Lighter booms can offer several advantages. Among them are less boom bounce, more water capacity, wider booms, lower boom height and the potential to slow down for a better spray job. A conventional 120 foot steel boom, weighing about 2,500 pounds, can withstand a fair bit of abuse, but all that weight hung out 55 […] Read more
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Oh, Deere
Most farmers probably think the question of whether they own their tractor or not is a fairly straightforward one. But technology agreements are casting doubt on machinery ownership following a recent story in a popular technical magazine. On April 21, WIRED magazine published a column by Kyle Wiens with the headline “We can’t let John […] Read more
Proper sized tires deliver powerto the ground
Undersized, overinflated tires will limit power, waste fuel and cause soil compaction
Now is a good time to do an inventory of farm implement tires to determine what needs to be replaced before the snow melts. There are a number of considerations, such as making sure tires aren’t undersized, says James Crouch, manager of agricultural tires for Michelin. “Who ever heard of such a thing? You’ve probably […] Read more
Poly replacement parts give worn equipment new life
Slippery liners cover rust and holes caused by friction
Polyethylene is a slippery solution to the normal wear and tear that occurs with farm implement parts. Pat Reinhart of PolyTech Industries in Minnesota, who has 37 years experience providing slick and slippery polyethylene solutions to farmer’s friction problems, said poly replacement parts typically last longer than original metal parts in spots where abrasion and […] Read moreLabour crunch hits dealers
Western Equipment Dealers Association says 1,000 mechanics are needed in Western Canada
Equipment dealers in Western Canada face a labour shortage that won’t likely be eased anytime soon. The shortage of trained mechanics is the main issue for members of the Western Equipment Dealers Association, who met in Regina last week for their annual convention. “Our recent surveys show that we need 1,000 in Western Canada right […] Read more
Separators help bring nutrients to farmers
Principles behind the modern centrifuge manure separator and the old stainless steel hand-crank cream separator are much the same, the main difference being the product that passes through. Agra-Gold, a manure management consulting company, studied a pair of centrifuge machines installed at two hog finishing operations in Quebec: an Andritz built in Austria and an […] Read more
Amphibious lagoon machine makes debut
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — It didn’t take long for the Nuhn Lagoon Crawler to go from a concept to a commercial success. The prototype was exhibited in a static display at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last September. Twelve months later, 34 have been sold across North America and another two to buyers in Russia. “Went from […] Read more
Smooth moves help separate good from bad
The demand for pork, combined with stringent environmental regulations, has turned Holland into a hotbed of hog manure management innovation. After seven years in the business of selling garden compost processed using a tunnel composter, entrepreneur Hans Hendrix set his sights on the lucrative hog slurry processing scene. His research guided him to invent the […] Read more
Hagie aims high in sprayer equipment
When is high not high enough? | When new corn varieties produce taller stalks, axles need to follow
FARGO, N.D. — The term “high clearance sprayer” takes on new meaning when these machines fight to stay atop corn hybrids that have recently gone from six to eight feet tall. Hagie is one of the companies trying to keep up with the higher crops. Its new STS12i sprayer, which it debuted at the Big […] Read more
European retrofit reduces spray drift
Wingssprayer | Dutch producer and designer Harrie Hoeben says attachment allows farmers to spray with finer droplets
A European sprayer is based on the idea that smaller is better. Dutch producer Harrie Hoeben said he thought up the Wingssprayer after the government focused on reducing spray drift by four percent. Producers started spraying larger droplets to meet the goal. “That’s why I started to think about ways to change the equipment so […] Read more
