Reading Time: < 1 minute If you want to talk big, you must talk New Holland. The company already builds both conventional combines (the CX8000 series) and twin rotor designs (the CR9000 Elevation series). Now, it has introduced the highest-capacity combine in the world, the new CR9090. The CR9090 has 544 hp at rated engine speed, with a maximum harvest […] Read more
. New Holland CR 9000 Series
. Gleaner A6 Series And R6 Series Combines
Reading Time: < 1 minute “We’re all about simplicity,” says Kevin Bien, the combine marketing specialist from Gleaner. Gleaner offers the A6 series, A66 (300 hp), A76 (350 hp) and A86 (425 hp). It also has the R6 series, R66 (300 hp) and the R76 (350 hp), which are “transverse combines” with the rotor parallel to the grain head. The […] Read more
. John Deere 70 Series STS Combines
Reading Time: < 1 minute John Deere’s 70 series represents a 15 per cent efficiency boost over the previous 60 series John Deere combines. This efficiency boost comes from several areas of combine evolution. There is an updated feeder house, which features a front drum that is integrated with a floating mid-farm assembly, providing 20 per cent more clearance area. […] Read more
. See What Matters
Reading Time: < 1 minute We ve all experienced the frustration. You need to see something in a tough spot. There s an internal valve that needs adjusting or a clamp that needs tightening, or you need to know if a line is gummed up. But how can you see it without pulling your machine apart? Video Borescopes from A […] Read more
Shopping Around
Reading Time: 6 minutes A complete set of wrenches seems as essential to farming as owning a tractor. Skinned knuckles from using them is proof you work smart. But, asks Michael Bevans (above left), is your shop actually good for your business? Why ask dumb questions? Of course doing your own maintenance and repairs makes you a better farmer. […] Read more
Manitoba’s Kroeker family has proved that an efficient new shop doesn’t have to mean an expensive new building too
Reading Time: 11 minutes There are some things you never forget. “It was the day before we were planning to go out and start seeding,” recounts Dave Kroeker from his farm at Killarney, just north of the U. S. border in south-central Manitoba. “It was April 26, 2006.” Like any spring, Dave had been doing some last-minute work in […] Read more
. Changing N Rates On The Go
Reading Time: < 1 minute in addition to their guidance products, greenSeeker used Louisville to build more excitement around its rT200 nitrogen application system. This technology allows the operator to apply the right amount of nitrogen, in the right place, at the right time — in real time. greenSeeker maintains that grid soil maps and yield maps produce data that […] Read more
. Going Back To Primary Tillage?
Reading Time: < 1 minute new at the show this year was the rolling reel Leveler Model 75 from Unverferth. This tillage implement was being positioned as a “primary tillage partner” to work in conjunction with whatever primary tillage tool farmers might choose to use. But who is still doing primary tillage? in many areas, especially in the East, the […] Read more
New Mid-Size Challengers – for Mar. 22, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute Challenger used Louisville to unveil its new MT585B (165-hp) and the MT595B (180-hp) tractors. The tractors, with the new Techstar CVT (Continuous Variable Transmission) transmission, are a major expansion of the company’s mid-range MT500B tractor line. According to Challenger, The Techstar CVT transmission has the fewest number of moving parts of any stepless or power […] Read more
. Protect Your Tires In No Till – for Mar. 22, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute Protecting your tire or track investment is important in no-till applications. As just one example, today’s new biotech corn hybrids leave quite a strong stalk after harvest. Running through them when seeding the following spring or for any other tillage application can be hard on your tractor tires or tracks. At the Louisville show, May […] Read more
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