Introduction of the newest updated 9S models completes the move from the various model number designations tractors have held, into the more simply-designated S Series lines.
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Massey Ferguson 9S tractors begin arriving in Canada this spring
Agco begins initial deliveries to 9S Series tractor buyers
Lawsuit filed against Ford over F-150 transmission
Claims of failure involving the 10-speed 10R80 are now the subject of a class action lawsuit
In April a Canadian class action suit was filed in Vancouver against Ford over claims of transmission failures involving the 10R80 10-speed system in F-150s made since the 2017 production year.
An innovative flop: Remembering the Ford 6000 tractor
How the cutting-edge tractor and its failure-prone transmission became a marketing nightmare for the brand
The tractors were available with either a 223-cubic inch gasoline or a 242-cubic inch diesel engine — but a groundbreaking innovation for its time, the Select-O-Speed powershift transmission behind those engines, turned out to be the tractors’ early downfall.
Kenworth to limit availability of manual transmissions
Emissions limits require the brand to impose auto transmissions on most buyers
Back in the day, truck drivers were often referred to as gear jammers, because they would have to manually shift their way through 10, 13, 15 or more gears. That moniker seems to have faded into history, and one reason may account for that more than any other: industry figures estimate 90 to 95 per […] Read more
Bobcat introduces utility-class tractors
Brand stretches its horsepower range with 66- and 74-hp models
This summer Bobcat added three new tractor models to its lineup. It had been offering compact and sub-compact models, but it’s now made a foray into the higher-horsepower utility category with the UT6000 Series. “We entered into production and started shipping in July,” Bobcat’s product specialist Jonathan Widmer says. “They’re new — three different models. […] Read more
Hydrostatic-powershift transmission among latest from JCB
JCB shows three different on-farm handling machines with model updates
In recent years there have been a few machines introduced to the market that aim to take jobs away from the typical loader tractor. And England-based JCB has been providing farmers with some of them. This year the brand showed three different machines at the Commodity Classic farm show in Houston in February carrying the […] Read more
Case IH updates its Magnum tractor line
Expect more horsepower and digital technology for the 2025 model year
At the Commodity Classic farm show in Houston in February, Case IH unveiled its new 2025 model year Magnum tractor line. And in keeping with the industry trend of horsepower creep-up, these tractors, too, see a few more ponies stabled under their hoods. “The 380 and the 400 both get five additional horsepower,” says Morgan […] Read more
Canada’s mink farms brace for COVID
Producers have had time to increase biosecurity efforts at the farm level
Canada’s 40 mink farms are operating under heightened biosecurity requirements after reports of COVID-19 jumping from humans to mink in Europe. Alan Herscovici, an industry spokesperson who operates the website Truthaboutfur.com, said early reports out of Denmark and other European countries gave Canadian producers some time to prepare. “These farms have always had a certain […] Read more
Dutch to cull mink at farms hit by COVID-19 outbreak
Order follows mink-to-human virus transmissions
Amsterdam | Reuters — The Dutch government on Wednesday ordered mink culled at nine farms where animals have been infected with the coronavirus, fearing they could form a reservoir of disease infecting humans after the country’s current outbreak has passed. “Clearing the infected farms is in the interest of both human health and animal health,” […] Read more
Mink infected two humans with COVID-19, Dutch government says
Amsterdam | Reuters — Mink with the coronavirus have infected two people in the Netherlands in what are probably the first such cases of transmission during the epidemic, government and health authorities said on Monday. Mink carrying the virus were found on four of the 155 farms in the country where they are bred for […] Read more
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