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Crops, Machinery

Railways to appeal federal order on train braking

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A ministerial order requiring railways to apply handbrakes on trains stopped on mountain grades is the subject of an appeal by Canada’s big two railways. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) said Friday it will appeal the Feb. 8 order, which federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau issued following the Feb. 4 fatal crash of a grain train […] Read more
The two 18-volt batteries in this chain saw give it the same power as a 32cc gas model and will last about as long as a tank of fuel.
Machinery

Gas or electric?

18-volt batteries give electric chainsaws more power

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Nearly every farm workshop, especially those on livestock or mixed farms, has a chain saw tucked away on a shelf, and it may only get used when there is a tree down on a pasture fence. If so, that dust-covered saw will probably not be willing to start easily when needed, especially if it’s been […] Read more
Grainews test-drove the Maxxum in the field to evaluate the new 
ActiveDrive transmission features.
Machinery

We field-test the Case IH Maxxum with ActiveDrive

Clutch-less transmission offers auto shift features as well

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When Case IH held a media event in Arizona in January, Grainews had a chance to get behind the wheel of tractors from three of the brand’s lines. One of them was the Maxxum. It was our second chance to drive a Maxxum with the ActiveDrive semi-powershift transmission. We first drove one in Iowa ahead […] Read more
We put Can Am’s newest Defender XT HD10 model to a winter workout in our latest equipment practical test.
Machinery

Reviewing the newest Can-Am Defender UTV

We spend a few weeks of winter testing Can-Am’s newest UTV

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Three years ago Grainews gathered several side-by-side UTVs together for a full review and comparison. Included in that group was the Can-Am Defender from BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products). Our panel of judges were impressed with that model back then and rated it highly. So this year when Can-Am asked us if we’d like to have […] Read more
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Livestock, Machinery

FCC offers up new Starter Loans

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“Preferential” loan rates are available to young farmers or agribusinesspeople planning start-ups through a new Farm Credit Canada lending program. Lawrence MacAulay, addressing the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting Wednesday in Ottawa when he was still federal minister of agriculture, unveiled the federal ag lending agency’s new Starter Loan Program. The program, according to […] Read more
Grainews had a chance to operate this 75A Farmall on Case IH’s 
Arizona test field.
Machinery

Taking one of the newest Farmall tractors for a drive

Grainews takes a close look at the new A Series tractors from Case IH

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The utility and compact utility tractor segments (roughly the 50 to 125 horsepower range) are the most densely populated tractor ranges on the market. Several tractor-only brands along with all the major brands have their largest number of offerings in that group. So there is a lot for a potential buyer to choose from. To […] Read more
VIDEO: Kirovets K-744 tractor turns heads
Machinery

VIDEO: Kirovets K-744 tractor turns heads

Less-complicated tech approach aims to offer more value

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Amongst the many machinery offerings on display at Manitoba Ag Days last month, the MTZ-Kirovets K-744, a Mercedes-Benz powered, 435 hp tractor seemed to get its fair share of attention from attendees. In this video, Arie Prilik, vice president of MTZ Equipment, takes Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey on a walk-around of the K-744 to […] Read more
We test-drove this 2018 Freightliner Cascadia to get a feel for what a new truck tractor offers in comfort and conveniences.
Machinery

Evaluating used heavy trucks: Part 4

Is it worth the money to make the jump to a brand new truck?

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In the first three parts of this series we looked at what’s available in the used truck market, and we used three specific trucks to demonstrate what your buying power gets you in the low, mid, and higher price ranges. The low-end truck had a price tag of just under $20,000, while the upper-end model […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Baltic Dry Index near 2-1/2-year lows

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The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped sharply over the past two months, as declining global demand for commodities — especially from China — weighed on the economic indicator. The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, provides an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials by sea, including grain. The BDI […] Read more
Kubota has just introduced its second generation M7 tractor series, the M7-2.
Machinery

Kubota updates its flagship M7 tractor line

The M7-2 models debut new features in North America

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It’s been a poorly kept secret during the past year that Kubota was about to introduce an updated version of its most powerful tractor Series, the M7s, in North America. In fact, the brand showed a newer M7-2 at the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany in 2017. Now, however, the updated tractor line has finally […] Read more

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