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The RT 520 is built around the same basic threshing body used in the previous RT 490, but offers a few changes to improve threshing performance along with a much more comfortable cab.
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PHOTOS: Versatile replaces the RT 490 combine

The brand makes improvements to the cab and interface in its RT 520 combine

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In 2011 Versatile introduced the RT 490 combine. It was the first time the brand — under its current ownership — has offered one since combine production in Winnipeg ceased a few decades ago. Versatile’s parent company combine manufacturer Rostselmash of Russia built and supplied the RT 490 to the Winnipeg brand. Adam Reid, marketing […] Read more
The special livery on this 365 is to celebrate 25 years of front-wheel assist tractor production in Winnipeg.
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Versatile’s 25th anniversary tractor

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Versatile hasn’t been shy about its willingness to try new looks on its machines, especially when it comes to offering unique paint schemes. The “Legacy” look that saw limited production on 50th anniversary four-wheel drive tractors was well received by customers. Now, it’s thinking about doing something similar with its front-wheel assist tractor line. “We’re […] Read more
Versatile reconfigures its online store
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Versatile reconfigures its online store

New user-friendly site offers swag and scale models for brand-enthusiasts

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Many farm owners and managers have a shelf or two in their office lined with scale model farm tractors, many of them carried over from that “small farm” most had as farm boys while growing up. In fact, even the founder of AGCO, Robert Ratliff, had a scale model MF manure spreader on his office […] Read more
Case IH released a limited number of 4430 and 3340 sprayers wearing a special paint scheme to celebrate the Patriot's 25 year production mark.
Machinery

PHOTOS: Special edition machines in 2016

Classic Machinery: Our look at a few of the unique offerings brought to the machinery market last year

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You may have noticed an apparent contradiction in the title of this page. We’ve put this article under the “Classic Machinery” heading, yet this feature is all about models that appeared in 2016. No. It isn’t a mistake. So, why did we do it? We’re taking a quick look over our shoulder at what “special,” limited […] Read more
First unveiled to the public in Iowa in August, Versatile has introduced two new 
FWA tractors that boost horsepower up to 360.
Machinery

PHOTOS: Bigger FWA models from Versatile

The Winnipeg brand bumps its rigid-frame models up to 360 horsepower

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With Final Tier 4, we’re finding our fuel efficiency is rising dramatically,” said Andrew Winkels, Versatile’s front-wheel assist tractor project manager, as we walked around a new 360 tractor in the company’s Winnipeg assembly plant. A new, Tier 4 Final, 9 litre QSL Cummins diesel is at the heart of the brand’s two new models, the 335 and 360. On this day Versatile was […] Read more
The “third generation” Viking vertical tillage tool from Versatile will also be available under the company’s Farm King brand as the VT3000.
Machinery

PHOTOS: Familiar brands, new tillage implements

John Deere, Case IH and Versatile all showed new equipment at the U.S. Farm Progress Show

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With a renewed interest in tillage all across the prairies and the need to deal with higher levels of corn residue in fields across the U.S. Midwest, it’s no surprise there were some new tillage tool introductions at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, in August. Here’s a look at what the familiar […] Read more
What’s new in tractors
Machinery

What’s new in tractors

A roundup of the recent tractor introductions and updates making news this fall

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There’s been no shortage of news this season when it comes to new tractor model unveilings and improvements to existing machines. Virtually every brand had something new to show off this year on that front. Many of those new machines debuted at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, in August. To help you […] Read more
After several months of restoration work, Big Roy is now back in as-new condition.
Machinery

PHOTOS: Big Roy debuts — again!

Grainews has been following the restoration of this tractor, and it’s finally finished

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Back in January, Grainews was invited into Versatile’s Winnipeg tractor assembly plant to follow the restoration of the classic Big Roy, eight-wheel drive tractor, which has been a brand icon since the 1970s. The Grainews video team documented the work being done to the tractor by company employees throughout the restoration process. The goal of […] Read more

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