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An Australian native, the Chamberlain C6100 saw production in that country between 1970 and 1976.
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Chamberlain C6100 is a native Aussie

Australian tractor builder Chamberlain produced this model back in the 1970s

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You may never have heard of Chamberlain tractors. They were far from a household name here, because they, like kangaroos, are rarely found outside of Australia where they were built. So it was a treat to stumble across this one parked alongside the Oxley Highway in Mullaley, New South Wales, Australia this past August. The […] Read more
Three new DeltaTrack models from Versatile are available with a creeper gear that allows the tractors to pull as slowly as 1.52 km/h.
Machinery

New Versatile tractors: Big power at a slow pace


DeltaTrack models available with low-speed creeper gear

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With more and more farmers installing drain tiles across the Prairie, one equipment brand now sees a growing demand for high horsepower tractors that can move slowly and pull very hard to get jobs like that done. The computer control modules in some late-model, high-horsepower tractors derate engine horsepower when a very low gear is […] Read more
Case IH’s new Optum is designed 
for hay and forage operations. 
The styling on the Optum is a preview of new Case designs to come.
Machinery

New “multi-purpose” tractors

Case IH’s new Optum tractors are aimed at squarely at forage and hay growers

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Case IH has introduced a new two-model line of tractors designed to closely compliment its hay and forage equipment. The all-new, multipurpose Optum models are rated at 270 and 300 engine horsepower, giving them 240 and 270 on the PTO. The brand has tailored the specifications of these machines exactly to the needs of forage […] Read more
AGCO's X Edition
Machinery

AGCO’s limited X-Edition track tractor

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Call your dealer fast: AGCO is making a limited-edition production run of MT700E and MT800E Challenger X-Edition track tractors. It’s wrapping them in a custom paint job for the customer who wants to stand apart from the pack by adding some bling to his or her horsepower. “We’re only going to make 50 of these, […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. EPA launches probe into benefits of biofuels program

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Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s in-house investigators have launched a review of the environmental benefits stemming from the country’s decade-old program requiring the use of corn-based ethanol in gasoline. The investigation, to be conducted by the Inspector General for EPA, will examine whether the agency has complied with reporting requirements and […] Read more
Jason Knott printed a packer for the Technotill Seeding system.
Features, Machinery

Need an equipment part for your machine? Just print it

As the cost falls and the technology improves, 3D printing is becoming relevant to agriculture

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When you think of printers, farming isn’t the first thing that comes to mine. However, the ag industry is no stranger to creative thinking, and as 3D printing technology becomes more accessible, it is being used to make everything from machinery parts to demonstration models. Basically, 3D printing allows you to print a three-dimensional object rather […] Read more
Australia’s premiere farm equipment expo, Commonwealth Bank AgQuip showcases 64 acres of farm-related exhibits.
Machinery

AgQuip, one of Australia’s premiere farm machinery shows

The large outdoor equipment expo near Gunnedah, NSW, attracts visitors from across the country

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When the annual Commonwealth Bank AgQuip farm equipment show rolls around each August, the small city of Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia (where the event is held) gets inundated with visitors from virtually every region of the country, not to mention foreign visitors. In fact, the demand for hotel accommodations becomes far greater than what’s […] Read more
Machinery

PHOTOS: AgQuip farm equipment show in Australia

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AgQuip’s 64 acre outdoor site gets roughly 3,000 exhibitors and organizations jammed into it. An interesting mix of Australian-, European- and North American-built equipment and vehicles are on display which included three different brands of Canadian-built seeding equipment. The event has a strong attraction to urban residents, some of whom travel long distances to come and spend a day […] Read more

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