An old Cat 80 scraper, with the original two front caster tires removed and an AgriCon direct mount hitch installed, loads in about a quarter of the time as the same scraper in the original four-tire configuration. Dave Kroeker is in a good position to make a before and after comparison. He did field drainage […] Read more
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Cat caster tires a nuisance
New Products
New Idea balers The New Idea 6400 Series round balers by Agco Corp. are equipped with a low-profile pick-up assembly with centering augers for extra width to gather large and wind-blown windrows. A set of stuffer fingers helps smooth feeding to the open-throat, vertical bale chamber. Hydraulic density and belt tension control is standard, as […] Read more
Mobility boosts seed treater versatility
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. – When customers at the Agricore United elevator in Fort Saskatchewan requested seed treating services, staff saw an opportunity. To capitalize on it, they had to develop a seed treating system that fit their operation. Don Reiter, a customer service rep with AU, said accuracy was the first concern. Then he had […] Read more
New Products
Gleaner expands line Gleaner has added the 245-bushel R55 to its Five Series rotary combine line, which also includes the R65 and R75. The R55 comes with a 230-horsepower turbocharged, six-cylinder, Cummins engine. The four-speed, hydrotraction drive transmission offers three field gears with speeds reaching almost 17 km-h. The fourth gear reduces transport time between […] Read more
The farm – a dangerous playground
WINNIPEG – Farms are the only setting where workplace and playground are the same piece of land. The outcome of this unavoidable circumstance is often tragic. In addition to the 171 young lives lost during the 1990s, another 1,849 kids younger than 14 were hospitalized with injuries they received on Canadian farms. Preschoolers accounted for […] Read more
Raptor sprayer aims to please
FARGO, N.D. – Farmers and custom applicators who own mechanical drive sprayers say the only thing that might push them back into hydrostatic is the greater capacity and higher speed available on the largest hydrostatic sprayers. The new Raptor mechanical drive, high clearance sprayer from Weddle Equipment has been tailored to address those performance issues. […] Read more
Raptor put through first 20,000 acres
Only three of the new Raptor sprayers received field time in Canada during the rain-shortened 2004 season. Darren Caswell had two of them, spraying 20,000 acres. In June and July, Caswell sprayed 8,000 acres with a Raptor 850-gallon loaner from Ramboc while he waited for delivery of his new 1,000-gallon unit. He then sprayed another […] Read more
New Products
Air Drill The Maxim III Hoe Air Drill by Morris Industries is designed to give producers more seeding options and more field coverage in a wide variety of terrain and seeding conditions. The drill comes in 40-foot or 60-foot widths with spacings of 7.5, 10 or 12 inches. The Maxim III has front-mounted angle disc […] Read more
Air drill converted for seeding flexibility
PAYNTON, Sask. – In the late 1990s, Laurence Pellizzari was using a 39.5-foot Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill on 7.2-inch spacing to seed his farm near Paynton, Sask. At the time, he was banding nitrogen in the fall and seeding in the spring. Add a spring harrow pass or two to prepare his canola fields and […] Read more
Seed at high speed with accuracy
Fargo, North Dakota – Some producers say speed is more important than size at seeding time. On heavy clay soil, many prefer a small drill they can run fast rather than a big 60-foot frame that bogs down. That’s precisely the niche market Eugene Breker had in mind when his company introduced the Fargo Aire […] Read more
