Reading Time: < 1 minute Bobcat invented the skid-steer loader over 50 years ago but is still re-inventing the concept, says Doug Zoerb, spokesperson for Bobcat in Fargo, North Dakota. Proof is the new M Series with the S630, S650 and the S850. According to Mike Fitzgerald, Bobcat’s loader product specialist, the M Series features the most significant design changes […] Read more
Bobcat M-Series Loaders – for Aug. 30, 2010
John Deere D Series Skid Steers – for Aug. 30, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute The John Deere D Series includes five models ranging from 58 to 89 hp with a tipping load range of 3,600 lbs to 6,400 lbs. Deere has incorporated bigger operator stations with a quieter pressurized cab and improved visibility. They have also added a number of productivity enhancements, including DH joysticks with selectable control patterns […] Read more
Case IH 400 Series 3 Loaders – for Aug. 30, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Case IH 400 Series 3 Skid Steer loaders are designed for long life with powerful, efficient engines that deliver increased horsepower and torque. Eight models range from 57 to 83 hp. They are powered by four-cylinder turbocharged Case engines. Case says 100 per cent of engine power is delivered to the hydraulic pumps and […] Read more
New Holland Super Boom Loaders – for Aug. 30, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Holland offers seven skid-steer loaders ranging from 38 to 90 hp with dump heights from 92.2 inches to 102.8 inches. These New Holland skid-steer loaders feature the Super Boom with its patented vertical-lift design. The company says Super Boom increases productivity by enabling high lift capacities, a long forward dump reach and faster cycle […] Read more
No matter how high-tech we get in agriculture, it’s how efficient we are at some of the world’s oldest jobs, like preserving high-quality forages, that determines if we’re a success. Today, that means round baling, but not just any round baling
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Holland BR7000 Series Roll-Belt Round Balers New Holland’s BR7000 Series round balers come in 11 distinct models producing bales that range from 300 to 2,200 lbs. In addition, some New Holland balers are specifically intended for high moisture content to facilitate high-quality round bale silage. The BR7000 Series has a sealed, adjustable hydraulic bale […] Read more
Machinery Guide – for May. 10, 2010
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fuel costs are a benchmark of farm efficiency. Important on their own, they are also a gauge of how well we’re managing all the details, including everything from how much time we’re investing per acre of crop to how well we’re picking the right technology for our farms. So when you’re shopping for machinery, the […] Read more
Machinery Guide – for Feb. 8, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute Automatic steering was once a dream. Not anymore. Driving no hands through the field is reality in 2010. That doesn t mean your choices are simple, though, especially if you re working on a prudent five-to 10-year planning horizon.
What you see is what you want to get. Grain heads must skim across the field, scooping up every bit of crop, and they need to do it efficiently and reliably, under stressful working conditions, with widths that in many ways determine the capacity of
Reading Time: < 1 minute Challenger RHB and FHB Series Auger Headers Challenger offers the FHB Series flex header and an RHB Series rigid header in sizes that go from 20 feet all the way up to 35 feet. These heads have curved reel arms with a fine reel height adjustment, plus hydraulic reel drive with automatic control and a […] Read more
Our Philip Shaw calculates whether building storage will pay on his own farm. Says Shaw: “It depends what kind of crop producer I want to be.”
Reading Time: 4 minutes It is an old axiom but true. The only constant on the farm is change, so each year the management challenge is how to manage that change. Of course, just to make it that much more exciting, we also aren’t allowed to know exactly what the change will be until it happens. We do have […] Read more
Machinery Guide – for Dec. 6, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes Challenger MT 800C/MT900C Challenger has introduced its new lineup of advanced “C” series high-horsepower tractors, based on MT800 C Series track and MT900C four-wheel-drive articulated models. These feature challenger’s redesigned tractor management system, engineered for an enhanced, intuitive operator experience, plus an ISOBUS control system which integrates with compliant ISOBUS implements to elevate the productivity […] Read more
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