Implement & Tractor articles from March 2002

Implement & Tractor archives from March 2002

Greetings. (Editor's Words).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... I am excited about my new role in this market that is so critical to the well being of the world. As such, I am looking forward to the opportunity to meet and chat with as many of you, our subscribers and advertisers, as possible in the coming...

An inside look at the 2002 World Ag Expo.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The 2002 World Ag Expo enjoyed excellent weather and the 1,453 exhibitors were pleased with the turnout of growers. This past year was a tough one for California growers of many commodities, including cotton, processing tomatoes, pears and many...

National Corn Growers Association cheers renewable fuel standard. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The National Corn Growers Association (NDGA) applauded the inclusion of a renewable fuel standard (RFS) as a part of the Senate energy bill. The association stressed the importance of bolstering US energy independence, and noted that the RFS...

El Nino is back, weather agency says. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has said that all the telltale signs were present that EL Nino had returned. The warm ocean waters of El Ninos, which pop up every four to five years and can hang around from 12...

AEM submits comments on EPA's diesel engine emission technical paper. (News Briefs).(Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has submitted comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the agency's "Nonroad Diesel Emissions Standards -- Staff Technical Paper," calling the EPA's preliminary finds...

Deere CEO details changes in Waterloo operations. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... At a total cost of an estimated $127 million, the redevelopment of Deere and Company's Waterloo, Iowa operations highlights a new leaner manufacturing approach. CEO Robert W. Lane told an annual meeting of stockholders, "Asset and cost-control...

NAEDA launches legal assistance program. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The North American Equipment Dealers Association has launched a new legal assistance program for dealers. Dealers affiliated with NAEDA will have access to limited free counsel from NAEDA's legal firm, Seigfried, Bingham, Levy, Selzer and Gee....

SBA reports on cost of regulations to small businesses. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The chief counsel for advocacy for the Small Business Administration is reporting that federal regulations cost small businesses $7,000 per employee in fiscal year 2000. Sen. "Kit" Bond (R-MO) says the report supports the popular belief that...

John Deere approves use of biodiesel. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... John Deere has approved the use of soy-based biodiesel in all of its diesel-powered products. Following thorough testing and analysis, John Deere engineers have developed the following guidelines: * Consult with local fuel suppliers to...

Bio fuels receiving more support. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... As of March 1, both ethanol and biodiesel were receiving additional support in Washington. In a consultant's study prepared for the Department of Energy (DOE), no infrastructure barriers were found to expanding production of ethanol to 5.1...

Cummins introduces new business opportunity -- Fleetguard Emission Solutions. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cummins, Inc. has formed a new venture within its filtration business unit to create and sell solutions to treat the byproducts from engine combustion. Fleetguard Emission Solutions has been formed to provide solutions for customers to meet the...

USDA announces $7 million for rural development in Iowa. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Agriculture Deputy Secretary James Moseley announced $7 million in grants and long-term loans to assist local economic and community development in rural Iowa. The funds are primarily directed at improving infrastructure elements such as...

US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales US UNIT RETAIL SALES- JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2002 Farm Wheel Tractors 2 WD 2 WD 2 WD ...

I&T's auction action.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... The lease just expired, so what's it worth? As the trend of leasing big-ticket tractors and combines has grown over the years, the need to keep an eye on residual values has become increasingly important, vital in fact. So how to value...

US distributor finds French belt market at SIMA.
March 1, 2002... A bit of Kansas ingenuity made its way into the French market when Randy Madden participated in the North American Pavilion at the 1999 SIMA show in Paris. He wanted to check out the export opportunities in France for his wholesale distributing...

The sun will come out tomorrow... or the next day.(forecasts for tractor market in the United States, Canada)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... With apologies to "Annie," the above sentiment fits relatively well as a theme for the agricultural equipment markets in 2002. In other words, no one expects much sunshine in the short term, but there may be some degree of hope for next year....

Politics in perspective.(views on the US Farm Bill)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... It's the Environment! WASHINGTON -- The single largest driving force in U.S. farming today is the Farm Bill, and the Farm Bill is about the environment. It's not about making money as a farmer. It's not about saving the family farm...

Maintenance & repair.(hydrostatic transmissions for agricultural equipment)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Fly by Wire Controls Last year I witnessed quiet introductions of electronic controls for the ground speed for several farm machines. Hydrostatic transmissions are now "fly-by-wire." To better explain this, let me review the typical...

Ideas and innovations.(for measuring soil chemistry)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Creating an Accurate pH Map Aside from general climate or perhaps a particular season's weather, soil chemistry is the main factor in the difference between profit and loss. With the ever-increasing prices of field chemicals, it is...

Michelin Ag introduces 3 new tractor tires, new industrial model. (Industry Focus: Tires).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... To help accommodate farmers who are reducing row spacing, Michelin has designed a tire to be less invasive to crop root structures. Featuring narrow section width, additional lugs and rounded shoulders, the Agribib Row Crop tire helps deliver a...

Arnco SuperFlex -- no flats. (Industry Focus: Tires).(advertisement)
March 1, 2002... With the Arnco SuperFlex soft-fill polyurethane material for off road tires, flats, blowout hazards, costly downtime or tire repairs are a thing of the past. The patented flatproofing product is designed for applications when improved ride,...

TAFE plans American expansion: Indian manufacturer introduced its new range compact tractor models at the Louisville show.
March 1, 2002... It isn't often an editor gets the opportunity, or the responsibility, of being "chief guest" at a tractor launching, but there I was in Louisville at the National Farm Machinery Show sitting atop TAFE USA's latest additions to their tractor...

Best of the bunch from Agribex -- Belgium. (New Machines, New Technology).
March 1, 2002... Figures just out for 2001 show that new tractor registrations fell 7.2% in Belgium. Some 2,242 new tractors were registered, compared to 2,412 during 2000, and it was with this news that Belgium's premier machinery event - Agribex -- opened its...

Growing Ambitions, growing awareness: ISU conferences focus on prospects for agricultural demand, WTO policy and prices.
March 1, 2002... In two separate, yet related one-day conferences, Iowa State University's Global Agricultural Science & Policy Institute (GASPI) and the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) offered a succinct, yet in-depth look at the factors...

Lindsay Mfg. Co. (Company News).(to market Sentek soil moisture sensing products)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Lindsay Mfg. Co., Omaha, Neb., has acquired exclusive rights to market the Sentek soil moisture sensing products to the worldwide pivot market. Customized Sentek products will be available through Lindsay's network of Zimmatic irrigation...

Deere & Company. (Company News).(licenses engine technology to Andreas Stihl)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Deere & Company, Triangle Park, N.C., signed a technology sharing agreement with Andreas Stihl AG & Co., licensing Stihl to design, develop and manufacture engines using a reduced-emission, 2-stroke engine fuel handling technology developed by...

Metals USA. (Company News).(consolidates facilities, sells others)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Metals USA, Houston, Texas, announced that it will consolidate its Greensboro, N.C. Flat Roll operation into their Randleman, N.C. facility. The company's Plates and Shapes Group operation, also in Greensboro, will not be affected by the...

DTN and IRON Solutions. (Company News).(Data Transmission Network Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... DTN and IRON Solutions announced that they have partnered to increase the exposure of both companies' agriculture dealer equipment-listing services. IRON Solutions will now host DTNiron equipment listings and dealers listing their equipment on...

Deere & Company, Moline, Ill., and Woods Equipment Company. (Company News).(to discontinue joint venture)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Deere & Company, Moline, Ill., and Woods Equipment Company, Rockford, Ill., announced that they will discontinue Alloway Industries, L.L.C. -- a joint venture manufacturing operation in Fargo, N.D. Alloway Industries will cease operations by...

SPX Service Solutions. (Company News).(re-certified as Caterpillar supplier)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SPX Service Solutions, Warren, Mich., announced its re-certification as a special service tool supplier to Caterpillar. This marks the 20th consecutive year for SPX as a Caterpillar certified supplier. SPX Service Solutions is a business unit...

Deere & Company. (Company News).(first quarter finances)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Deere & Company, Moline, Ill., reported a worldwide net loss of $38.1 million, or $.16 per share for the first quarter ending January 31, 2002 which compares with year-earlier net income of $56.4 million or $.24 per share. Worldwide net sales...

Caterpillar Corp. (Company News).(financial report, 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Caterpillar Corp., Peoria, Ill., reported sales and revenues for 2001 of $20.45 billion, or $275 million higher than 2000. Profit was $805 million or $2.32 per share. The profit numbers include the negative impact of $153 million in pretax...

[0] Deere & Company. (Company News).(to close Phoenix International facility in Illinois)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Deere & Company, Moline, Ill., announced that it will close its Phoenix International facility in Springfield, Ill., later this year. The company stated that operations now performed at the Springfield plant will be eliminated, outsourced or...

Gold Eagle Co. (Company News).(consolidates units)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Gold Eagle Co., Chicago, Ill., has consolidated its Wholesale/Retail and Professional Services business units into a newly formed Retail & Installer Brands group. The new group will service both the wholesale/retail and installer markets. ...

RHS, Inc. (Company News).(receives award)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... RHS, Inc., Hiawatha, Kan. received a 2001 AE50 Award for their Outback S GPS Guidance System from the American Society of Agricultural Engineers as one of the top 50 products introduced to the market in 2000. The product uses GPS to provide...

Cummins, Columbus, Inc., has announced a strategic partnership with Kukje Machinery Co. (Company News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cummins, Columbus, Ind., has announced a strategic partnership with Kukje Machinery Co., South Korea to design, manufacture and market Cummins A Series engines for the industrial markets. The A Series engines, announced today at...

Consolidated Metal Products, Inc. (People).(new account manager)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Greg Levine has been appointed account manager for the Original Equipment agricultural, farm equipment and utility trailer markets for Consolidated Metal Products, Inc. The company manufacturers bent bolts and end threaded rod. Levine will...

Case IH. (People).(Steven M. Koep joins)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Steven M. Koep has joined Case IH as the application equipment director of sales and national accounts. Koep, who previously served the company in a number of marketing positions from 1974 to 1992, will manage wholesale and retail sales through...

Gold Eagle Co. (People).(vice president for new Retail and Installer Brands group)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Howard Donnally, former vice president of the Wholesale/Retail business unit, has been named group vice president for the new Retail & Installer Brands group for Gold Eagle Co., and Tom Brice will lead New Business Development for the group....

John Deere's Waterloo. (People).(Barry Schaffter names general manager)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Barry Schaffter has been named the new general manager of John Deere's Waterloo, Iowa operations. The 29-year company veteran succeeds Mike Triplett, who has been promoted to vice president of worldwide supply management at the company...

Metals USA. (People).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Richard Pokrin has been named vice president sales and marketing of the Atlantic Region for Metals USA. Pokrin was vice president general manager for the company's Greensboro operation which consolidated into the Randleman, N.C. facility.

FEMA, FEWA elect new officers at Fall Conventions in Denver. (Association News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Members of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA), the Farm Equipment Wholesalers Association (FEWA) and the Industrial Manufacturers Representatives Association met in Denver, Colo. in November 2001 for their annual conventions....

AEM elects officers, directors. (Association News).(Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Members of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers recently elected a new slate of officers and directors. Elected were: Co-Chairmen -- Gerard Geraghty, Specialty Equipment of IR Company, Annandale, N.J. and Gary MacDonald, MacDon...

I-NED officers elected. (Association News).(Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers announced new association officers: President -- Larry Smith, Road Machinery & Supplies Company, Des Moines, Iowa; Vice President -- John Spellman, Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., Lincoln, Neb.; Director --...

Heavy Duty Manufacturers Assn. elects officers. (Association News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Richard L. Clayton, Dana Corp. Toledo, Ohio was elected chairman of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association. Others elected include: Vice Chairman -- Robert F. Eagan, Federal-Mogul Corp, Detroit, Mich.; Secretary -- Kenneth F. Davis, Eaton...

AEM elects 12 new members. (Association News).(Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Newly elected members to the AEM are: Advertising Advantages, Hackettstown, N.H.; Arrow Material Handling Products, Kansas City, Mo.; Badger Bite Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; Cessna Aircraft Company -- Single Engine Piston Div., Independence,...

Same name, new face.(McCormick Tractors)
March 1, 2002... Reborn, McCormick enters the US world market for ag tractors. The following article includes information from the tractor launch in Pella and the author's visit to the Doncaster plant in December 2001. McCormick tractors have entered the US...

CTI Rail-Mounted Skid Steer Forks. (Product Review).(Construction Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Construction Technology, Inc. has added a sixth model to their line, the Model 345 Rail Mounted Ski Steer Forks with a 4,300 lb. lift capacity. This unit meets all ASME/OSHA specifications for fork tines, and the forks and frame both have a...

PFM Screening Bucket. (Product Review).(Precision Farm Machinery)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... The new Series 700-20 Screening Bucket from Precision Farm Machinery is designed to mount on skid-steer loaders for applications including commercial and residential landscaping, farms, industrial uses, golf courses, baseball fields, beaches...

New Shaver StumpBuster. (Product Review).(Shaver Manufacturing)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Shaver Manufacturing has introduced a new addition to its line of StumpBuster tree stump cutters. The skid-steer loader mounted SC-50-H is designed for contractors, landscapers and maintenance departments looking for a highly-maneuverable...

Buhler introduces B56 Wheel Loader. (Product Review).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Buhler Manufacturing has introduced the B56 Wheel Loader, a four-wheel drive front end loader powered by a 56 hp Kubota diesel engine. The unit articulates and oscillates for operation in tight spaces. This model was designed and built in North...

Cat 924G Wheel Loader integrates toolcarrier performance. (Product Review).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... The Caterpillar 924G Wheel Loader is designed for a variety of agricultural applications, combining the versatility of an integrated toolcarrier with performance characteristics of a dedicated wheel loader. It is powered by the Caterpillar...

Quadivator multipurpose garden implement. (Product Review).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... The quadivator attaches to an ATV or lawn tractor, and can be used with numerous attachments (each sold separately). The four-foot model comes standard with a cultivator attachment and is equipped with electric depth control which is operated...

Hedland EZ-flow meters. (Product Review).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Constructed of high impact resistant polysulfone and stainless steel for greater tolerance to pressure and temperature, as well as chemical compatibility, these flow meters are designed for a wide range of liquid flow monitoring applications,...

Settler AgExpert improves Crop/Field management. (Product Review).(advertisement)
March 1, 2002... Settler has announced two new software products, written for the Palm computer. Field-Mate and AgConverter have been designed to work with Settler's Field-Master software to offer management tools that enable producers to realize increased...

The PowerBox multipurpose portable, all-in-one, generator. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The PowerBox integrates a generator, compressor and welder into a stainless steel case that is compact, weather resistant and takes up only one-third of a standard truck bed. The PowerBox was in development for two years and contains twenty...

Vermeer Accu-Bale Plus: New Weapon for Accurate Bale Monitoring. (Product Review).(advertisement)
March 1, 2002... Vermeer has recently introduced the Accu-Bale Plus Bale Monitoring System. The new monitor is designed to be easy to read, program and install. The monitor's precision belt-sensing system gives operators diagnostic data, along with the control...

Flash alert meters promote equipment service. (Product Review).(advertisement)
March 1, 2002... SenDEC Corporation manufactures a range of digital Hour Meters with Flash Alert capability, that shows what to service, and when. This, combined with the hour meter, makes it easier for users to perform on time preventative maintenance service....