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Operators of some air brake equipped farm trucks don't need class 3 drivers' licences or air brake endorsements to drive them. But are you and your employees properly trained in their operation?
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Driving a loaded grain truck

Are you really ready to safely operate your fully loaded farm truck?

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The horrific traffic collision that involved the Humboldt Broncos hockey team this spring has, among other things, sparked a debate around the safe operation of heavy trucks and the training of drivers. The truck involved in that incident belonged to a commercial carrier, not a farm. But across the Prairie provinces farmers enjoy some major […] Read more
New GM 4500HD and 5500HD trucks will begin production in 2018.
Machinery

GM to unveil “all-new” Class 4 and 5 trucks

GM set to debut its redesigned medium-duty Silverado trucks in March

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General Motors has chosen to introduce its newest medium duty trucks, the 4500HD and 5500HD models, at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 6. It’s calling them “all-new”. As you might expect, there’ll be Duramax diesels under the hoods mated to Allison automatic transmissions. There will be a variety of wheelbases available in both […] Read more
This Ford F-150 Platinum edition pickup was the subject of this year’s Grainews winter road test.
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Winter F-150 road test

Our cold-weather review of a Ford 2018 Platinum pickup

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Extreme cold weather is hard on vehicles. And this winter has been extreme. So rather than stay inside with a hot cup of coffee and watch afternoon movies, Grainews decided there was no better time to take advantage of Mother Nature’s cruel side to see just how it affects the average farm pickup. So we […] Read more
The 2017 competitors in the Canadian Truck King Challenge.
Machinery

How do the newest pickups compare?

Judges at the 2017 Canadian Truck King Challenge rate the competition

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The Canadian Truck King Challenge is an annual event where automotive journalists get together to evaluate the current pickup truck offerings from all brands. This year we had a field of 11 pickup trucks, falling into four classes: midsize, half ton, three-quarter ton and one-ton trucks. All pickups are tested in the same way, by […] Read more
All trucks were driven along the same predetermined route so judges could more accurately compare them.
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PHOTOS: The competitors: 2017 truck lineup

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The Canadian Truck King Challenge is an annual event where automotive journalists get together to evaluate the current pickup truck offerings from all brands. This year offered a field of 11 pickup trucks, falling into four classes: midsize, half ton, three-quarter ton and one-ton trucks.
This photo taken at Massey-Ferguson’s combine test facility in the early 1960s shows the bump track used to test long-term durability.
Machinery

Shaking things up

Here's how manufacturers test the durability of vehicles and machines

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The expectation of quality among buyers of farm machinery has risen substantially in past decades. As a result, all manufacturers have felt the heat to live up to customer demand and implemented a host of new quality control programs both on and off assembly lines, including at the design phase. That goes for vehicle manufacturers […] Read more
The Canadian unveiling of the 2017 Ford Super Duty took place in November at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina.
Machinery

Ford unveils the 2017 Super Duty

Trailer towing capability is a priority for the brand’s new Super Duty trucks

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Most of the new vehicle introductions in this country have typically taken place at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. But Ford didn’t choose to use that venue to unveil its 2017 line of Super Duty trucks. Instead, the brand picked the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina last November to show potential buyers what […] Read more
The Chev in Dean’s workshop part way through the restoration process.
Machinery

Old Chevy gets a new makeover

An on-farm restoration brings a rare 1955 Chevrolet back to life again

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Dean Foote of Killarney, Manitoba, wrote to tell us about the 1955 Chevrolet barn-find truck he and his family recently restored. Here’s what he had to say. “When I found this truck, it had been stored in a garage for the past 20 years. The previous owner had thoughts of restoring it one day and […] Read more
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PHOTOS: Getting around in Australia

Scott Garvey's recent trip down under gave him a chance to see how some Aussie farmers travel

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Australian farmers who’ve learned to adeptly shift gears with their left hand have the same basic needs as Canadian farmers when it comes to getting around. They need a pickup to use on the farm and to get them to town, and they need heavy trucks to haul livestock and grain. But from there, things […] Read more

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