from pickups to […] Read more
Getting under the skin of the 50 series Patriot sprayers
A closer look at the updated Case IH sprayers
In this second instalment of our sprayer technology series, we take a look at the latest Patriot models introduced by Case IH last year: the 50 series. “With the introduction of the Patriot 50 series, we took the opportunity to start with a clean sheet of paper,” says Mark Burns, application equipment marketing manager at […] Read more
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