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.

Reading the farm machinery classifieds

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

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

"Big Roy" gets loaded up for the restoration trip to the Versatile plant in Winnipeg.

Rebuilding Big Roy

When restored, the prototype tractor will help Versatile celebrate its golden anniversary

In 1966 Versatile began producing tractors with the G100 and D100 models. That was 50 years ago, so 2016 is the year this brand gets to celebrate a golden anniversary. And it isn’t going to let that milestone pass unnoticed. As part of the celebrations, Versatile has arranged to bring home the most recognizable tractor […] Read more



We’re comparing New Holland’s T6030 and its contemporaries in this market review.

Utility tractor comparison shopping

We compare some buying choices for late-model,100-plus horsepower tractors

In our market review this time we’re focusing on late-model tractors just above the 100 horsepower mark, something ideal for livestock producers. We picked models that mate well with a front-end loader, are nimble enough to manoeuvre around livestock pens and still powerful enough to handle haying operations in the field. As usual we’re relying […] Read more


VIDEO: e-QuipTV: “Big Roy” 2, the restoration continues

VIDEO: e-QuipTV: “Big Roy” 2, the restoration continues

Soon-to-be-completed restoration will see the big Versatile returned to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin

Grainews returns to Versatile’s R&D shop in Winnipeg to check in on Big Roy’s progress, and we talk to Adam Reid, Versatile’s marketing manager, about what else the company has in store for its 50th anniversary celebrations. Video editing by Greg Berg.

1. A pair of models added some bling to McCormick’s X8 display during Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany.


New X8 tractors from McCormick

Italian manufacturer Argo adds larger tractors to its McCormick brand

Italian manufacturer Argo has been in the process of updating the models in its McCormick tractor brand for a few years now. Last year it brought the most recent addition to its line, the X7 Series, to North America, and executives promised there was more to come. At the Agritechnica machinery expo in Hanover Germany […] Read more


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German regulator investigates possible tractor cartel

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

The company won a Silver Innovation award for its quick-change ballasting system at Agritechnica 2015.

John Deere debuts new EZ Ballast

A quick-attach system allows five second ballast adjustments on 7R tractors

John Deere took home a Silver Innovation award at Agritechnica this year for its newest idea in tractor ballasting, intended to make getting the right amount of weight on each axle a much simpler job. Attaching and removing wheel weights is so difficult, no one really bothers touching them once they’re bolted on. But there […] Read more