Implement & Tractor articles from March 1997

Implement & Tractor archives from March 1997

Diversifying into construction equipment. (Gehl Co.)
March 1, 1997... Almost half of the Gehl Company's current revenues come from a business that didn't even exist for the company ten years ago - light industrial/construction equipment manufacturing. The Gehl Company, of West Bend, WI, has built agricultural...

Cat-Claas connection. (joint venture between Caterpillar and Claas)
March 1, 1997... The new venture between Caterpillar and Claas will put each company in a different marketing arena with products outside their own manufacture. Caterpillar and Claas describe as "modest" their targets for the two joint ventures being setup to...

FAPRI projects strong ag outlook. (Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute)(US agricultural economy)
March 1, 1997... In their first outlook report since Congress passed the 1996 Farm Bill, economists at the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), at the University of Missouri - Columbia, are fairly optimistic about the next ten years. In...

Perkins redesigns 1000-series. (engine)
March 1, 1997... The enhanced version of the Perkins 1000-series engine is quieter, cleaner, more durable and can produce more torque than the current version. The comprehensively re-designed Perkins 1000-series engine offers improved torque characteristics,...

Ag electronics repair business caters to dealers. (Ag Express Electronics repair company)
March 1, 1997... Quick turnaround and knowledgeable staff are keys to servicing today's electronics. Five years ago when four former 15-year Dickey-john employees decided to start Ag Express Electronics repair company, they did it without a single customer....

MX series fills a power niche. (Case MX Series Maxxum tractors)
March 1, 1997... Before the Maxxum Series went into production in March, Case IH customers offered design input and spent 20,000 hours of prototype driving time. The new Case MX Series Maxxum tractors unveiled at Case Corp.'s spring product introductions in...

Export Assistance Centers lead the way to foreign markets.
March 1, 1997... Success in exporting depends on financial soundness and a desire to succeed. Your company doesn't have to be a million-dollar business to develop a successful niche market in a foreign country. What you do need, however, is a company-wide...