Implement & Tractor articles from May 1997

Implement & Tractor archives from May 1997

Building dealer relationships - one at a time. (Tractor Implement Supply Co.)
May 1, 1997... TISCO continues the tradition of personalized service that was started by founder Ben Calmenson sixty years ago. Ben Calmenson had an innovative idea in 1937 visit tractor dealers one shop at a time with commonly used parts. Although his...

Marking a combining milestone. (Axial-Flow harvester combine)
May 1, 1997... The Axial-Flow combine may have changed looks a bit during its twenty years market, but Case IH engineers say the patented rotor is still the center of its success. More than 85 thousand Axial-Flow combines have been sold world-wide since Jim...

IH 86 series tractors selling well.
May 1, 1997... Call it coincidence. Call it a strong market. Call it whatever you'd like, but the fact is that in the first three months of 1997, I have seen three International 1086 tractors sell for more money than anything I saw during 1996. Throw in the...

Twenty-five year old hobby still yields lessons in restoration. (restoration of farm tractors)
May 1, 1997... James Homann, of Ft. Atkinson, WI, has collected and restored antiques - tractors, gas engines and a steam engine for 25 years. To date, he has restored 40 tractors and more than 50 gas engines. He has a library any tractor buff would envy and a...

Tractor makers eye European market.
May 1, 1997... I & T's European correspondent takes a closer look at what three US companies are doing to get bigger shares of the European tractor market. AGCO - Fendt deal benefits both companies AGCO's ambitions for an increased presence in Europe seem...

New Valmet tractor engine.
May 1, 1997... Sisu Diesel is celebrating 50 years of diesel engine production at its Linnavouri works in Finland, with the introduction of an 8.4 liter design which extends its offerings for tractors and combines. Capable of developing up to 350hp, the...