Implement & Tractor articles from May 1998

Implement & Tractor archives from May 1998

Woods Aims for Quick Delivery.
May 1, 1998... Woods Equipment Company is implementing programs which will shorten their order-to-delivery time by 75 percent by 2000. "The manufacturer that has the shortest delivery time will win in the 21st century," Tom Laird, president and CEO of...

News Briefs.
May 1, 1998... New financing program for lawn and garden dealers Textron Financial Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, has a new "X-Press" Program for qualifying dealers whose credit needs are below $75,000. For amounts of $25,000 or less, no financial...

Product Review.
May 1, 1998... Shaver Side Mount This new tractor side mount is one of five mounting options for Shaver Manufacturing's "Ground Hog" and "Bear" hydraulic post-hole diggers. The company says the side mounting option provides the operator with a clear line...

International News.
May 1, 1998... Italian export market up Italy confirmed production of 890,000 tons of agricultural, gardening, and earth moving machinery, up 3 percent over 1996. This represents a record high and steady growth since 1994. Exports of agricultural...

BFGoodrich Returns to AG.
May 1, 1998... More than a decade after production ceased, the BFGoodrich tire brand has returned to the agricultural market with its new "Power" product line of farm tires. BFGoodrich was once a highly recognized manufacturer of tires for the farm...

Commentary and Perspective.
May 1, 1998... Fred Bruce's article about the New Holland tractor (New Holland's Double-Duty TV140) was of much interest to me. I am sending along a picture of a bi-directional tractor with a forage harvester of which I have made a limited number. It is...

Financials.
May 1, 1998... * AGCO Corporation, Atlanta, GA, reported record net earnings of $32.7 million for first quarter 1998, compared to $29.5 million for first quarter 1997 (before nonrecurring expenses and write-off of unamoritized debt costs for that 1997...

What's That Thing Worth?
May 1, 1998... It's show time I hold in my hands the 1998 Steam and Gas Show Directory, nearly 300 pages of dates and ads about tractor shows throughout the land. No doubt there are tractor events in your vicinity this summer that will draw crowds like...

Building a Mower Company from Scratch.
May 1, 1998... Encore Power Equipment's commercial mowing products have enabled the company to post a high percentage of growth each year. In 1988, Dick Tegtmeier named his new company Encore to signify that it was the second company he had launched....

European Equipment Report.
May 1, 1998... Exclusive to I&T Reincarnated MFs Compact tractors based on thoroughly-refurbished Ferguson TE20 and Massey Ferguson MF35 skid units are produced by the Smallholder Tractor Company in England. They meet keen demand for a low-cost,...

Company News.
May 1, 1998... * Case Corporation has purchased Tyler Industries, Benson, MN, from IBOCO, Inc. Tyler manufactures chemical and fertilizer sprayers and applicators, including self-propelled and high clearance units. This acquisition gives Case inroads to the...

Turf, Lawn And Garden.
May 1, 1998... Hand-held gasoline powered equipment expected to increase The Portable Power Equipment Manufacturers Association (PPEMA) reported the following industry shipments of hand-held gasoline powered equipment. During 1997, chain saws increased by...

I&T's Auction Action.
May 1, 1998... The Facts on Used Values Take a peek out your office window to your used equipment lot. Any mistakes out there, pieces you put too much into taking them in on trade? Now, I know that not every deal boils down to simply figuring the...

US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales.
May 1, 1998... US UNIT RETAIL SALES - MARCH & APRIL 1998 Farm Wheel Tractors 2 WD 2 WD 2 WD Total EMI 0-40 HP 40- 100 HP 100+ HP 2 WD March 1998 ...