Machinery - General
When the harvest hustle comes to an end, take some time to prep your combine for storage. While you can park it and forget it, these tips will help ensure your combine is tucked away until harvest rolls around again.
While remanufacturing is not a new concept, the ever-expanding reman product portfolio provides an alternative when deciding how to get your equipment up and running.
John Moody was stranded and thought he was paralyzed after his tractor ran over him last March. His rural mail carrier found him, repaired the fence, got John’s belongings, and still finished his mail route that day.
Dick and Carolee Ourada are driving a 1977 IH 574 from Nebraska to Alaska to raise money for Colorado Children’s Hospital. The couple explains why the “Tractor Trip for Kids” is driven by passion and purpose.
John Phipps already talked about the numerous plans to build semiconductor factories. The key word is “plans”. This enthusiasm to spend billions, much of it government money, may not generate the results we imagine.
If you’re planning to buy farm equipment before the end of the year, here’s a refresher on two tax tools you can use.
The escalating tensions between the U.S. and China has exposed the dependence on China’s manufacturing dominance. As China moves toward producing cutting-edge technology, the U.S. isn’t in a strong bargaining position.
After Dan Anderson’s cab window cleaning article was posted to social media, a wave of new techniques flooded the comments. Here are a few of the most mentioned methods for cleaning cab windows in the busy seasons.
Ring, ring: Here are frequent phone calls an equipment dealership receives during harvest — and possible solutions to fix the problems before requesting a service call.
The May event features a range of equipment—but the headliners are many items with low hours or low use histories. Greg Peterson says this is exactly the type of used equipment farmers are seeking.
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.
Of the eight grain carts built by Jon Kinzenbaw in 1971, two have been found still working on U.S. farms.
“Friend shoring means that, rather than just bringing everything [manufacturing] back to the U.S., which is feasible, let’s make sure our supply chains are with countries that are friendly to us,” Heidelberg says.
An artist recently used artificial intelligence to create a painting without a brushstroke or pencil line. What does it mean for agriculture? John Phipps explains why the connection might be closer than you think.
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.
With 31+ dealers listing their inventory totaling more than 1,400 trucks and SUVs for sale, the Certified Agriculture Dealer (CAD) Program launches AgTruckTrader.com.
Mitch Sisson never wants to grow up. As one of America’s top farm toy restorers, his meticulous craftsmanship coaxes memory from metal: “It’s a special thing when you can hand a man back a piece of his past.”
Kubota this week unveiled a futuristic concept autonomous tractor called the X-tractor. The battery-powered, tracked machine was first shown at a new product exhibition in Kyoto City, Japan.
Items from Willy Bunke’s estate sale are a highlight on the April Machinery Pete Online Auction---no buyers’ fees and everything sells absolute.
The July Machinery Pete Online Auction has 88 items up for sale—and ranging from incredibly unique tractors to in-demand sets of tires—here’s a highlight of what’s up for bid.
“We have some extremely interesting equipment for sale,” says Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete. “Get ready to hit the bid button”
In total, 4 tractors sold at this auction for new record high prices.
This tractor sold for a record price of $64,000 on an April 28 auction.
With new features, John Deere has added options specific for hay, livestock, commercial and other operator categories.
Providing four key functions in the field the new CT8300 Heavy-Duty Flex Harrow provides seedbed preparation, product incorporation, residue management, and weed control.
The evolution of vertical tillage tools has entered a new phase with the introduction of “hybrid” tillage tools.
The new VT1500 Sub-Soiler is built for longevity particularly in no-till and rocky applications.
Unverferth expands its tillage lineup with the Raptor strip-tillage tool. Raptor is built with TerrainPro row units for independent depth control.
Whether it’s time to retrofit and refurbish an old planter or buy a new one, you have plenty of options to work with this winter.
The company has also announced a new model naming system highlighting series, opener style and width.