High power model | Agco boosts power with new 500 horsepower Fendt 1000 series
MARKTOBERDORF, Germany — Farmers have traditionally turned to articulated tractors when they needed to put power to the ground and into implements. However, a new fixed frame tractor with a 500 horsepower engine is taking aim at that territory, as well as creating a powerful option for row-crop producers. Agco’s Fendt line is better known […] Read moreTag Archives Equipment
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
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
Lip service saves crop, wear and tear
Crop material that should be feeding directly into the front concaves of a Case IH Flagship, 7230, 8230 or 9320 might be jumping the grates without the operator suspecting a thing. A new modification is designed to put that crop material onto the front grates where it belongs. Improvements in farm machinery often happen by […] Read more
Remote truck, hopper gate openers convenient, versatile
ProTrap kits are available for single, double, triple, quad and B-train hoppers
Safety and convenience are two of the biggest factors prompting grain growers to install remote control gates on trucks and hopper trailers. Wireless remotes let the operator stand back out of the dust, said Shaun Gelsinger, a farmer and owner of Lakeshore Manufacturing in Holdfast, Sask., who sells the Shurco ProTrap opener for tandem trailers, […] Read more
Fendt gets bigger, cleaner on less fuel
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The big Canada-only Fendt comes with enough horsepower to rival what was once considered articulated-only territory and reduces fuel consumption in the process. While Tier 4 compliance might have prompted equipment companies to change their 2014 lineups, many are using the opportunity to improve their offerings. The new Fendt 936 pushes out […] Read more
Old technology given new life with unique design
Patents on the grain divider expired decades ago, but the basic design lives on, thanks to new materials
BRANDON — A Canadian company has brought 100-year-old grain sample divider technology into the 21st century. The Boerner grain divider was invented a century ago to solve the problem of plump kernels rolling to the top and heavy kernels going to the bottom when large samples were poured to make smaller portions. The all-metal machine […] Read more
Spray good for one, not good for other
The ‘ticking time bomb’ | Crops, particularly canola, can be damaged by residue of other herbicides left in the sprayer
More awareness of the potential for carryover during crop spraying could result in fewer injured canola crops, says a weed control specialist. Clark Brenzil of Saskatchewan Agriculture said an increasing number of cases have come through the Crop Protection Lab in Regina in which producers apply one herbicide and see injury symptoms from another. The […] Read more
Firm touts seeding technology
Looking for investors | President hopes Clean Seed Capital can become farmer owned company
Farmers will have an opportunity to invest in a new seeder manufacturing company that wants to put micromanagement into precision seeding. Last June, CleanSeed Agricultural Technology’s CX-6 Smart Seeder won the people’s choice innovation award at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. The British Columbia company, which is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, plans […] Read more
Deere makes quiet launch
2014 lineup | New engines produce less noise and release fewer emissions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Deere’s machinery lineup for 2014 includes long awaited pieces, such as combine tracks, as well as improvements to engine emissions, transmissions, cab comfort and machinery management. New machines are starting to reach Tier 4 final emissions compliance as they get the first blue-capped tanks for diesel exhaust fluid starting in the […] Read more
