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We take a look at some common sprayer problems with an experienced mechanic. Photo: Scott Garvey
Machinery

Finding the weak spots in used sprayers

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Whether you’re looking at buying a used sprayer or handling maintenance on your own machine, knowing where to look for common problems will speed up the inspection process and help ensure you’re not surprised with a big repair bill later on, along with unexpected downtime. So where do you start looking for trouble? To find[...]
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General, Machinery

Morris Industries gets $3.4 million for manufacturing, innovation

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Morris Industries in Morris, Man. is receiving more than $3.4 million from the Western Economic Diversification Canada’s (WD) Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative, to commercialize an advanced manufacturing process and create new farm equipment products. The funding support will be a co-investment with Morris to accelerate implementation of new manufacturing technology that will incorporate advanced features[...]
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Rocky Mountain Equipment’s flagship store in High River, Alta., is the model that executives hope will eventually be mirrored
at all the company’s locations.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Rocky Mountain looks for more

As Canada’s largest ag dealership chain turns 10, Country Guide sits down with its senior executives to look at how it got here, and where it’s going

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Suspicion. Unease. Uncertainty. They were all sweeping across the West a decade ago when farmers began seeing their local Case IH and New Holland dealerships get gobbled up by a new and unfamiliar company. Then they started hearing the name — Rocky Mountain Equipment — but that didn’t help. Except as the outsiders buying their[...]
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The Fenix III metering system from Seed Hawk uses an entirely new and more powerful motor design mounted outside the metering body.
Crops, Machinery

Seeding innovations roundup

2016 saw manufacturers introduce several enhancements to their equipment. Here’s a look at the year’s highlights

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Reading Time: 6 minutes During 2016, several Prairie-based seeding equipment manufacturers announced new design enhancements to meet customer demand. Here’s a look at the major announcements that will begin production for 2017 model-year machines. Seed Hawk Responding to problems reported on the iCon seeding system it introduced in 2014, Saskatchewan-based Seed Hawk — now owned by Swedish manufacturer Vaderstad[...]
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The retro Versatile colours are attracting widespread notice, just as the company planned.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

The paint does matter

Versatile draws on inspiration from its past to position itself for future growth

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Reading Time: 5 minutes It isn’t much of a surprise when Versatile shows up for the annual Manitoba Ag Days. The show, after all, is just two hours from the Versatile factory, so the company’s regular attendance is pretty much a given. Local farmers expect to see the brand put in an appearance there every year, and they’re never[...]
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The new Pro-Drive Standard tractors add lower-spec “economy” models to the existing X7 line.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

More new tractors from McCormick

The Italian brand adds both low- and high-spec utility models

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Reading Time: 4 minutes For several years now, ag machinery has been all about technology. But the more advanced our tractor design becomes, the more push-back we see from a segment of the market demanding machines without all the newest features and technology. After all, tractors have been doing farm chores since the early part of the last century[...]
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(KramerAuction.com)
Crops, Machinery

Ritchie Bros. buys Saskatchewan’s Kramer Auctions

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Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the Prairies’ major farm auction houses has become part of the world’s biggest industrial auction firm. Vancouver-based Ritchie Bros. announced Tuesday it has bought Kramer Auctions of North Battleford, Sask. for an undisclosed sum. The company, set up in 1949 by the late Eiling Kramer, today runs about 75 on-farm dispersal auctions, four[...]
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There are two new 7 Series models offering 226 and 246 horsepower.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Deutz-Fahr aims high with new tractor

With a new factory and ‘global’ tractor lines, the brand is determined to get your attention

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Deutz-Fahr brand kicked off a three-day media event in mid-summer in Dresden, Germany, to show off not only some new tractor models, but a new factory and visitor centre as well. It’s another sign it aims to become a bigger player in global tractor sales, particularly in the 300-plus horsepower market. That new factory[...]
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(Deere.ca)
Crops, Machinery

Deere dealer chain Cervus to seek real estate buyer

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Prairie farm machinery dealer chain Cervus Equipment Corp. plans to sell about 10 properties where it now operates dealerships and become their long-term tenant. The publicly-traded Calgary company, which operates 72 farm and industrial equipment dealerships in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, said Tuesday it plans to seek out a sale-and-leaseback deal for about 10[...]
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Case IH adds to its AFS Connect product line.
Machinery

Case IH offers new guidance products

Dealer-established RTK network, easier data transfer and retrofit auto-steer packages

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Case IH announced early this year it is adding three new products and services to its AFS Connect product line. First, it will establish a network of dealer-supported RTK base stations across Canada and the U.S. This cellular-based guidance correction signal will be available via subscription through local dealers. The brand expects this network will[...]
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