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A good winter-ready checklist for farm vehicles

Time spent preparing vehicles for winter will reduce risk of damage and save time come spring

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It’s that time again. The days are shorter, black clouds loom overhead, snow is in the air, the mornings are brisk, and harvest is done — but is your farm equipment ready for winter? A good pre-winter checkup will help prevent downtime regardless of whether it is a piece of equipment or truck that you […] Read more
Salford introduced its 945 bushel AC4000L air cart in Regina in June. It can be configured to work with both dry and liquid fertilizer.
Machinery

New air cart has liquid N option

Salford’s AC4000 Series air carts can be ordered with both dry and liquid fertilizer systems

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Applying liquid rather than granular nitrogen in the spring has become a pretty popular choice among western Canadian growers. For most, though, that has meant adding another cart equipped with a liquid tank to an already long train of equipment behind the tractor in order to make a seeding pass. Now, however, growers can get a single […] Read more
Mitas PneuTrac tires are currently undergoing field trials in Europe. The company expects them to be market ready by late 2017.
Machinery

Unique PneuTrac agricultural tire ready within two years

Mitas' new tire technology goes into field trials ahead of upcoming launch

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Mitas’ revolutionary PneuTrac concept ag tire was first shown to the world at the last Agritechnica farm machinery show in Germany in 2013. Now the company says it is ready to put the tire into field trials, and it expects to have the PneuTrac market ready by the end of 2017. The PneuTrac uses a […] Read more
Excessively worn tires will increase wheel slip, which wastes fuel.
Machinery

Is it time for new tires?

Performance of worn tires will depend on field conditions

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Any producer who keeps the same tractor around the farm for several years will eventually need to decide when it’s time to replace the tires. Excessively worn drive tires can seriously affect a tractor’s performance and increase operating costs due to higher fuel consumption, because increased wheel slip caused by poor traction is wasted energy. […] Read more
The Mitas AirCell allows for quick changes to tire inflation pressure and mounts on standard ag tire rims without special tools.
Machinery

Mitas AirCell can pump you up

Refinement to on-board ag tire inflation 
system speeds up pressure changes

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One of the high-end features offered on AGCO’s Fendt-brand tractors is VarioGrip, which lets the operator adjust tire pressure right from the cab via the VarioTerminal. That provides some significant benefits. When the tractor drives through a gate and into a field, it’s possible to air down the tires for maximum traction and minimum soil […] Read more
JCB demonstrated how the new 4000 Series Fastrac can do double duty with a mounted sprayer kit.
Machinery, News

PHOTOS: Photo Gallery: Walking the aisles at Agritechnica

Grainews was at the world's largest farm machinery expo in Hanover, Germany

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It’s a little difficult to compare the Agritechnica farm machinery expo to the kinds of regional shows most Western Canadian farmers are familiar with. Aside from the sheer scale of the event which featured over 2,900 exhibitors this year, Agritechnica is in a league of its own and runs every second November in Hanover Germany. […] Read more
For 2016, the S Series combines will have a greater shoe capacity and a new shoe drive system.
Machinery

John Deere S Series combines get tuned up

More capacity for John Deere's 2016 lineup of S Series combines

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John Deere first introduced its S Series combine for model year 2012. “Since then,” said Kevin Ripple, product manager, “we’ve continued to provide additional innovations.” The 2016 models don’t offer major changes, but there are several updates. One of those is greater shoe capacity and a new shoe drive system. Making the sieve longer (a […] Read more
Case IH’s 140 Series combines have been upgraded with most of the features of the higher-powered 240 Series combines.
Machinery

Case IH upgrades its 140 Series combines

240 Series combine features trickle down to the 140 line

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Case IH has made some major changes to its 140 Series combines for 2016. “Most of the innovative features that customers have come to love on the 240,” said Case’s North American combine marketing manager Cy Werda, “we’ve been able to bring them down to the 140 series, except for the CVT drives.” Tom Dean, […] Read more
John Deere’s 5085E and 5100E four-cylinder tractors get more improvements to make them better suited to loader operations.
Machinery

Deere utility tractors get more updates

The green brand tweaks its 5 Series tractors again

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With utility tractor sales in North America being one of the bright spots in the current new equipment market, John Deere’s 5 Series tractors are poised to become even more competitive. The brand rejigged its 5085E and 5100E tractors — with 85 and 100 engine horsepower, respectively — making them a little more operator friendly. […] Read more
New Holland introduces its new CX8 Series straw walker combines to appeal specifically to the Western Canadian and Northern U.S. Plains small-grains growers.
Machinery

New Holland debuts new Prairie combines

New small-grains rotary and conventional combines are built for the Western Canadian market

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Major-brand manufacturers don’t often debut new machines at Canadian farm shows. But New Holland has chosen to introduce new combines at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina a couple of times now, which, according to executives, is an indication of how much attention they are paying to the small-grains harvesting market unique to Western Canada and […] Read more

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