Mud making you cry? This cultivation tool might make you smile if you’re heading out to saturated fields
The Joker RT, with its unique steel spring packer wheels, was touted as the ultimate mud cultivation machine when it was introduced in 2009. However, Horsch has now brought out a radically different Joker model called the PT, also touted as the ultimate mud cultivation machine. Everett Boyd farms at Boissevain, Man., an area plagued […] Read more
Ron Lyseng
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Video: Power Tracks find their own way forward
There are times when even rubber tracks can’t keep grain carts afloat and moving. Those are the times when farmers wish they could pump some of their tractor’s excess horsepower back to the cart for an extra push. It’s what Elmer’s Manufacturing is promising with its hydrostatic drive Power Tracks, which can be installed under […] Read more
Cultivator creators know all about mud
New model made for mud Joker PT features large diameter tires and adjustable rolling baskets
BRANDON — Engineers on the Horsch Joker project say they aren’t fooling when they say their new PT really is the answer for mud cultivation. The PT was born in the Red River Valley, where thick, heavy, sticky, gooey mud is the norm. It’s an area where ideal soil conditions are seldom seen and no […] Read more
Pay attention to inflation
When it comes to keeping tires inflated at the correct pressure, statistics say prairie people are doing a poor job. In a recent survey conducted for The Rubber Association of Canada, 99 percent of prairie motorists were aware of how important tire inflation is to safety and fuel economy. That’s the good news. The bad […] Read more
Fine tune tires to protect equipment and crop investments
Getting the air on Heating and cooling, different loads and jobs all considered when it comes to rubber
There’s one component that you can add to your new $500,000 tractor that’s absolutely free and ensures optimal performance. However, air also has the power to ruin the machine’s performance and cause serious damage. Correct tire inflation can make the difference between a poor handling, high maintenance machine and a dream machine that lives up […] Read more
Faster sprayer doesn’t mean better job
Sprayers can run at 25 m.p.h. | A lack of innovation means nozzle technology hasn’t kept up with high sprayer speeds
Air turbulence and wind created by high sprayer speeds can destroy spray patterns and adversely affect spray coverage. Farmers seed at 4.5 m.p.h. or less, even though they can go faster. They combine at five m.p.h., even though they can go faster. That’s because they know that prudent machine speed puts more money in the […] Read more
Computer replaces hammer in tire pressure check
Keeping perfect pressure | Inflation system keeps tire pressure up, down and equalizes pressure on all wheels
A system that automatically maintains correct pressures has replaced the archaic practice of using a hammer to check for soft tires. TireMaax Pro from trailer manufacturer Hendrickson International differs from other automatic tire inflation systems (ATIS) by handling over-inflated tires as well as under-inflated tires. It also balances the pressures on duals. Over-inflated tires are […] Read more
Canola to get help from bacteria
Researchers at XiteBio Technologies are focusing on commercializing a natural rhizobia to benefit canola. Early field tests show that the Yield+ product increases canola yields by as much as 11 percent. The company also has projects underway with microbials that will benefit wheat, corn and other crops, said president Manas Banerjee. “Everything we do at […] Read more
Bacteria gives canola big yield boost: farmer
After spending the past five years of its infinitely long life in a scientific lab, this particular bacteria strain is finally back home and hard at work in Mother Earth’s dirt. Having out-performed thousands of its cousins in the Petri dish qualifying rounds, the growth room competition, the gruelling greenhouse event and finally the real […] Read more
Manufacturers help fix vexing grain bag problem
Tighter rolling a major help | Manufacturers are responding to demands from farmers who are tired of the mess
Nobody likes seeing wads of spent grain bags piling up along the bush line or in dugouts, especially farmers. The more producers use grain bags to store bumper crops or as an alternative to permanent grain storage structures, the more piles of bags they create, says Curtis Chapman of Canadian Tarpaulin Manufacturers in Saskatoon. “Grain […] Read more
