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The 1482 pull-type combine
Machinery

The era of the pull-type combine: Part 2

A look at how the pull-type design evolved and production eventually ended

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In the first part of the pull-type combine story in the January 23, 2018, issue of Grainews we looked at some of the earliest commercial offerings. Now, we pick up the story from World War II until last production in 1991. The war created a serious shortage of farm manpower, which accelerated the demand for […] Read more
Spraying machine working on the green field
Crops, Features

Stopping sprayer clean out errors

Curb those embarrassing mistakes with 
tips from sprayer pro Tom Wolf

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When Tom Wolf told his audience at CropSphere in Saskatoon on January 9 that sprayer clean out errors can be embarrassing, the nervous laughter in the room made it clear that most farmers have made some sort sprayer mistake. And, as Wolf pointed out, making the crowd laugh again, those mistakes usually happens in the […] Read more
A bridge system from Agra-GPS allows 
Deere GreenStar GPS to function in several non-Deere machines.
Machinery

Bridging the digital gap

 Agra-GPS “bridge” kit makes Deere GPS compatible with other brands

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John Deere currently offers a pretty broad range of digital features for its equipment, and many Prairie growers are familiar with using the brand’s GPS and data management systems. But for those using mixed fleets, transferring the Deere technology to other machines and getting anything near the full range of available features hasn’t always been […] Read more
Pursuing alternative fuels
Machinery, News

Pursuing alternative fuels

New Holland continues development work for a world without diesel

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New Holland has been pursuing alternate fuel possibilities for more than a decade. In 2006 it became the first ag equipment brand to announce its engines were fully compatible with 100 per cent biodiesel. In 2009 it first showed the world its hydrogen powered NH2 concept tractor at the SIMA machinery show in Paris, France. […] Read more
The new 6R models get an improved CommandPRO joystick, which has a more ergonomic design and has 11 programmable buttons.
Machinery

John Deere adds to its tractor line again

Flagship 6250R model pushes horsepower to 250 in the 6R Series

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One of the announcements John Deere made at Germany’s Agritechnica machinery show in November was the introduction of two new models to its 6R tractor line. Although they were just being introduced to the European market at that time, expect to see them become available here in the not-to-distant future. The 230 horsepower 6230R and 250 […] Read more
This series of early Holt combine images was supplied courtesy of Caterpillar Inc.
Machinery

The era of pull-type combines: Part 1

Grainews looks back at the evolution of today's combine, from 1886 to 1991

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In the beginning the harvester thresher or combine as it came to be known was strictly “pull type” — and pulling was hard. It’s generally believed the Holt Company of Stockton, California, sold the first commercial combine in North America in 1886. It was a 14-foot cut, ground drive machine pulled by up to 14 […] Read more
The sign (written in German) above John Deere’s exhibit at Agritechnica in Germany in November reads, “More affordable, guaranteed.”
Machinery

John Deere offers performance guarantees in Europe

Maintenance agreements help owners in Europe stabilize machinery costs

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What do you think the average field size is in Western Europe,” Thomas Höglmeier, segment manager for John Deere, asked the group of North American journalists clustered around him. A moment later he answered his own question: “Two hectares (about five acres) is the average field size,” he said. Höglmeier was leading a media tour through […] Read more
This tire has been customized with Trelleborg’s new YourTire feature. Blunk, the company featured on this tire, is a German agricultural contracting firm.
Machinery

Trelleborg tires: Tracks, tech and tailor-made

Italy-based Trelleborg execs announced new tire products at Agritechnica

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The Italy-based Trelleborg may not be the first company Western Canadian farmers think of when it comes to tractor tires. However, Trelleborg’s subsidiary, Mitas (based in the Czech Republic), is a major tire supplier to John Deere, Case New Holland and AGCO and has opened two U.S. factories. Overall, Trelleborg bills itself as the “world […] Read more
John Deere’s new XUV 835 and XUV865 Gators won an AE50 award this year for outstanding engineering.
Machinery

John Deere Gators eat up engineering award

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Last December, the ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) awarded John Deere one of the coveted AE50 Awards for its new XUV835 and XUV865 Gators. Every year the ASABE hands out engineering awards to most innovative designs to appear in new ag equipment. The full list of AE50 award recipients is released along […] Read more
Is the new Syn Trac a perfect tractor? That was the design objective when the development project began.
Equipment, Machinery

PHOTOS: Syn Trac tractor makes its world debut

This Austrian company introduces what its founder believes is the perfectly designed tractor

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There were no shortage of uncommon equipment designs under the roofs of the nearly 30 massive buildings that housed the 2017 edition of Agritechnica in Germany in November, but none caught our eye as quickly as the revolutionary Syn Trac tractor. Standing beside the machine on display, Ana Putz, one of the company’s marketing staff and […] Read more

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