concave of a combine

Aftermarket concave wins Innovation Award

Sunnybrook Welding introduces CR Tri-Frame concave for NH combine

Sunnybrook Welding’s new CR Tri-Frame concave design slashes change-out time by at least half, claims Gerald Foster, the company’s president and CEO. The key, he says, is the modular design. “So instead of replacing the whole frame, we have a segmented underlay to the concave that bolts in, in three different pieces,” Foster explains. “And […] Read more

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Talks fold on contracts for CN mechanics, clerical staff

About 4,800 unionized mechanics, clerical workers, excavator operators and truck drivers at Canadian National Railway (CN) will go into the new year without new contracts. Unifor, whose locals have five collective agreements with Montreal-based CN, announced Thursday it’s been “unable to reach a new tentative collective agreement” in negotiations with CN since mid-September. The company […] Read more


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CN overshoots 2013-14 grain handling revenue cap

The Western Grains Research Foundation will get a $4.98 million gift this season from Canadian National Railway, but not out of holiday spirit per se. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Thursday ruled CN, during the 2013-14 crop year, exceeded its maximum allowable revenue from Prairie grain handling by $4,981,915, above its previously set “entitlement” of […] Read more

John Deere tractor

Grainews surveys used tractor values

We take a look at auction prices for two of John Deere’s popular tractor models: 9630 and 4440

Whether you’re in the mood to sell or buy, it pays to keep an eye on used machinery values. To help our readers do that, we’re starting a new feature in Grainews: our What’s it worth? Segment. We’ll regularly pick a couple of machines and survey auction sale results to help you track market values. […] Read more



John Deere tillage equipment

JD introduces 2730 Combination Ripper

New tillage tool from John Deere does multiple tillage functions in one pass

There seems to be no stopping the recent resurgence in popularity of tillage. Granted, in many regions of North America passion for tillage really never did fade. But today’s best-selling implements represent an evolution in design that addresses many of the problems caused by older cultivation equipment. That implement evolution has been driven, in part, […] Read more


a bearing race and housing diagram

How to deal with a loose bearing race

Here’s a mechanic’s tip on how to make a loose bearing race fit snuggly into a housing

Whenever a bearing is replaced, the rule of thumb is replace the race it rides in as well. That ensures the new bearing will last a long time because it will wear properly as it turns in the mated surface provided by a new, matching race. Bearing races are designed to have a friction fit […] Read more

Deere chain Cervus buys two Alta. dealerships

Two John Deere farm equipment dealerships in southern Alberta are set to become part of Deere dealer chain Cervus Equipment. Cervus announced Wednesday it’s bought the assets of Deer-Country Equipment, which owns and operates Deere dealerships at Vulcan and High River. The deal “represents a strategic opportunity for Cervus to expand our western Canadian presence […] Read more


vertical tilling equipment aiding in seeding a crop

Vertical seeding

A vertical tillage implement may make an ideal seeder for winter 
wheat when conditions are tough — and when they’re good

Fields in much of Southern Saskatchewan still saturated late into October posed a problem for anyone trying to seed winter wheat. Equipment manufacturer Salford thinks one of its implements, a vertical tillage tool, provides the ideal solution to exactly that problem. But not in the way you might expect. Jim Boak, sales manager for Salford […] Read more

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Poultry, captive bird movements now limited in southern B.C.

Movements of birds, poultry products and poultry farm equipment are under new restrictions in the area where five poultry farms in British Columbia have been quarantined with avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday announced a new “primary control zone” in the entire southern half of B.C. south of Highway 16, split in […] Read more