New Holland has beefed up its line of front-end loaders this year with the introduction of the LA Series. With 13 different models in all, these loaders are designed to fit all the brand’s tractors in the T5 through T8 Series. Aside from strengthening the overall loader design and including arm profiles up to 80 millimetres in width, the LA models use a more efficient hydraulic system that generates less heat, which includes […] Read more
New loaders from the CNH brands
Range of sizes available for both NH and Case IH tractors
Autonomous tractors go into field trials
Case IH puts robotic tractors into farmers’ hands for “real-world” testing
Ever since its introduction in 2016 of the autonomous Magnum concept tractor at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa, Case IH has been showing the machine all around the world. In the process, brand staff say, they’ve been talking with farmers and customers about how the technology could be best used. Now Case IH reveals […] Read more
New Holland joins the autonomous field trials
Back in 2016, at the same show Case IH unveiled its autonomous Magnum, New Holland held a similar press event pulling the wraps off its version of an autonomous tractor, the NHDrive T7. The idea, according to the brand was to ”illustrate possible row crop applications” with that model, which unlike the Magnum included an […] Read more
New Holland debuts the FR920 Forage Cruiser
New Holland’s new forage harvester uses FPT’s new 20-litre diesel engine
Big power has always been a requirement for forage harvesters, and New Holland’s newest self-propelled model, the FR920 Forage Cruiser, gets its horses from a new 20-litre diesel engine called the V20. It’s built by sister company FPT (Fiat Powertrain), which supplies all the engines for NH and Case IH equipment. It’s called the V20 […] Read more
Gentlemen, start your engines
This year, according to Environment Canada, Edmonton has set a record for the longest continuous stretch of days with the temperature falling below freezing, almost 170 of them. And this week the forecast calls for more snow and winter-like weather there. Most of the country has seen these crazy low temperatures for months on end, […] Read more
Faster road speed with tracks
Camso’s smart track technology makes road travel more efficient
One of the criticisms of rubber-belt track systems has been their rapid wear rate from on-road travel. Now Camso, one of the industry’s major track systems manufacturers, has introduced a new feature designed to minimize that problem and permit higher road speeds at the same time. The brand’s smart track technology adds a digital component to monitor track system temperatures. Smart track technology relies on embedded sensors placed within the rubber tracks that monitor heat and […] Read more
New loaders and skid steers from JD
John Deere offers more models with features suited for on-farm duties
Earlier this year, John Deere added a new pay loader to its construction equipment line, the 344L. But this one was also designed to appeal to farmers as much as contractors, according to the brand. And it offers what Deere describes as “industry exclusive features.” Just what are those features? The most obvious difference on […] Read more
New Holland introduces the C237
Another model in NH’s track loader lineup
New Holland’s Doran Herritt, product marketing manager for construction equipment, says customer feedback was behind the February introduction of the brand’s newest compact track loader, the C237. “Our customers told us that while the C238 will fit their needs for lifting and carrying, they didn’t need all the horsepower to complete their tasks,” he said […] Read more
Väderstad widens its planter line
Tempo L series now includes an 18-row version
Väderstad has been increased the working widths of its Tempo L planter line to accommodate North American market demand. Now, it has added to the 12- and 16-row units currently available with the new Tempo L 18, 18-row model, which begins production in June. It can be configured to row spacing as narrow as 20 […] Read more
Competing with a big dog
Last year I test-drove a couple of new Steigers at a Case IH media event in Iowa. The brand was officially pulling the wraps off of the newest versions of their high-horsepower machines, which use a CVT transmission. That was just a few weeks ahead of their official public debut. And we machinery editors had […] Read more
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