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An 8820 John Deere combine blended with a Brent grain cart was a winter project on the Belan farm in southern Ontario.
Machinery

‘Combuggy’ used as mobile storage

An 8820 combine modified into a grain cart has the benefit of hydrostatic transmission and rear-wheel assist

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Some pretty interesting machines have been built in farm workshops over the years. The odd one is marketed commercially, but most simply meet a need on the farm. For Mike Belan and his family’s farming operation near Sarnia, Ont., the workshop creation, dubbed the ‘Combuggy’, has been helping grain handling operations run smoothly since 2000. […] Read more
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Machinery

Nexat marries big power to many farm field solutions

Based on a single tool carrier design, but with a cab, the unit plants, sprays, harvests and more

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An automated, 1,100-horsepower carrier unit with interchangeable implements has been developed by Nexat GmbH for broad-acre crop production. Joseph Jandrisch is an owner of Kalverkamp Innovation, a parent company of Nexat GmbH, and he’s also one of four managing directors who guide product development for the machine. He said the Nexat is a gantry-style, modular […] Read more
Claas’ current certified pre-owned inventory includes this 2020 Jaguar 990 self-propelled forage harvester, on offer in Nebraska for US$435,000 (about C$559,500). (ClaasUsedEquipment.com)
Crops, Machinery

Claas retools certified pre-owned equipment program

'Claas Used' plan set up for Canada, U.S. markets

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The North American arm of German aq equipment maker Claas has revamped the warranty and financing options it offers on sales of company-inspected pre-owned tractors, combines and forage harvesters. The new program, dubbed ‘Claas Used,’ will offer warranty protection on certified late-model units in Canada and the U.S., along with lower-rate financing through Claas Financial […] Read more
A promotional photo of a MacDon FD2 FlexDraper header in a soybean field in Montana. (FD2.Macdon.com)
Crops, Machinery

MacDon to make draper headers for Case IH, New Holland

Co-branded combine headers up for order next year

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Canadian harvest equipment maker MacDon Industries will make draper headers for Case IH Axial-Flow and New Holland combines for the major manufacturers to sell through their own dealer networks in the new year. Case IH and New Holland, both owned by CNH, said separately Thursday they have partnership agreements in place with Winnipeg-based MacDon to […] Read more
The Lexion 6900 and 6800 straw walker combines were designed for small grains and they are most comfortable in wheat, canola, and grass seed crops. The 6000 series offers a 25 percent capacity gain over the combine they replace, the Lexion 760.
Machinery

Claas debuts walkers for small grains

Accelerator drum feeds the cylinder to make for efficiency gains

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Glacier FarmMedia – The new Lexion 6000 series of straw walker combines are designed to be more efficient than their predecessor, the Lexion 760, with the help of an additional separator drum. Why it matters: The Lexion 760 earned a following with Canadian growers because of its fuel efficiency and precision in crops like wheat, […] Read more
The new 7000-8000 series Lexion combines will be running in Ontario fields this harvest season.
Machinery

A colour change and more capacity for new Lexion

The 2020 version of the combine now comes with the Claas green

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Claas’s new Lexion combine is now being sold in Ontario, but with a bit of a different look. The Lexions, redesigned for 2020, are now in the traditional Claas green colour, after years of a nod to their Caterpillar past in North America. Jeremy Noble, who sells the combines for HJV, the dealer for Lexion […] Read more
Agco plans to have its IdealDrive joysticks in North American fields in 2021. (Photo courtesy Agco)
Crops, Machinery

Fendt takes (out) the wheel on new combines

Agco says it's first of majors to offer joystick steering

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Agco has officially declared itself to be the first major farm equipment player to put joystick steering in a combine. The ag equipment manufacturer unveiled IdealDrive on Thursday during the Commodity Classic in San Antonio, billing the new steering system for its Fendt Ideal combines as “the first joystick steering system on a combine from […] Read more
The Deere HDX draper header is hinged to better follow rolling terrain and has optional vertical knives for heavy canola crops.
Machinery, News

John Deere previews next-generation combine

The even-larger combine is a specialist in threshing grains and oilseeds, with its new draper header

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Glacier FarmMedia | Agritechnica – John Deere previewed its twin-rotor X9 combine and a matching draper header designed for small grains and oilseeds, recently during Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany. Matt Arnold, product manager in John Deere’s future combines division said the X9 is a productivity step beyond the S790, the largest Deere combine currently on […] Read more
Cory Weber with Premier Equipment says a combine that isn’t calibrated gives inadequate information.
Machinery

The first step you need to take before rolling the combine out to the field

Clean crop data starts with calibration and maintaining it at regular intervals

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Accurate combine calibration is not just a once-in-a-harvest task. Why it matters: Combine sensor calibration ensures quality data is created for making crop management decisions based on yield maps. “If the sensors are not calibrated properly on the machine, and even re-calibrated throughout the season, that data that you are collecting is pretty much useless […] Read more

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