Dan Anderson

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This year’s drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt set the table for combine and equipment fires. Here are some things I’ve learned too late about machinery fires.
Battery-powered cordless tools have replaced pneumatic impact wrenches and drills in many farm shops, but air-powered die grinders, air hammers and other tools that use compressed air are still common.
When taking trucks and equipment out of storage prior to harvest, assume every tire needs air.
Modern planters now offer multiple devices and options to close and firm the seed furrow. Here are some thoughts.
New tire pressure monitoring systems will add convenience adnd complications
Women have purses in which to carry all their junk; farmers have their pickup trucks. Each pickup is as individual as the farmer who drives it.
Is “bigger” always “better” when it comes to selecting battery-powered tools for farm use? Yes. No. Not necessarily.
From throwing a 5-gal. bucket full of tools into the bed of the truck to a full-blown service truck, farmers can create a mobile shop. Here are a range of possibilities to consider.
The evolution of vertical tillage tools has entered a new phase with the introduction of “hybrid” tillage tools.
Planters that left the shed polished, oiled and tuned to perfection are often battle-weary by the time the final field passes beneath their wheels.