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John Deere debuts the industry’s first line of rigid-frame four-track tractors.
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John Deere introduces 8RX line of tracked tractors

The tractors are the industry’s first, four-track rigid- frame tractor direct from a manufacturer

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Reading Time: 6 minutes John Deere recently unveiled its new line of 8RX rigid-frame, four-tracked model tractors. Anyone who has walked the aisles at major farm machinery shows recently probably noticed four-tracked, rigid-frame tractors on display. But those are aftermarket track manufacturers retrofitting existing tractors. John Deere is the first to offer such a design straight from the factory […] Read more
The RB565 baler from Case IH is capable of forming both silage and dry hay or straw bales.
Machinery

Case IH baler capable of silage, dry hay operation

New model designed to be an “all purpose” baler for producers

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The new RB565 Premium HD round baler is designed for the “ultimate crop flexibility,” says Case IH, which means it’s capable of being used to put up wet silage bales as well as dry hay and straw. “The RB565 Premium HD round baler is equipped with components to efficiently handle wet hay […] Read more
Slowing down is not enough to remedy harvest grain loss from combines.
Machinery

Adjusting your combine to reduce harvest loss

PAMI engineer offer tips on now to make sure your grain goes into the hopper, not out the back

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Joel McDonald, an engineer working for PAMI (Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute), has spent years evaluating combine performance. “This is a quote I like to use about managing your harvest, and your combine,” he told a crowd in Brandon, Man. “‘A combine is a highly complex factory with a continually changing feed stock.’ That’s no big […] Read more
Available in both agricultural and industrial colours, both versions of the 9030 were essentially the same.
Machinery

Nemesis tractor series designed with loader potential in mind

New tractor lines are unlikely to include a new bi-directional unit popular with some farmers

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Early this spring, Winnipeg-based Versatile announced the introduction of the Nemesis tractor series that adds power to the low end of the company’s current tractor line-up. The new models land squarely in the mid-horsepower range. Why it matters: A reliable utility tractor is an indispensable tool for many farmers. “In that 170- to 250-horsepower range, […] Read more
The features available in John Deere’s model year 2019 5R Series tractors put them on par with the brand’s larger models when it comes to high-end options.
Machinery

John Deere 5R tractors get upgrades for 2019

More high end options are being installed on smaller-sized models

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Since John Deere introduced the 5 Series family of tractors several years ago, the number of available models has grown substantially, along with their options range and available level of sophistication. That’s no surprise. This horsepower class is the biggest seller in North America for most brands, and Deere has populated its line with tractors […] Read more
About 160 people attended a demonstration day at the University of Arizona at Maricopa in March.
Machinery

Autonomous platform moves from R&D to commercial sales

DOT and its team spent the winter further developing the platform in Arizona

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Continuous field testing of prototype machinery can be a challenge for Canadian ag equipment manufacturers, because our long winters limit access to fields. A good option is to head to southern portions of the U.S. where milder climates make year-round testing possible. Only that way can engineers rack up the maximum number of hours on […] Read more
The first Lely-inspired MF RB baler made its debut at Agritechnica in Germany last November.
Machinery

AGCO introduces the RB Series round baler

Lely-influenced round balers join the Massey Ferguson family in North America

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Reading Time: 3 minutes European expatriates will certainly be familiar with the Lely brand of equipment. The brand has had a presence here in North America for several years as well, and long-time Canadian dairy operators will be well aware of their barn systems. But the brand has had a strong presence in the hay and forage sector overseas […] Read more
The Case IH Maxxum was tested in the field to evaluate the new ActiveDrive transmission features.
Machinery

Case IH Maxxum tractor with ActiveDrive taken through paces

Clutchless transmission offers auto shift features

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Reading Time: 3 minutes When Case IH held a recent media event in Arizona, members of the media got a chance to get behind the wheel of tractors from three of the brand’s lines. One was the Maxxum. It was our second chance to drive a Maxxum with the ActiveDrive semi-powershift transmission. We first drove one in Iowa ahead […] Read more
Deep ripping to eliminate a compaction layer should only be done after doing some work to find out exactly how deep that layer goes down in the soil profile.
Machinery

Farmers should focus on reducing soil compaction

Digging holes can show how deep the problem of compaction lies below the surface

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Reading Time: 2 minutes To till or not to till, that is the question. The question is simple but the answer isn’t. Ask different people for their opinions and you’ll get a variety of answers. The real answer might be “maybe. But if you do, do it properly.” Tillage specialists from Case IH said during an Arizona field tour […] Read more
It looks like Versatile’s new Nemesis tractor line could also wear Kubota name badges.
Machinery

Kubota-Versatile deal not a surprise

The Winnipeg company will begin to build a mid-range horsepower tractor for Kubota ‘immediately’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes When the news release from Versatile (Buhler Industries) first popped up in my email inbox with the name Kubota in the heading, I thought, “Here it comes.” There’s a good reason I was bracing for a really big announcement between those two brands. The rumours around a deal between them have swirled through the agricultural […] Read more

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