Engineers upgrade wagons to be more gentle on the soil, safer on the road with new hydraulic guidance
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Hauling massive loads of slurry, while minimizing soil compaction and avoiding getting the trailer stuck, is a big challenge for dairy and hog farmers. To help meet that challenge, nearly all manufacturers of slurry haulers incorporate suspension systems and steering on their wagons, says John Vandehoef of Melbourne Farm Automation. Vandehoef was […] Read moreMachinery — page 77
Seeding attachment developed for Pro-Till
Degelman Industries says the unit can control residue, get the crop seeded and allow cover crops to start growing
DECATUR, Ill. — Regina’s Degelman Industries launched a seeding attachment for its Pro-Till at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. “Pro-Cast can be linked in with all of our Pro-Till machines and can be hooked in with all of our Strawmasters as well,” said Paul Degelman of Degelman Industries. He said it was largely […] Read more
Kinze’s big plans for big planter
Decatur, Ill. — Kinze brought its all-new 4700 planter, a 36-row, 20-inch unit, to the Farm Progress Show in Decatur for growers interested in narrow row spacing. “Kinze has always been in the 3620, the 20-inch market. But what this planter does is it gives us a little bit more versatility than we’ve had in […] Read more
Air drill demo brings out the knives
LANGHAM, Sask. — Other than Ag in Motion, where can you see 10 air drills and planters in a side-by-side comparison? As expected, the pocket knives came out after each drill made its premier pass. More than 30,000 farmers gathered at AIM over the course of three days in July, and those farmers attending the […] Read more
TMR machine built for the Prairies
VONDA, Sask. — Visitors to this summer’s Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon were the first to kick the rugged tires on Highline’s Accumix 1000s, a self-propelled and self-loading feed mixer. The mixer, which is the only one being manufactured in North America, has been built to meet the challenges that farmers face when […] Read more
Missing link good for the long haul
Long hours in the tandem or highway tractor can wreak havoc with your back, and obviously with your truck too. The truck can be replaced. Your back can’t be. Once the truck is damaged beyond repair, it gets scrapped. Unfortunately, the same happens to truck drivers who’ve spent too many hours bouncing up, down, sideways […] Read more
The 2019 Toyota Tundra TRD PRO, more North American
My buddies gave me grief about driving a Japanese pickup when I showed up in a Tundra. Just to set the record, and them, straight, Tundras are built in San Antonio Texas and have 73.5 percent North American content. For all the Big-Three fans out there, Tundra has more North American content than any other […] Read more
Weeding between the rows and the crop
Mechanically managing weeds in a row crop without majorly impacting the crop itself can be difficult. Weeds that sit between the rows of a row crop do not generally pose a major threat, as they can be managed with fairly basic implements, such as interrow cultivators. But eliminating the weeds that grow in an individual […] Read more
VIDEO: Big forage units find their own path, load own way
OMAHA, Neb. — Claas of America gave its dealers and various media a sneak peek at the company’s new line of self-propelled forage harvesters last month but Aug. 27 was the official reveal during the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. New in the field are the Jaguar 900 series, 800 series and Terra Trac […] Read more
Finnish farmers build better rock trap
Thirty farmers and factory workers designed a picker for their own farms and are now selling it to the world
LANGHAM, Sask. — For farmers in many areas, the rock picker has become an essential implement, especially when they seed low-growing crops requiring the combine to get down dangerously close to Mother Earth. “Clearing a field of stones is a never-ending proposition. You pick them with your rock picker and dump them in a pile, […] Read more
