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This workbench mockup demonstrates the wig-wag flashing effect. It uses a five-pin relay: the middle lights are connected in one circuit through the 87 pin on the relay, and the outside two are tied into the 87a pin to create the alternating flash.
Equipment, Features, Machinery

How to add warning lights

Putting lights on older implements adds to on-road visibility

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I can recall an incident driving back to the farm late one fall evening. There was something on the road ahead. I couldn’t quite make it out. On getting closer it was clear I was coming up fast on a tractor and round baler travelling in the same direction. The baler obscured the rear tractor […] Read more
The CrossCutter disc blade has an 11-cm wave to provide maximum soil contact and movement at very shallow working depths.
Equipment, Machinery

Vaderstad’s new tillage tool goes (very) shallow

The Carrier 925 can work effectively in depths from one to five centimetres

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At its manufacturing facility in Sweden, Vaderstad introduced its new Carrier 925 high-speed disc to members of the media in late May. It’s designed specifically for very shallow tillage applications. Unlike Vaderstad’s other Carrier models on the North American market, the Carrier 925 gets a third row of discs, instead of two. The extra row […] Read more
Agco has its sights set on being the market leader in technology and autonomy that can be retrofitted onto multiple machines from all OEMs.
Equipment, Machinery

How Agco is striving for tech dominance

Agco looks to dominate the precision farming landscape and deliver products in a new way

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Speaking to a group of ag and investment journalists in late June, Agco CEO Eric Hansotia said his aim is to take Agco to a dominant market position in precision farming offerings. In a meeting of senior management several months ago, the decision to pursue that goal was made, he says. Now the company is […] Read more
Shell Rotella is holding its fourth annual online SuperTractors competition, where farmers can nominate their tractor to win a prize and some widespread publicity for their favourite machine.
Equipment, Machinery

Shell’s SuperTractors competition is on again

Producers can enter their special tractor in an online competition

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Is your tractor — or one of them — something special? If so, you may be interested in entering it into Shell Rotella’s fourth annual SuperTractors competition. Entries are open from Sept. 16 to 26. “These farmers embody dedication, putting in countless hours to help provide for their communities across North America,” says Julie Wright, […] Read more
John Deere C Series air cart
Equipment, Machinery

VIDEO: John Deere rolling out new air carts for 2025

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John Deere is introducing the new C Series air carts for model year 2025. At Ag in Motion this past summer, Anthony Styczinski, Deere’s go-to-market manager for planters and seeders, talks with Scott Garvey, Glacier FarmMedia’s senior editor for machinery and equipment, about the new cart’s features.
Farm trucks may be required to report for safety inspections when encountering roadside commercial vehicle inspections by authorities.
Equipment, Features, Machinery, Trucks and UTVs

How to ace a roadside heavy truck inspection

Daily pre-trip inspections, knowledge and a good attitude are key

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Every farmer has dealt with the frustration of a machine breakdown during peak seasons that stops field work in its tracks. But how much more frustrating would it be to have the farm truck put out of service on the roadside for an unrepaired defect that won’t pass a random spot check by police? Every […] Read more
John Deere’s new XUV845 and 875 Gator models offer multiple trim levels and a number of updated features.
Equipment, Machinery, Trucks and UTVs

John Deere releases two new Gators

The XUV 845 and 875 made their public debut at the U.S. Farm Progress Show

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John Deere’s Gator line of UTVs is pretty popular with everyone from farmers to football stadium staff. To add to that popularity, this summer the green brand added two more “full-size” models to the Gator family: the 53-horsepower, 812-c.c. gasoline-powered XUV 845 and 23-h.p. XUV 875 with an 854-c.c. diesel engine. “We’ve just launched the […] Read more
agco ceo eric hansotia
Equipment, Machinery

Agco sees retrofit tech as best way to introduce autonomy

Recent disruptive technologies have seen growth start with aftermarket systems

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When auto-guidance appeared on the scene, grassroots demand from producers and aftermarket system suppliers was what pushed the technology forward. And as autonomy becomes the newest most disruptive technology in ag equipment, Agco’s senior vice-president and general manager for precision ag and digital, Seth Crawford, sees it becoming mainstream in the same way auto guidance […] Read more

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