Reading Time: < 1 minute Deere s hot new 9R and 9RT tractors replace the 9030 series range with eight models ranging from 360 to 560 hp. Five models are wheeled and three come with tracks. The upgrade marks the company s biggest introduction in the category since 2007, and according to John Deere, these new 9R/RT series tractors feature […] Read more
JOHN DEERE 9R AND 9RT SERIES
CHALLENGER MT 800C/MT900C
Reading Time: < 1 minute Challenger offers advanced C series high horsepower tractors with the MT800 C Series track tractors and the MT900C series of four-wheel-drive articulated tractors. These tractors feature Challenger s new digital dash display, which indicates the gear, ground speed and the number of service hours. Added to this is a redesigned tractor management system, which provides […] Read more
Hitching Up
Reading Time: 4 minutes With large farms adding more employees, and more mid-size farms getting serious about hiring farm managers, the competition is on to find and hire the best of a new generation of farm employees. Now, more eyes are turning to programs such as tractor maker Versatile s sponsorship of the scale-model tractor team at the University […] Read more
It’s Different This Time
Reading Time: 2 minutes You can agree with him or disagree, but I bet you’ll remember what Allen Lash says: “By 2030, it’ll be all over. Most of the land will be owned by a handful of producers.” Lash says today we’re seeing the beginnings of change on a scale that we’ve never seen change before. The consolidation of […] Read more
Unverferth X-Treme Grain Carts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Unverferth has concentrated over the years on developing a single, corner-auger front-fold grain cart design with the greatest forward, outward and upward reach. Jerry Ecklund from Unverferth says the X-Treme grain carts have an exclusive front and downward folding corner auger for greater reach with a front folding auger. These carts also deliver unloading speeds […] Read more
Brent 94 Series Avalanche Grain Carts
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Avalanche 94 series from Brent includes dual auger grain carts that come in 1,100-to 1,500-bu. capacities, as well as the bigger 2094 with its 2,000-bu. tank. According to Brent, these grain carts set power standards for unloading speed, convenience and durability. Brent recommends their largest model 2094 have a 4WD, 400-hp tractor at a […] Read more
Brandt Grain Cart 1020XR
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brandt’s 1020XR grain cart with its large 1,000-bushel tank and high capacity 20-inch discharge auger brings an innovative design with a corner auger for 100 per cent visibility. The tank is powder coated for smooth grain flow and has a unique inside-tank structure with no flat surfaces or catches points, ensuring easy cleanout. The single […] Read more
Kinze Harvest Commander 850 &1050 Grain Carts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kinze features the Harvest Commander 850 (850 bu.) and 1050 (1,050 bu.) models. Harvest Commanders have a low-profile design with no joints or ledges in the grain tank. All the side and rear sloping joints are formed on the outside resulting in unrestricted grain flow. The design also creates a drip edge which helps prevent […] Read more
Balzer Field Floater IV Grain Carts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Balzer builds Field Floater IV carts with capacities of 1,325 bu. and 1,550 bu., plus the huge 2,000-bu. unit with scale ready running gear. The 1325 and 1550 models come in both walking tandem axle and independent tridem (triple) axle. The tridem is standard on the 2000. The Auto-Trail Steerable Axle System steers two on […] Read more
The Way We Do It
Reading Time: 2 minutes Circumstances change. Values remain the same. It’s a great truth that farmers know beter than virtually anyone else. Yes, it was Shakespeare who wrote, “To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man,” but it is the mind of every […] Read more
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