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Equipment, Machinery

New compact tractors from Massey Ferguson

Five new models range from 24 up to 57.3 horsepower

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Who would argue that having a compact loader tractor around the yard to help load or unload small but heavy equipment wouldn’t be useful? Those jobs like lifting an air compressor into the back of a pickup to head out to a field repair or even unloading and precisely placing fluid totes in the farm […] Read more
AGCO has introduced an updated line of four MT800 tractors that top out at 673 horsepower.
Equipment, Machinery

AGCO updates the MT800 Challenger tractors

Tracked Challengers an updated Fendt alternative

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Last December, AGCO gave its Challenger dealers a bit of a Christmas present. It announced an updated line of MT800 Challenger tracked tractors that mirror its Fendt 1100 MT series brothers. The four new Challenger models, with 511, 564, 618 and 673 horsepower ratings, match the Fendts’ power outputs exactly. A spec sheet comparison between […] Read more
Uncertainty dominates this year’s farm equipment show schedule
Equipment, Machinery

Uncertainty dominates this year’s farm equipment show schedule

Many in-person events expected to cancel, while some still plan to go ahead

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In January, the Sioux Falls Farm Show in South Dakota went ahead with its annual in-person farm machinery show. In a press release, the organizers said it expected 18,000 visitors to come to the event this year to wander past the 320 exhibits. That despite published statistics showing South Dakota — at that time — […] Read more
Kinze’s 24-row 4905 True Speed planter is shown above. The True Speed system allows corn and soybean farmers to plant at speeds up to 12 miles per hour without compromising singulation or seed spacing.
Equipment, Machinery

Kinze offers two high-speed planters for 2021 growing season

No compromises on seed singulation and placement with high speeds

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Kinze Manufacturing will be releasing two high-speed planter models in time for the 2021 planting season — the 24-row 4905 True Speed planter and, because it is ready ahead of schedule, a 16-row configuration as well. “The 16-row configuration was originally planned for 2022, but testing went so well, we’re pleased that we are able […] Read more
DeltaCut shares (shovels) are now available for Lemken’s Karat 9 cultivator, which can work at depths as shallow as 1.5 inches (five centimetres).
Equipment, Machinery

New DeltaCut shares available for Lemken’s Karat 9

Shares allow for tillage as shallow as 1.5 inches

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Germany-based Lemken introduced its Karat 9 cultivator to Canada several years ago, and last November it announced Canadian farmers would be able to expand the Karat 9’s range of tillage capabilities with the new 35-centimetre (13.7-inch) wide DeltaCut Shares (or shovels, if you prefer). The DeltaCut shares are designed to allow for tillage operations as […] Read more
The TireGrabber is designed to attach to any front-end loader or skid steer.
Equipment, Machinery

TireGrabber adds “Reversible” model

Tire-handling tool introduced with expanded size capabilities

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In 2018, Grainews met up with Darcy Goossen, an Alberta producer, at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. Goossen was then in the early stages of introducing his new invention, the TireGrabber, to the ag market. And it was clear then that it could be used in construction and other industrial settings as well. The […] Read more
Horsch has introduced the fourth generation of its Joker high-speed compact disc. It will be available for the 2021 season.
Equipment, Machinery

Updated implements from Summers Manufacturing and Horsch

New vertical tillage and high-speed compact discs hit the market

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Summers Manufacturing of North Dakata has introduced a new version of its Supercoulter vertical tillage tool, the Supercoulter Samurai, which it says was designed in response to customer feedback. It’s based on the same vertical tillage design but moves more dirt than the original Supercoulter. It’s designed for both spring and fall residue management, light […] Read more
The CCS option features a 50-bushel central fill seed delivery system.
Equipment, Machinery

John Deere 1745 planter offers versatility for corn and soybean producers

It’s compatible with older tractors and ideal for no-till farming, smaller or odd-shaped fields and narrow transport

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Bigger isn’t necessarily best when it comes to choosing the right planter. For corn and soybean growers looking for a split-row configuration, planter-applied fertilizer capability and narrow transport, John Deere’s 1745 MaxEmerge 5 Planter, may fit the bill. “The 1745 is an economical planter in a split-row configuration that’s capable of planting soybeans on 15-inch (38 […] Read more
With an overall implement weight of roughly 50,000 pounds, the HP Torsion Harrows are capable of a range of light tillage functions.
Equipment, Machinery

Brandt introduces the HP Torsion Harrow series

Working widths are designed for large-scale growers

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Producers looking for a light tillage implement capable of helping them manage residue and prepare seedbeds or even more aggressive field work, now have one more option to chose from. Brandt has introduced its HP Torsion Harrow series, which is designed for large-scale producers who want something that is capable of leaving a range of […] Read more
Lemken introduces iQblue connect retrofit kit to enable smart implement control on certain tillage implements.
Equipment, Machinery, News

Lemken introduces iQblue connect retrofit kit

New implement control system due in October

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Although ploughing isn’t nearly as popular in Western Canada as in Europe, for example, there are still a few ploughing matches in various parts of the country where people compete to demonstrate their ability to create perfectly straight furrows. However, the need for that level of operator skill is fast becoming old school. GPS has […] Read more

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