Machinery

A new 235 horsepower model available in hay and small grains configurations joins the company’s windrower lineup

Does anyone notice anything similar between these swathers and that combine?” asked James Petersen, senior marketing manager for windrowers, as he stood between a group of farm writers and a row of machines in a field near Columbus, Ohio. “The cab,” he explained. “The S Series combines introduced this cab in 2012.” Partly to save […] Read more

John Deere brings tracked combines to North America, 
and announces other updates to the S Series combine lineup

At the 2011 Agritechnica machinery show in Germany, John Deere introduced a track option for S Series combines sold in Europe. When Grainews asked back then if tracks would be made available here, Deere’s spokesperson said they eventually would, but the track system design would be different, because the company didn’t think the European-style track module met […] Read more

Soucy is an aftermarket manufacturer of tracks,” explains Martin VanSteenbergen, western territory manager for John Deere. “In Western Canada the four-wheel drive 9R is the tractor that is mostly used. So, we wanted to come up with designs for that tractor. After making tracks for the 8R Series, the 9R’s tracks are very, very similar. We have rigorously […] Read more

A new transmission option and higher top-end horsepower ratings 
are on the list of improvements to Deere’s biggest MFWD models


50 years ago, in 1963, John Deere introduced its first powershift transmission, bolting it into the now-classic 4020 tractor. At its dealer convention in Columbus, Ohio, the brand celebrated that anniversary by revealing its latest powershift design, the e23, which is now available on the new, five-model line of 7R tractors. The e23’s 23 forward […] Read more

This will be huge for us,” said a friend who is a salesman at a local John Deere dealership. We were talking about the all-new R4030 and R4038 sprayers Deere introduced at its product launch in Columbus in August. “They’ll sell out within a couple of days of starting to accept orders,” he added confidently. […] Read more

New Holland is stretching its T6 tractor line for 2014 with the addition of two new, four-cylinder models, the T6.140 and T6.160 offering 110 and 131 engine horsepower. The Engine Power Management system controlling the Interim Tier 4 emissions-compliant diesels gives a 33 horsepower rise under load, providing maximum 143 and 163 horsepower ratings respectively. […] Read more

As he begins describing the updated engineering built into the 560 Roll-Belt baler, New Holland’s crop packing equipment marketing manager Curtis Hoffman bends low and points out improvements to the redesigned pickup. “You’ll notice we’re running a five-bar premium pickup now,” he explains. “We’re the only company in the industry right now with a five-bar […] Read more

Grainews goes into the field with New Holland product reps to test run the company’s 2014 lineup of haying equipment

It’s that time of year again when major farm equipment manufacturers pull the wraps off new machinery models poised to join next year’s lineup. This summer, New Holland was first off the mark, holding a media event in Houston, Texas, to showcase products in its “Dairy and Livestock segment,” which means new hay and forage […] Read more

It’s (the ability to carry) load at the lowest possible pressure,” says Ken Allen, president of Firestone’s ag tire division, as he discusses the advantages of new IF (improved flexion) and VF (very high flexion) tire designs. “That’s the biggest consideration. Keeping in mind, at the same time, the genetics (of GM crops) and how […] Read more