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Russell Wildfong’s on-farm manufacturing venture produces concaves and other combine parts he says can improve threshing performance.
Machinery

Turning combines into hot rods

Saskatchewan farmer builds redesigned combine parts with an eye on performance

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In the past few years most major equipment brands seem to have recognized the need to offer combines better suited to small grains harvesting, which makes them a bit different than the bulk of machines they build that are tailored to corn and beans growers. Even though new models have hit the market that better […] Read more
Large implements, like air drills, place very high hydraulic demands on a tractor. Only an efficient hydraulic system is up to the job of handling them.
Machinery

Understanding hydraulic systems

A look at the basics of open- and closed-centre systems

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With so many large implements now demanding multiple oil flows from high-output hydraulic systems, every producer understands meeting those specifications will almost certainly require a tractor with a closed-centre hydraulic system. Less efficient, open-centre systems were once the industry standard. And there are still many new tractors on the market today that rely on them, […] Read more
John Deere’s new small-frame G Series skid steer loaders offer new features and span the 51 to 65 horsepower range. 

Machinery

New skid steers from John Deere

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According to John Deere, its new, small-frame G Series skid steer loaders were “several years in the making and designed with customer feedback.” Introduced in early February, the one-tracked and four-wheeled models were built to appeal to customers in several different industry segments, including agriculture. The series includes three vertical lift and two radial lift […] Read more
Exhaust gases pass through a DOC before blending with DEF. They then pass through SCR catalysts and out the exhaust pipe.
Machinery

An exhaust emissions system that’s out of sight, out of mind

A look inside the workings of a new, compact "single can" SCR system

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When AGCO’s Massey Ferguson 5713SL won a Tractor of the Year award at Agritechnica last November, one of the features that impressed the judges and helped the tractor win was the new, compact SCR exhaust emissions system. The Donaldson Company, known to many farmers as a filter brand, is actually the manufacturer behind that particular […] Read more
A three-point hitch mounted version of the Tempo planter will be available for 2016.
Machinery

Two new Tempo planters

Swedish brand Vaderstad adds new models to its high-speed planter line

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With its purchase of Saskatchewan-based Seed Hawk a couple of years ago, Swedish implement manufacturer Vaderstad has made no secret of its intention to become a bigger player in the North American market. In November at Agritechnica in Germany the brand launched two additions to its line of Tempo high speed planters, which are capable of working […] Read more
AGCO just introduced its updated S9 Series Gleaner combines.
Machinery

AGCO updates its Gleaner combines

The S9 Series gets a host of improvements from cab to driveline

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Starting this year, the Gleaner combines rolling out of AGCO’s Hesston, Kansas, assembly plant will feature a broad range of upgrades that make them both more comfortable to drive and more efficient than their S8 predecessors. Since the brand introduced the S7 Tritura models back in 2010, S Series Gleaners have seen several updates. Now, […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

Six numbers in agriculture to make you stop and think

It isn’t as quiet as you might think on the home front. Yes, today’s farms seem stable, but the next evolutionary wave is gaining energy

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In 2009, total Canadian net farm income was $2.8 billion. Four years later, it was $10 billion more, with Statistics Canada’s saying a $5.6-billion rise in the total value of farm-owned inventories from the year before accounted for almost all of the increase in total net income in 2013 That inventory increase came from a […] Read more
Last fall, I broke 120-acres of pastureland with a Wishek disc. Going over recently tilled pastureland a second time with a Wishek disc could be considered an extreme sport.
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Reading the farm machinery classifieds

Toban Dyck is new to reading machinery classifieds, but now he’s hooked

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It may be a stage I’ll pass through on my way to becoming the farm’s big cheese, head honcho, big man on campus, but I have become quite focused on farm products and machinery. I scour the “agriculture” section of the classifieds more now than ever before (that bar is low, as I didn’t really […] Read more
Wheat & Chaff

Create safe play areas for kids

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This year, for Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is working towards “Keeping Kids Safe” as a part of the three-year theme of “Be An Ag Safe Family.” Part of keeping kids safe on the farm is creating, using, and maintaining a safe play area. Play teaches children co-operation. Play helps children […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

German regulator investigates possible tractor cartel

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Duesseldorf | Reuters –– Germany’s anti-trust regulator said Friday it was investigating a possible cartel of companies making agricultural machinery, particularly tractors. It did not name any targets of the probe. German agricultural trading group Baywa said the cartel office had searched its headquarters earlier this week on suspicion that some of its employees were […] Read more

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