HANOVER, Germany — This Brazilian-built self-propelled multitasking applicator may sound new, but it’s actually a melding of two existing machines — a granular spreader and a liquid sprayer — with a new pneumatic seeder for cover crops thrown in for good measure. Introduced two years ago by Brazilian manufacturer Stara, the hybrid Imperador 3 has […] Read more
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Dual-function implement makes economic case
Take one telehandler, two helpers and 42 minutes out of your busy schedule to change the 1,400-gallon liquid tank over to the 330 cubic foot granular tank on your liquid/dry applicator. It’s all in the playbook for the Trident 5550 liquid and dry, single chassis combination applicator, according to Case IH. The company says the […] Read more
Multitasking Mega Mixer makes shovel obsolete
The Danuser Mega Mixer helps farmers scoop, mix, carry and dispense a wide variety of materials such as bag-mix concrete, livestock feed and manure. Mega Mixer is a three-quarter yard bucket with a hydraulically driven eight-inch diameter mix auger running side-to-side. The auger can dispense a full hopper of two-inch diameter rock in less than […] Read more
Does treading lightly grow more?
Putting big shoes on little feet can help spread out the weight of large farm equipment. An Ontario company that has been varying tire pressures for several years feels its tools can do well out West as well. Agribrink is best known in the manure management area of the industry, helping farmers and contractors carry […] Read more
Tire handling device wins invention of the year
Alberta farmer recognized for his Tiregrabber entry at Canada’s Farm Progress Show competition in Regina
Necessity is the mother of invention, according to the proverb, and farmer-inventors prove that true all the time. Darcy Goossen of Ferintosh, Alta. took his Tiregrabber to Canada’s Farm Progress Show last month, where the public voted it the top farmyard invention. “It’s a machine for handling big tires and putting them on and off […] Read more
New method gives Morris strength
The company used a tube laser when building its new Quantum drill, which produced stronger joints in the frame
REGINA — Morris Industries toolbars entered a new era with the launch of the Quantum drill at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. “We used to build things using two tubes, weld them together and use fish-plates and gussets. That was the premise of how we would build frames,” said Ben Voss of Morris during […] Read more
Sprayer built for autonomous ag platform
REGINA — Slightly less than a year after the DOT autonomous agricultural platform was shown to the public at the Ag In Motion Farm show, the first DOT compatible implement built by a “platform partner” is being tested. A newly formed company called Connect, which is closely affiliated with Pattison Liquid Systems, has produced a […] Read more
Fendt grows in N.A. under Ideal conditions
REGINA — Turns out the Ideal combine is a Fendt. At least from an Agco perspective. After seven years of development Agco’s Ideal brand combine was released last fall at Agritechnica. The company developed the machine after consulting engineers, carrying out extensive producer polling and gathering input from around the world. The resulting machine will […] Read more
Controlled traffic farming in Alta.
Editor’s Note: Western Producer journalist Ron Lyseng took an in-depth look at Alberta’s now completed controlled traffic project and report and has provided his analysis. Controlled traffic farming is similar to the time-proven tramline concept, except that CTF takes it all one important road forward. All equipment tires must follow exactly same paths in the […] Read more
Simplified drop pan reduces combine losses in field
Seed for the ScherGain magnetic drop pan concept can be traced back to a father and son argument out in a field in western Saskatchewan. Pat Sherman recalls that he and son Trevor were having one heck of an argument about which way to go with combine adjustments. The only thing they could agree on […] Read more
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