Jeep restoration project

CJ3A Jeep project wraps up

The old Willys Jeep finally roared out of the workshop under its own power

It’s finished. On a weekend morning, my neighbour Corey and I jumped into Project CJ3A after spending some time tinkering with a cantankerous fuel pump and drove the Jeep out of the Grainews garage. Our test drive through a hay field that day was the first time the Jeep moved under its own power since […] Read more

Jeep restoration project

PHOTOS: Jeep CJ3A project: A quick timeline

If you’ve been following along in previous issues, you’ll know Project CJ3A has been the focus of our ongoing restoration of a civilian model, 1952 Willys Jeep. In previous issues we’ve shown you how we tackled a variety of the necessary repairs, while turning what was was a non-running vehicle into one that is now […] Read more


diesel fuel injector

Proper fuel handling keeps diesel clean, and farm machinery running

Dirty farm diesel fuel can cause serious trouble

Many farmers regularly update their equipment fleets to get their job done. But the farm fuel storage tanks where those new machines stop to refuel tend to stick around the farm for years. And old, outdated fuel storage systems can allow contaminants into the fuel that gets pumped into all that new equipment. With the […] Read more



farm equipment auction sale

Spring auctions for trucks, farm equipment start strong

What’s hot and what’s not in the first half of the spring auction season

After several years of robust sales of new equipment, the used equipment inventory across North America has grown a lot, because of all the trade ins and lease returns flowing back to dealers. Combine that fact with the current slowdown in demand for new machines, and many people in the equipment industry had been wondering […] Read more

utility vehicle

New Yamaha utility vehicle hits the market

The sporty Wolverine R-Spec side-by-side will be ready for the 2016 model year

If you like to add a little adventure to any trip out into the pasture to check cows, Yamaha may have the ideal side-by-side utility vehicle (UTV) for you. The company’s new Wolverine R-Spec joins their product lineup for the 2016 model year. “The all-new Wolverine will extend Yamaha’s side-by-side line into the recreation segment, […] Read more



Kinze planter system

Kinze’s Multi-Hybrid planter switches between two hybrid seed types

Farmers can now order a model 4990 Multi-Hybrid planter

This spring the first commercially produced Kinze model 4900 Multi-Hybrid planters will hit North American farm fields. The company announced last August that a limited number of planters with the ability to switch back and forth between two hybrid seed types would be available for the 2015 season. And a company rep says the firm […] Read more


John Deere tractor

John Deere 5M Series tractors get updates

John Deere utility tractors step up to meet new Tier 4 Final emissions requirements and get other updates

John Deere’s 5M Series tractors, 75 to 115 horsepower, offer the best of available features in the brand’s utility segment. And this year Deere upgraded their engines to make them Tier 4 Final emissions compliant. Like other manufacturers, Deere has used a couple of different engines emissions solutions in its tractors, based on engine size […] Read more

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Regulators clear path for Westeel takeover

Federal competition watchdogs have cleared the path for grain handling equipment maker Ag Growth International to close its deal for bin manufacturer Westeel. AGI announced it had completed its deal to buy its fellow Winnipeg-based manufacturing firm for $221.5 million on Wednesday — after announcing the Competition Bureau of Canada would allow the deal on which […] Read more