Implement & Tractor articles from January 1997

Implement & Tractor archives from January 1997

Calmer's 15-inch-row corn head design licensed to Case. (farmer Marion Calmer; Case Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Case Corporation has acquired exclusive development, manufacturing and marketing rights to Marion Calmer's ultra-narrow row combine corn head design. This narrow a combine corn head has not been available withing the industry, according to the...

AGCO gets new head. (CEO and Pres. Jean-Paul Richard)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Jean-Paul Richard has been appointed president and CEO of AGCO. He has been a director of AGCO since 1993 and was most recently president and CEO of Insituform Technologies, Inc., an industrial products company. Robert J. Ratliff remains chairman...

Deere ends fiscal year with new earnings record. (Deere and Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Deere & Co. reported record fourth quarter worldwide net income of $173.9 million or $.68 per share for the quarter ended Oct. 31, an increase of 15 percent compared with 1995 fourth quarter net income of $150.6 million or $.57 per share. Net...

Federal-Mogul ball bearing operations sold. (Federal-Mogul Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The assets and original equipment business of Federal-Mogul Corporation's US ball bearing manufacturing operations in Lititz, PA, and Greensburg, IN, have been acquired by NTN Corporation, headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Operated through NTN...

MPSI will make diagnostic equipment for John Deere vehicles. (WPI Micro Processor Systems Inc.; Deere and Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Under an agreement with Deere Power Systems Group, WPI Micro Processor Systems, Inc. (MPSI) will develop diagnostic hardware and software for John Deere electronically controlled vehicles. The agreement enables MPSI, known for designing hardware...

Effect of freedom to farm tillage.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Tillage practices are projected to move towards soil-saving, reduced and no-till, and away from traditional fall and spring tillage in the Upper Midwest, a 12-state region ranging from North Dakota in the North, Ohio in the east and Kansas in the...

House names ag committee.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Bob Smith (R-OR) will chair the House Agriculture Committee for the upcoming term. Serving on the committee will be Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Cooksey (R-LA), Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), Bill Jenkins (R-TN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chip Pickering (R-MS),...

FAIR rules can change land leases. (Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Although new rules in the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) and the changing face of the agricultural economy could force changes in the way farmers and landlords lease land, a recent study showed that Kansas farmers still...

Skid-steer loaders ranked second most dangerous farm equipment.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Skid-steer loaders rank second only to tractors in farm and industrial use, according to Howard Doss, Michigan State University Extension safety leader, who said skid-steer loader accidents accounted for 22 deaths in eight states in 1992-95. The...

FAIR payment rates finalized. (Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... USDA recently approved and issued farm program payment rates for 1996, which form the basis for "market transition payments" for each commodity produced, according to Art Barnaby, Kansas State University Extension ag economist. FAIR payments are...

Flammable refrigerants banned. (Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) wants to make permanent the emergency rule banning the sale and use of HC-12a, a refrigerant in mobile air conditioning systems, which DATCP calls a "flammable and...

Kubota gray market update. (Kubota Corp. tractors)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The export, import and sale of certain Kubota gray market tractors under 50 PTO hp infringe Kubota's trademark in the US, in violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. This ruling was determined by the Administrative Law Judge of the...

Farm loses "most hazardous" title, but concerns remain.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Agriculture is not the nation's most hazardous industry for the first time in ten years, according to the National Safety Council, which said that the mining industry had taken over the undesirable title. However, the concern remains....

Pick-up warning. (pick-up trucks)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Pick-up owners should be aware that an explosion can result from filling a gasoline can standing in a pick-up bed that is insulated with a plastic bed liner. Some plastic bed-liners now carry warning labels, and one of the biggest pick-up...

Tillage tools and practices. (tillage manufacturing industry)
January 1, 1997... A recent I&T survey revealed some common thoughts and trends in the tillage manufacturing industry. To find out what technology was available in tillage machinery and practices, Implement & Tractor invited comments from several tillage...

FPS-08 Filler-Breather. (Filtration Products Corp. product)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Breathers such as this FPS-08 model, from Filtration Products Corp., of Hamel, MN, are installed on hydraulic oil reservoirs used on off-highway agriculture and construction equipment. The breather's main purpose is to prevent contamination of...

Cutting diesel's sooty emissions. (diesel engines)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Although diesel engines use 15 to 30 percent less fuel than gasoline engines, they give off 20 to 30 percent more soot. Now the Rhone-Poulenc group of France has developed a technology called "Eolys" that decreases the soot emissions of diesel...

Surface marking technology. (by Biocode Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... A new surface marking technology for detecting diversion and unauthorized distribution is being used by major companies in the agrochemical industry, according to the manufacturer, Biocode, Inc., of Cambridge, MA. This invisible printing method...

EutecDur ED-5000. (Eutectic Corp.'s coating)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... The Eutectic Corporation, of Charlotte, NC, is looking into the ag equipment market for uses for its new aftermarket custom wear coating, EutecDur ED-5000, according to Debra Hoelscher, marketing representative for the company. "The advantages...

Bee poly ball valve. (Bee Valve Inc.'s polypropylene ball valve)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Bee Valve, Inc., of Elyria, OH, says its polypropylene ball valve offers efficient fluid control of water-based fluids, oil-based fluids, chemicals and certain acidic fluids. This valve is used on ag spraying equipment and other OEM agricultural...

Morse electronic throttle. (Morse Controls)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Morse Controls Division of IMO Industries, Inc., of Hudson, OH, says the rise in electronic engine utilization is causing an increasing number of applications. To meet this demand, Morse offers an electronic throttle control (ETC) for remote...

NAAEC review. (1996 North American Agricultural Equipment Conference)
January 1, 1997... Much of the 1996 North American Agricultural Equipment Conference in Atlanta, GA, in November 1996, focused on changes in the agricultural equipment industry, as well as the challenges and the opportunities for those involved in manufacturing,...

Self-propelled sprayer sophistication in UK. (farm spraying equipment)
January 1, 1997... European farmers and custom operators are demanding more efficiency, more convenience and more comfort in spraying operations. Self-propelled sprayers are favored by large European farmers and custom operators for the features of the machines...

Second largest ag equipment sale in Deere history. (Deere and Co.'s Kazakhstan deal)
January 1, 1997... Deere & Co. has completed a $114 million sale of agricultural equipment to Kazakhstan. The deal includes 639 combines, 100 cotton pickers and related equipment - all scheduled for 1997 delivery. The combine model is the John Deere 9500...

Pressure washers save on equipment upkeep, maintain value.
January 1, 1997... Protecting farm equipment after the initial investment can later save time and money. That's why the pressure washer has become one of the most valuable maintenance tools for increasing equipment longevity on today's farms, according to John...

Keep shop free of CO. (carbon monoxide)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1997... Because carbon monoxide (CO) is colorless, odorless and tasteless, it is particularly dangerous and causes the majority of unintentional poisoning deaths, according to Bill Angell, housing specialist with the University of Minnesota Extension...

What's that thing worth? (antique tractors and farm equipment)
January 1, 1997... Just about everyone collects something. Stamps and coins were the rage when I was growing up, and it seems the local post office has a new issue of fascinating and exotic stamps every time I go in there to buy more Priority Mail envelopes. I...