For producers who want to expand the on-farm capabilities of their ATV or UTV, Can Am thinks it has the perfect solution: tracks. Not too long ago the brand introduced its “four season” Apache 360 and longer-track version the 360LT line of all-season track modules, which will work on its Outlander ATVs and Defender UTV. […] Read more
Tracks improve Defender winter performance
Two track systems can extend use of Can Am UTVs and ATVs in snow
AGCO doubles Fendt dealerships
AGCO operations ramp up North American focus on Fendt
If it feels like you’ve been hearing the Fendt name more than usual lately, you’re probably right. Of the four major brands acquired by AGCO since it was formed, Deutz-Allis (which was discontinued), Massey Ferguson, Challenger, and Fendt, AGCO is beginning to put more of its marketing eggs in the Fendt basket here in North […] Read more
Audi AI: TRAIL Quattro takes a new path
Concept off-road vehicle relies on voltage power
The Jeep is by any measure the granddaddy of off-road vehicles. But Audi’s new AI:TRAIL Quattro makes that venerable four-wheel drive look pretty last century. Or is it that the AI;TRAIL Quattro looks like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie whose time hasn’t yet really arrived? But the AI:TRAIL is here now, albeit as […] Read more
New apps and Smart Sprayer could reduce input costs
Plant identification key to scouting and sprayer boom control
At the 2019 Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan, Xarvio, a start-up division of chemical giant BASF, had some digital technology to show producers. “We’re showing several things here at the show,” said Warren Bills, Xarvio’s commercialization and partnerships lead. “One is an app called Xarvio Scouting, and it uses image recognition to […] Read more
Inspect newly purchased machines thoroughly
Poor-quality work put this “new-to-us” truck at serious risk of fire
When a used, new-to-you vehicle or machine arrives on the farm, it’s worth putting on your coveralls and giving it another more thorough inspection than it likely received at the auction sale or dealer’s lot when it was purchased. Doing exactly that saved this heavy truck from what would have been an inevitable fire. And […] Read more
Winter reading for International Harvester enthusiasts
The family behind the IH brand? Or a book for IH Cub tractor owners?
We’ve come across two books that International Harvester enthusiasts might want to make time to read during this cold winter season. Founding family history This summer we read through The International Harvester Company: A History of the Founding Families and Their Machines, written by Chaim M. Rosenberg and published by McFarland. This isn’t the typical machinery […] Read more
Farewell from our machinery editor
After 14 years on the job, Scott Garvey says goodbye to Grainews
About 14 years ago I started contributing to Grainews, by creating workshop articles. Before long I was asked to include a wider variety of machinery-related contributions to my to-do list. That included covering what was new and exciting in the farm machinery world. Since then I’ve written about dozens of new machines and attended their […] Read more
Reviewing Can-Am’s newest Defender models
We put the capabilities of the Defender Max and Pro HD10s to the test
Nearly every prairie farm has at least one ATV or UTV kicking around the farmyard. And the odds are that machine or pair of them gets used more than any other piece of equipment in the farm fleet. Can-Am, a division of Quebec-based BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products), has recognized that a growing chunk of the […] Read more
Dot Technology Corp. opens R&D centre in Alberta
Subsidiary firm, Dot Intelligence Inc., established in Edmonton
With the first season of commercial use of Dot autonomous machine use now coming to an end, Dot Technology Corp., a division of SeedMaster, is continuing its R&D efforts to advance the automation used in its Dot autonomous implement carrier, the A-U1. To do that, it’s opening a subsidiary firm called Dot Intelligence Inc., which will […] Read more
Michelin introduces the FloatXBib
New increased flexion tire for SP floaters
As the size and top speed of both towed and self-propelled farm equipment grows, the demands placed on tires become ever more extreme. And manufacturers have been struggling to offer tires that meet those demands. Tires must carry heavier loads and travel much faster on roads than previous generations. “Often times on machines today, they’re […] Read more