Implement & Tractor articles from July 2005

Implement & Tractor archives from July 2005

AEM meeting loaded with information.(I&T's Editor's Words)
July 1, 2005... The one-day AgEquipment Forum in Chicago provided a plethora of information --so much that I am going to divide my report into two parts, the first halt in this issue and the second half in the September-October issue. AEM, the Association of...

Once in the ag equipment industry ...(I&T's Editor's Words)
July 1, 2005... It's true. Good people in the industry may leave, but the industry doesn't leave them. At the AEM meeting I ran into two men I have long admired and who have been particularly enjoyable to work with during my I&T life. It was nice to visit...

Added space helps service and parts technicians meet current and future customer needs: growth in sales volume was the impetus for adding more room for parts, maintenance and repair.
July 1, 2005... Pringle Tractor Company, the John Deere dealer for the Central Coast area of California, has built additions to both the shop and parts department of the company's main store in Salinas, California. Because of growth in sales volume, the...

Prepare your company for recovery before disaster strikes: planning ahead can help your business bounce back from a loss.
July 1, 2005... A tornado tears through a dealership... A fire consumes business records... A flash flood leaves a foot of mud and debris throughout the building... An earthquake tumbles the walls... A computer virus wipes out all the information on your...

Georgia dealers help clarify tax language.
July 1, 2005... Several ag equipment dealers in Georgia are helping rewrite the Sales and Use Tax Guide on Farm Machinery for the Georgia Department of Revenue. The dealers want to improve the terminology used with the Agricultural Certificate of Exemption,...

John Deere gets into community development.
July 1, 2005... A planned housing development in Durham, N.C., will be the first John Deere Signature Community. The company teamed with St. Lawrence Homes, a North Carolina housing developer, to launch this new home buyer incentive program, for which John...

Florida drops sales tax on farm power equipment.
July 1, 2005... Farmers in Florida no longer have to pay a 2.5 percent sales tax for the sale, rental, lease or use of power equipment used exclusively on a farm in the production of crops or products. The bill, which took effect July 1, includes both moving...

Are high gas prices helping the big tractor market?
July 1, 2005... Yes, according to the Northwest Mississippi Daily Journal. The article reports that increasing gas prices are pushing farmers into buying larger tractors and wider implements so they can reduce the number of trips needed to cultivate a field,...

Demand for hay continues.
July 1, 2005... The demand for commercially marketed hay crops has grown on a year-to-year basis for the past twenty years. This growth is driven by consolidation of dairy herds into fewer but much larger units. The larger facilities buy most of their hay...

Clean diesel retrofit technologies available.
July 1, 2005... The Diesel Technology Forum says the clean diesel system of the future is made possible in part by such emissions control devices as particulate filters, oxidation catalysts and other advanced technologies. Many of these same technologies have...

Cargill plans biggest US biodiesel plant.
July 1, 2005... With a capacity to produce 37.5 million gallons of biodiesel a year, Cargill's biodiesel plant in Iowa Falls, Iowa, will be the largest facility of its kind in the US. The new plant is expected to be finished and begin producing biodiesel in...

Ohio POS system identifies destination sourcing.
July 1, 2005... The Ohio-Michigan Equipment Dealers Association has been updating their members about Ohio's change to "destination sourcing," part of the state's Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement which enables Ohio to collect sales taxes on out-of-state,...

2004 US ag machinery exports increase.
July 1, 2005... US exports of agricultural related machinery totaled approximately $5.7 billion in 2004, an increase of almost 19 percent compared with the 2003 export total. All major world regions recorded gains, with leading gains by Australia-Oceania (64...

High driving standards can reduce claims and costs.
July 1, 2005... Driver distraction, such as eating, drinking, talking on the cell phone, adjusting electronic devices or watching a map, is a factor in up to half of all vehicle crashes and is a cause in up to 30 percent of fatal crashes, according to the...

The four levels of selling.(I&T's Sales Tips)
July 1, 2005... Selling can be divided into four levels: Product, FAB, ME Syndrome and Beyond FAB. Product Selling The bottom level is PRODUCT selling, a very basic form of selling used for many common items. Salespeople at this level center their...

Intake manifold Leakage.(I&T's Maintenance & Repair)
July 1, 2005... Q We recently encountered an engine-misfiring mystery in an gasoline-engine tractor. We are aware that three basic requirements--fuel, compression, and ignition--must be met if an engine is to operate properly. We checked the fuel flow,...

LP-gas engine start-up.(I&T's Maintenance & Repair)
July 1, 2005... Q One of our better customers has an older tractor (not our color) that has an original-equipment LP-gas fuel system. He has trouble getting the engine started, especially in colder weather, but it runs perfectly normal after it finally starts....

Avoiding rearward overturns.(I&T's Maintenance & Repair)
July 1, 2005... Q When a tractor becomes stuck in a ditch or gully, why is it considered to back out rather than attempting to drive out forward? A This involves an application of what engineers call "torque reaction." When a torque, or turning force, is...

Flexco Quad Staple Driver.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... The trademarked Alligator Ready Set Quad Staple Driver has been added to the line of belt fastening tools and accessories marketed by Flexco. Alligator Ready Set is an easy to install fastener system that offers high strength and abrasion...

Bourgault 6450 Air Seeder.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... This newest model in the 6000 Series Air Seeders has four internal tanks totaling 450 bushels with interconnect ports that make it possible for one tank to be diverted into the adjacent tank(s). Fully loaded, the hitch weight is about 8,500...

Timberwolf log splitter.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... On the farm or in the woodlot, hard-to-split logs are no problem for this TW-3 PTO-driven log splitter. With a delivery of 17 tons of force and a 6-second cycle time, the splitter can run on any tractor that is 16 HP or greater and has a...

Krause no-till shank system.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... This new no-till shank system for the 4830 Series in-line ripper breaks up compacted soil layers while leaving crop residue and topsoil near undisturbed. The system includes a narrow 3/4" shank, 8" shattering wing and tapered shank wear bar....

Worksaver Bale Handler.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... The new, RBH-4000 Bale Handler can handle and stack two 4' x 4' x 8' large rectangular bales or three 3' x 3' x 8' large rectangular bales. Designed for use with tractor loaders, the Bale Handler features heavy-duty UHMW-polyethylene bushings...

Steve's hitch.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... This new hitch attachment allows compact loaders, forklifts and 3-point utility tractors to efficiently move anhydrous tanks, toolbars, implements, trailers and other equipment with a pintle, ball or clevis hitch. The award-winning universal...

Shield/AP V-Slice attachments.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... The new AP-001985XP V-Slice attachment from the Acru-Plant Division of Shield Agricultural Equipment was designed especially for 2005 model John Deere Row Crop Planters that use the MaxEmerge XPR Row unit. The attachment improves seed-to-soil...

Swisher Z-Max XZT.(Product Review)
July 1, 2005... Swisher's new Z-Max XZT, with a 360-degree turning radius, also features include a 24 HP Briggs & Stranon Intek OHV engine, 8-position cutting height range from 1.5" to 5", Eaton Commercial Grade Hydros transmission, 60" triple blade floating...

AgCareers.com has formed a new partnership with the International Agri-Center, Inc., Tulare, California, for personnel recruitment for agriculture, food, natural resources and biotechnology professions within the US Western region.(Company)
July 1, 2005... AgCareers.com has formed a new partnership with the International Agri-Center, Inc., Tulare, California, for personnel recruitment for agriculture, food, natural resources and biotechnology professions within the US Western region. Erika...

TRUCTOR Vehicles LLC.(Company)
July 1, 2005... TRUCTOR Vehicles LLC, Columbus, Indiana, recently completed five years of owner-operator testing of its T-4000 Series tractor-truck utility vehicle on a 300-acre horse and produce farm in New Hampshire. Test conditions included weather extremes...

McCormick Tractors.(Company)
July 1, 2005... McCormick Tractors will be a common sight on the 7,000-acre farming operation of Del Monte Fresh Produce Southwest near Phoenix, Arizona. Forty MC105 tractors, which have been leased for six years will be used in the harvest of more than five...

VMC Enterprises, Inc.(Company)
July 1, 2005... VMC Enterprises, Inc., McCormick dealer in Buckeye, Arizona, installed two modifications on the MC 105 tractors which came equipped with 4WD, ROPS and 16-speed transmission with creep. The dealership added a custombuilt push bar so the tractors...

Case IH.(Company)
July 1, 2005... A Case IH STX500 Steiger Quadtrac tractor shattered the World Plowing Record early this past spring and qualified for a spot in the Guinness Book by turning 792 acres (321 hectares) of prime farmland near Commensacq, France, in 24 hours. This...

Iveco Motors of North America has agreements with the following companies to distribute and service Iveco diesel engines and parts to different parts of the country.(Company)
July 1, 2005... Iveco Motors of North America has agreements with the following companies to distribute and service Iveco diesel engines and parts to different parts of the country: Anderson Industrial Engines, Omaha, Neb., serves Iowa, Nebraska and North...

Exmark Manufacturing.(People)
July 1, 2005... John Cloutier is the new Product Manager at Exmark Manufacturing, commercial mowing equipment producer located in Beatrice, Neb. He joined Exmark in 1999 as Marketing Communications and Internet Development Manager and was previously in...

MachineryLink, Inc.
July 1, 2005... Scott Rietsema is a new regional sales manager for MachineryLink, Inc. Based in Audubon, Minnesota, he will assist the team of Rietsema sales and field support reps and work with equipment dealers to provide service and maintenance for the...

CNH Global N.V.
July 1, 2005... Ferruccio Luppi was elected a director of CNH Global N.V. in June. Luppi, an economist, was appointed senior vice president, business development for Fiat S.p.A. in 2005 and had previously been chief executive officer of Business Solutions...

Tony Machacek, from the Boehm Tractor dealership in Shiner, Texas, is congratulated for being the dealer who received the one-millionth product manufactured by Woods Equipment Company.
July 1, 2005... Tony Machacek, right, from the Boehm Tractor dealership in Shiner, Texas, is congratulated for being the dealer who received the one-millionth product manufactured by Woods Equipment Company. Mervel Wood, left, one of the company's founders,...

I&T's auction action.
July 1, 2005... Yep, we cover rakes. ... and every other conceivable type of farm and construction equipment sold at auction throughout North America. If you're wondering what a piece of equipment is currently worth, we've got you covered. Take New...

State of the agricultural industry (part 1 of 2): trends and policies that affect the agricultural industry will have an effect on the lives and livelihoods of farmers equipment dealers, manufacturers and all their suppliers.
July 1, 2005... The AgExecutive Forum, sponsored by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, is an annual review of trends and policies affecting the agricultural industry. Such information--what has happened, what is happening and what is expected to...

"Fox Paws" shut-off device.(For The Dealer's Shop)
July 1, 2005... Ted Lacy developed "Fox Paws," a device to shut off all power to field and farm machinery, after he avoided injury by using a similar device to shut down a seed milling line on his farm. He realized that many other farmers work alone and may...

Hobart I8C stick electrode.(For The Dealer's Shop)
July 1, 2005... Hobart Brothers introduces the Hobart I8AC mild steel low hydrogen stick electrode for use in small 208/230 V, single-phase AC powersources and DC utility-type welders. The 18AC performs well on low and medium carbon steel and can also be used...

DieselPower! fuel additives.(For The Dealer's Shop)
July 1, 2005... Gold Eagle DieselPower! fuel additives are now available in 12-ounce bottles which were developed especially for the growing market of diesel-powered pickup trucks and cars. The 12-ounce size treats up to 35 gallons, so the entire bottle can be...

DUMP-PRO pick-up insert.(For The Dealer's Shop)
July 1, 2005... The patented DUMP-PRO pickup insert was designed to handle such jobs as mucking out stalls, maintaining roads, hauling firewood or hay, moving mulch or manure or even transporting water. The DUMP-PRO allows access to tight places and takes only...