Galileo Wheel’s Cupwheel inverted-sidewall skid steer, tractor and pivot tires are rebranded as Trackwheel, to emphasize performance similar to tracks.
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Galileo Wheel rebrands tires as Trackwheel
The unique inverted-sidewall Cupwheel tires offer track-like performance characteristics for ag equipment
Galileo Wheel introduces airless SkidCup skid steer tires
Improved traction and puncture-free performance with new tire design
In 2011, at Agritechnica in Germany, Galileo Wheel’s co-founder Avishay Novoplanski debuted a completely new ag tire design for tractors, called the CupWheel. It uses a unique concave sidewall, giving the tread surface a flatter, track-like contact with the ground, which the company says offers a 30 per cent increase in traction over regular tires. […] Read more
Cat introduces more ‘next generation’ skid-steer and compact track loaders
Eight new models offer 74- to 134-horsepower options
When it comes to skid steers and their tracked versions, known as compact track loaders, there are more than a few different brand choices on the market to pick from. Caterpillar has now made it clear the brand intends to remain a major player in that machine segment. “We are excited to launch the ‘next […] Read more
VIDEO: Garvey takes on Booker in equipment operator challenge
Bragging rights were on the line as Scott Garvey and Robin Booker take skills challenge at Ag in Motion
In an editorial meeting earlier this year, Western Producer editor Robin Booker challenged the Glacier FarmMedia editorial team to an equipment competition. Machinery editor Scott Garvey took him up on the challenge and the terms were made: bragging rights and a beer. The equipment? A skid steer and an excavator provided by the folks from […] Read more
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and dirt, and try before you buy with sprayers, tractors, skid steers and compact loaders.
Used prices slip for some machines
RB shows declines in truck tractor, skid steer prices
For anyone in the market for a used skid steer or truck tractor, now might be a good time to head to an auction sale. As the spring auction season ramps up, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (RB) just released its “Market Trends Report for Used Equipment and Trucks” for the first quarter of 2024 — and […] Read more
Limited edition skid steer from Case IH
175 special models celebrate 175th anniversary
Celebrating 175 years since Jerome Increase Case started his threshing machine company that would eventually morph into today’s Case IH and CASE Construction brands, the company is offering U.S. and Canadian customers a chance to own a special limited edition skid steer. Decked out in a special red paint scheme and available through the regular […] Read more
Kubota SSV 75 skid steer
Most farmers are no strangers to a skid steer loader. There are several makes and models popular with farmers on the market now, so we included Kubota’s largest model, the SSV 75, in our test group. We wanted to see how it stacks up not only to other skids steers but where it lands in […] Read more
B.C. pulls PST for farm telehandlers, skid steers
Qualifying farmers in British Columbia are now able to buy telehandlers, skid steers and polycarbonate greenhouse panels for farm use without paying the province’s seven per cent sales tax. The province on Thursday announced the additions, effective Feb. 17, to its list of goods, equipment and services for which eligible farmers are PST-exempt. Farmers wanting […] Read more
Pearce: Outdoor Farm Show hosts Kubota’s ‘triple play’
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is no stranger to ribbon cuttings and product launches, but not many companies open a new show-site facility and pull the wrapping off two new products all at once. Kubota Canada this year didn’t even wait for the official start of the Outdoor Farm Show, but did it all a day […] Read more
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