Machinery - General

On a Dec. 12, 2019, online dealer auction in central Minnesota, Machinery Pete saw a combine sell for the highest auction price — ever.
“Seems like 20 years ago we could afford a new combine.” This was a comment recently shared by a Top Producer reader. I thought I’d take a stab at addressing the topic.
When times are tough, buyer attention shifts to high-quality used machinery.
Despite the struggling farm economy, equipment values are standing their ground.
In Tractor Tales with Machinery Pete, after her family was impacted first-hand by breast cancer, one high-schooler decided to raise awareness. She did so by refurbishing a 1940s tractor and painting it pink.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Tractor Tales is all about family. The tractor was purchased brand new and modified so that one man could continue to do what he loves—farm.
Fairbanks scale gets updated.
Stop leaving bushels behind. Dan Anderson explains how to optimize combine settings, adjust groundspeed, and manage header feeding to minimize grain loss during harvest.
Antique tractor collectors often have a bucket list of tractors they’d like to restore. For one Missouri man, that dream came true.
Thicker cornstalks and higher populations mandate careful adjustments of corn heads to minimize losses.
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