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Remi (left) and Murray Mosset pose beside their 4300.
Machinery

The International Harvester 4300

A company insider’s memories of introducing this unique machine to the Prairies

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In the late 1950s the farm tractor horsepower race was really starting to heat up. International Harvester had just introduced its New World of Power machines — a line up of new, modern, high speed tractors moving away from the old fashioned, the-heavier-the-better concept into more efficient engines, hydraulics and transmissions. At the same time, […] Read more
Under the hood, the 4300 used a 13.4 litre diesel that delivered 204 horsepower to the drawbar.
Machinery

PHOTOS: A look back at the IH 4300 tractor

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In the late 1950s the farm tractor horsepower race was really starting to heat up. International Harvester had just introduced its New World of Power machines — a line up of new, modern, high speed tractors moving away from the old fashioned, the-heavier-the-better concept into more efficient engines, hydraulics and transmissions. At the same time, […] Read more
First unveiled to the public in Iowa in August, Versatile has introduced two new 
FWA tractors that boost horsepower up to 360.
Machinery

PHOTOS: Bigger FWA models from Versatile

The Winnipeg brand bumps its rigid-frame models up to 360 horsepower

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With Final Tier 4, we’re finding our fuel efficiency is rising dramatically,” said Andrew Winkels, Versatile’s front-wheel assist tractor project manager, as we walked around a new 360 tractor in the company’s Winnipeg assembly plant. A new, Tier 4 Final, 9 litre QSL Cummins diesel is at the heart of the brand’s two new models, the 335 and 360. On this day Versatile was […] Read more
With up to 335 rated engine horsepower under the hood, JCB thinks their Fastrac is now an ideal choice as a primary field tractor for many western Canadian farmers.
Machinery

A tractor manufacturer on the fast track

JCB re-engineers the Fastrac 8000 Series

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JCB’s chief innovation and growth officer Tim Burnhope was beaming as he stood on stage in a theatre at the company’s Rocester England World Headquarters. He was there to introduce JCB’s newest ag machines to members of the farm media invited there from most of the countries the brand sells into. The biggest news Burnhope […] Read more
A pivot point in the opener arm allows the packer wheel to settle into the proper position in the seed trench, even when making turns in the field. 

Machinery

Furrow-finding packer tire

SeedMaster offers an optional pivoting opener arm

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Getting good seed-to-soil contact is critical in ensuring a high germination rate when seeding. On most air drills with independent row openers, the job of ensuring that contact happens falls to the trailing packer wheel. But there are some conditions which can cause a fixed packer wheel to run slightly off the seed row, such […] Read more
Operating on their own, autonomous tractors are getting set to take the ag equipment market by storm.
Machinery, News

Rise of the ag-robots

Two major brands will soon be ready to introduce autonomous tractors

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The sight of Case IH’s 400-horsepower robotic Magnum tractor built without an operator’s station at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in August had show goers talking — and talking, and talking. There was a virtual non-stop crowd of onlookers around it from the time the show gates in Boone, Iowa, opened in the morning until […] Read more
The model 3420 centre-folding TransFold drill design from Bourgault is now available in a smaller 80-foot working width.
Machinery

Bourgault offers smaller TransFold drill

An 80-foot, centre-folding model joins the 100-foot version introduced in 2015

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This is what we call the little brother to the 100-foot we released last year,” said Rob Fagnou, marketing specialist at Bourgault, as he stood beside the brand’s new 80-foot, centre-folding 3420 paralink hoe drill during Canada’s Farm Progress Show in June. “The demand for the 80-foot was strong with this type of folding system […] Read more
“Tuneable” distribution towers are a key feature made possible by adopting the new XeedSystem flow monitoring system.
Machinery

XeedSystem and “tuneable” towers improve distribution

New features even out product delivery on SeedMaster Nova cart bulk metering system

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Walking through the SeedMaster R&D shop, company president Norbert Beaujot stops beside a group of distribution towers that includes one of his company’s along with some competing models currently on the market. He explains the testing work company engineers have done on them to determine how well they distribute product to openers. “The thing we […] Read more
Norbert Beaujot, president of SeedMaster, explains a test procedure inside the company’s R&D shop.
Machinery

A look behind the scenes

Grainews was invited into the SeedMaster R&D shop

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The seeding equipment industry saw a flood of innovations come to market in recent years when farm commodity prices were hitting all-time highs. But this season, many brand exhibits at ag shows seemed pretty tame compared to what was on display two or three years ago. Some companies had a few new features to show, […] Read more

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