Copyright laws and digital lockouts prevent implement manufactures from connecting to the electronics of OEM systems
Not that many years ago, getting an implement or attachment to work with a tractor or other major brand machine usually just meant putting compatible ends on hydraulic hoses. However, as technology has advanced, access to and interoperability with the machine’s digital system has become the key consideration — and now stumbling block in some […] Read moreMachinery — page 21
Short-line manufacturers important to western economy
Growing risk to Prairie ag manufacturing is also an economic risk in regions where farm equipment is manufactured
With some major equipment brands limiting access to the digital systems on their machines, Prairie short-line manufacturers who build attachments requiring that connectivity are finding themselves shut out of a growing number of market opportunities. This anticompetitive behaviour by some major original equipment manufacturers has shortlines facing a growing threat to their future viability, which […] Read more
SmartTrax tractors get design update
More horsepower, faster ground speeds in place with new track module, and upgraded axle design for 2025 model year
Its corporate cousin under CNH ownership, Case IH, has offered rubber tracks on its Quadtrac four-wheel drive tractors for decades, but New Holland went its own way with tracks on its four-wheel drive T9s. Initially, NH offered bell-shaped tracks sourced from another manufacturer on its largest models. For the 2012 model year, it introduced its […] Read more
Case IH updates Magnum tractor line
Company’s plans include more horsepower, a new transmission and technology bundles for the 2025 model year
Case IH unveiled its new 2025 model year Magnum tractor line last month at the Commodity Classic farm show in the United States. And In keeping with the industry trend of horsepower creep-up, these tractors also saw a few more ponies stabled under their hoods. “The 380 and the 400 both get five additional horsepower,” […] Read more
Farmers warned on ‘grey market’ equipment
It might be tempting for Canadian farmers to buy farm machinery from overseas, but the cost of importing them may not offer much value in the long run. Farm equipment designed to be sold in markets outside North America do not meet the same engineering standards required for general use or sale here. “It’s not […] Read more
John Deere reaches for fully autonomous fleet by 2030
Company targets autonomous operations for every job required to grow a corn or soy crop, from tillage to harvest
As John Deere unveiled its 2025 model year product line in late February, it brought the company one year closer to a significant date: 2030. That is when the brand has promised to offer a complete fleet of autonomous equipment, able to handle a full farming season from seeding to harvest with self-driving machines. “The […] Read more
Steiger Quadtracs gets redesigned suspension
In Early February, Case IH revealed it will be giving operators of model year 2025 Steiger four-wheel drive Quadtrac tractors an option for a smoother ride, especially during road transport. The machines will also spend less time on the road with a faster 40 km-h travel speed. Those advantages will come thanks to the new […] Read more
New Holland updates the T8 tractor line
The introduction of the AF11 twin-rotor Case IH combine in February may have been a bit of a shock to longtime enthusiasts of the red brand. The twin-rotor concept had been strictly a New Holland design feature until then. Combine design has been one of the major differences when it comes to machines offered by […] Read more
TruFlex Razor Draper has unique features
European implement manufacturer targets North American header market with air system and hydraulic drive
One of the European implement brands that have set up shop in North America in recent decades is Geringhoff, a combine header manufacturer based in Germany. It is offering Canadian producers a Draper model that the brand’s western Canadian territory manager, Lucas Haas, calls a Premium design. Geringhoff’s TruFlex Razor Draper header offers unique features […] Read more
Bourgault updates two product lines
Bourgault has announced two new features that involve significant design changes on some of its drills. First, the 3725QDA Coulter drill makes its debut. “The 3725 was kind of an extension of the 5 Series model, the 3335 when Bourgault went with the quick adjust frame,” said Colin Rush, North American sales and marketing leader […] Read more
