Implement & Tractor articles from May 2003

Implement & Tractor archives from May 2003

Sell ATVs with safety in mind. (Editor's Words).(all terrain vehicles)(Brief Article)(Column)
May 1, 2003... All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are the vehicle of choice for work, field transport and recreation for more than 15 million Americans, a number that is growing every day. But as ATV sales have risen, so has the concern about safety--a result of the...

Is the time right for Ag equipment dealers to sell ATVs? ATV companies like ag dealerships because of the good community ties they offer.(all terrain vehicles, includes related article)
May 1, 2003... Bob Dinsmore, the guy who runs the New Holland dealership in Frederick, Md., said it well: "We need new things to sell. There are fewer farms that need tractors. "We sell a few ATVs now, but we need to work on it more. Just about every one...

Born again: "Farmall" name will identify new Case IH compact tractors.(includes related article)
May 1, 2003... Farmall defined the word "tractor" for generations of farmers, and the name is returning to identify a new line of Case IH compact tractors that will be launched later this year. "We're bringing back the Farmall name because these new...

North American Equipment Dealers Association. (Association News).(program director Michael C. Williams appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) has named Michael C. Williams as program director for professional development and outdoor power equipment, including the 20 Groups Program, OPE Dealer Council and other activities. He...

Terex Corp. (Association News).(chairman/CEO Ronald DeFeo appointed Association of Equipment Manufacturers director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The board of directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected Ronald DeFeo, Chairman and CEO of Terex Corp., Westport, Conn., as chairman. Charles Stamp, Vice President Public Affairs Worldwide for Deere and Co.,...

Bell Equipment N.A. Inc. (Association News).(new member of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently elected seven companies to membership: Bell Equipment N.A. Inc., Garden City, Ga.; Birchwood Consulting International Ltd., Mequon, Wis.; Wilco Manufacturing LLC, Lafayette La.; Hyco...

North American Equipment Dealers Association. (Association News).(president Alex Lush appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Alex Lush, a 37-year veteran in the farm equipment business, was installed as the 2003 president of the North American Equipment Dealers Association at the group's annual meeting in February. He represents the Ontario Retail Farm Equipment...

Prime Line. (People).(awards and appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Anita Jett, Senior Group Leader at Prime Line, Litchfield, Ill., was recognized as "Employee-of-the-Quarter" for fulfilling her responsibilities in the production and packaging departments. Robert E. "Bob" Wehmueller has joined Prime Line as...

Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering Company. (People).(regional sales manager Paul Harrison appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Paul Harrison has been named regional sales manager for Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering Company, Richmond, Va. He will oversee sales through the distributor network in California, Nevada and Arizona. He was formerly in sales management with...

Gehl Company. (People).(pres/COO Malcolm Moore appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Malcolm F. "Mac" Moore was elected President and COO of Gehl Company, West Bend, Wis. He joined Gehl in 1999 as Executive Vice President and COO. He will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company's three manufacturing sites.

Vansco Electronics Ltd. (People).(CEO Niels Erik Hansen appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Niels Erik Hansen has been appointed CEO of Vansco Electronics Ltd., which provides electronic modules, instrumentation and wire harnesses for the heavy duty vehicle industry. Most recently, Hansen was Executive Vice President and COO of...

Alliance Tire Company Ltd. (People).(president Yossi Anglister appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Yossi Anglister has been named president of Alliance Tire Company Ltd., headquartered in Hadera, Israel. Anglister is a veteran industrial executive with extensive experience in combining R&D, manufacturing and export capabilities. Alliance's...

Deere & Company. (People).(director Joachim Milberg appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Joachim Milberg, retired CEO of Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW), has been elected to the board of directors at Deere & Company. Milberg, who earned his doctorate in production engineering at the Technical University of Berlin, spent his career...

Case IH. (People).(marketing manager Trent Haggard appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Trent Haggard has been promoted to marketing manager for cotton harvesting equiment for Case IH North America. He is responsible for marketing, promotion and pricing activities for all cotton harvesting equipment. Most recently, he was a Case...

Finn Corporation. (People).(international sales manager Ed Garrido appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ed Garrido has been appointed International Sales Manager for Finn Corporation, Fairfield, Ohio, manufacturer of equipment and additivies for the erosion and landscaping industries. He will be responsible for sales in Latin America, Spain and...

AGCO Corporation. (People).(general marketing manager Gary A. Hamilton appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Gary A. Hamilton has been promoted to General Marketing Manager for AGCO Corporation's White Planter, Glencoe and Tye product lines. He has most recently been the Senior Sales Engineer for White Planters and Hay Tools. He will continue to be...

Kuhn Knight, Inc. (People).(operations director George Cicci appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... George Cicci has been appointed Director of Operations for Kuhn Knight, Inc., Brodhead, Wis. The company manufactures manure spreaders and feed mixers. He was previously Director of Product Engineering for the Gehl Company.

MachineryLink, Inc. (People).(operations manager Alan G. Van Nahmen appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Alan G.Van Nahmen has joined MachineryLink, Inc. as operations manager in the Kingman, Kansas, office He will supervise operations related to machine scheduling, delivery, and other work on the company's fleet of combines and other equipment in...

CNH Global. (People).(new directors appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Three individuals have been elected to the board of directors of CNH Global N.V.: Giuseppe Morchio, CEO of Fiat S.p.A.; Ferruccio Luppi, CFO of Fiat S.p.A.; and Bruno Cova, General Counsel for Fiat S.p.A.

Association of Equipment Manufacturers. (People).(VP Kenneth Snover appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Kenneth Snover has been named Vice President of Expositions for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). He will be responsible for the group's expositions, education and membership departments. He was most recently Manager of...

Valmont Irrigation. (People).(president Thomas Spears speaks at World Water Forum, Kyoto, Japan)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Thomas Spears, president of Valmont Irrigation, and Dominic Longo, a Valmont Irrigation representative, spoke at the World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan, in March. The conference discussed global water issues, including scarcity of fresh water,...

National Agri-Marketing Association. (People).(awards)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... James M. Seaver, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for AGCO Corporation, received the Marketer of the Year award from the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) for outstanding accomplishments in the field of agri-marketing....

Bosch Rexroth Corporation. (People).(new Senior VP Steven D. Roberts appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Steven D. Roberts is the new Senior Vice President--Corporate Finance for Bosch Rexroth Corporation. In the company's Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies business unit, Ernst Iseli was named Vice President and General Manager, and Bill...

Fuel prices increase spring tillage costs. (General News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Fuel prices increased substantially during the first quarter of 2003, primarily due to concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East. The increase in fuel prices have led to higher projected production costs for corn and soybeans in...

Case IH to move cotton picker production to Minnesota. (General News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Case IH plans to transfer its worldwide cotton picker production to the CNH Benson, Minn., manufacturing facility, which currently produces selfpropelled application equipment. The Benson plant has the resources and expertise to expand its...

No quick upturn for ag equipment predicted. (General News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Despite improved quarterly results, farm equipment makers CNH Global NV and AGCO Corp. do not expect an upturn soon for the industry. CNH Global, Lake Forest, Ill., maker of Case JR and New Holland brand equipment, says industrywide sales were...

ITC offers white paper for purchasing manufacturing equipment. (General News).(Italian Trade Commission)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Free copies of "Smart Capital -- The Sharp Manufacturer's Guide to Equipment Purchases" are available from the Italian Trade Commission (ITC), at 1-88-ITALTRADE. The project is co-sponsored by 14 Italian machinery manufacturers that design and...

Conservation tillage gives record yields. (General News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Non-inversion deep tillage, the form of conservation tillage that alleviates soil compaction while maintaining a crop residue cover on the soil, can increase yields of cotton more than 20 percent, according to a recently released study by...

Auction action.(farm equipment)
May 1, 2003... Do the short lines of equipment you carry represent a growing percentage of your dealerships' total new equipment sales? Great, it's always fun to carry a hot product line. But make sure as this part of your business grows that you work to...

Maintenance & Repair.
May 1, 2003... Diesel Cetane Number Q: Does the cetane number for diesel fuel have a meaning that is comparable to the octane number of gasoline? A: No. In gasoline, octane number is a measure of the ability of the fuel NOT to self-ignite and thus,...

Why diesel drives the farm equipment industry: a brief look at how the diesel engine revolutionized agriculture worldwide.
May 1, 2003... Rudolph Diesel (1848-1913), a German scientist and inventor, developed the theory that if air is compressed to such a degree that there is an extreme rise in temperature inside a chamber, then fuel injected into a piston chamber will be ignited...

UK: 2002 ag and outdoor power trade declines. (Import Export).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Total UK exports of all agricultural and outdoor power engineering products reached an estimated [pounds sterling]1,122 million in 2002, a decline of 1.5 percent from 2001. The 2002 total exports of agricultural machinery showed a modest rise...

Taiwan: patented agricultural trolley. (Import Export).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Full Hong Co., Ltd. is looking for distributors and importers for this agricultural trolley. The company says the wheeled unit is easily assembled and easy to maneuver. It holds empty bags open for loading, with a weight limit of 100...

Giant planter performs aerial gymnastics: Kinze's 24-row planter demonstrates transport rotation 85 feet up in the air.
May 1, 2003... Since mid-February, travellers on I-80 have been gaping at Kinze Manufacturing's new aerial display at Exit 216 near Williamsburg, Iowa. This display can't be missed--it is one of the company's 60-foot wide, 24-row Twin-Line planters,...

Renault Agriculture joins Claas group.
May 1, 2003... The new alliance between Renault Agriculture and the Claas group will have Claas initially taking over 51 percent of Renault Agriculture, given the approval of anti-trust authorities. In two to three years, Claas' ownership will rise to 80...

Tax cut--is it really necessary? (Politics in Perspective).
May 1, 2003... Asked once whether partisan wrangling over a proposed energy tax constituted "a fight to the death," the recently departed Daniel Patrick Moynihan replied: "Fight until death over taxes? Oh no. Women, country, God, things like that. Taxes? No."...

ROPS SunShade. (Product Review).(from Original Tractor Cab Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Original Tractor Cab has developed a new and inexpensive sunshade canopy for most ROPS equipped compact tractors. The universal mounting system works with most two-post ROPS and is designed to fit all models of tractors having a one-piece...

Grass Tornado. (Product Review).(from ISC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This new invention is a weed-trimming tool that mounts onto a riding lawn mower. It is patented and available for licensing to manufacture. The outer edge of the trimming head slopes upwards allowing it to ride over small rocks, stumps and...

Bush Hog ZTs. (Product Review).(zero-turn mowers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bush Hog's new mid-mount zero-turn mowers are designed for performance, durability, easy operation and low maintenance. Features include standard high uplift blades, pivoting front axle that follows ground contours, fully baffled deck,...

Grasshopper true ZT mowers. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... True ZeroTurn power units have working speeds up to 10.5 mph. Engines, from 14 to 32 hp., are available in liquid- or air-cooled, gasoline or diesel, or a dual fuel LP/gas model. The 44- to 72- inch deck converts easily from side discharge to...

Swisher String Trimmer. (Product Review).(trimmer, edger, mower)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Trim-Max 3-in-i String Trimmer is a trimmer, edger and mower--three tools in one. It rolls over rough terrain, cutting waist-high weeds to average lawns. Swisher says the Trim-Max is a back-saving alternative to heavy hand-held gas...

Kubota BX1500. (Product Review).(subcompact tractor)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Kubota says this all-new sub-compact tractor mows like a garden tractor and works like a compact tractor. The BX1500 is powered by Kubota's 15 hp, 2-cylinder, liquid-cooled, Z602 diesel engine. The 4-wheel drive allows the mower to go where...

FINN Bark Blower. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The FINN Corporation says its BB605 Bark Blower is the industry's only 60+ hp, 4.5 cubic yard capacity bark blower available for use in trailer or skid applications. It has a hydraulic oil cooler and a fan-powered heat exchanger. The BB605...

Hustler BAC-VAC. (Product Review).(fiberglass hopper)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The BAC-VAC can be used on the 52", 60" or 72" models of Hustler Z, Super Z, Mini Z and Super Mini Z. The nine-bushel, fiberglass hopper is rust resistant and light weight and dumps right from the driver's seat. A plastic cover on the door...

Loftness Timber Ax. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Timber Ax attachment selectively cuts and mulches unwanted trees or brush. The unique design of the rotor utilizes rigid, sharpened blades in combination with an adjustable shear bar. The Timber Ax uses reverse rotor rotation that lifts...

Worksaver Tree Clipper. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This new Tree Clipper solves the problem of trimming and cutting hard-to-reach tree branches or unwanted trees. It also eliminates the need to trim limbs with a chain saw from a loader bucket or ladder. Designed for use with a tractor loader or...

Dixie Chopper fast cutter. (Product Review).(from Magic Circle Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This new XT3000 model is able to cut an average of eight acres of grass in an hour, with a ground speed of 15 mph. It has a Generac 30 hp OHV engine, which the company says provides the most stability of any 60" and 72" Zero Turn riding mower...

Lastec 420D ZT mower. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The company has entered the commercial mowing market with this true, zero-turning-radius mower equipped with four fully articulating 20" mower decks. It is self-propelled and packed with the following components: a Kubota 26hp diesel engine,...

John Deere V-Flex mower. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This trademarked 72-Inch 7-Iron V-Flex mower deck is available for use with the 1445, 1545 and 1565 front mowers. The V-Flex mower deck features a three-part hinged deck with a vertical belt drive system, allowing the deck to articulate 20...

Gravely ZT mowers. (Product Review).(zero turn mowers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Manufactured by Ariens Company, the new line of Gravely intermediate zero-turn mowers come with Kawasaki air-cooled engines ranging from l9hp to 23hp. Deck options include 44", 48", 52" and 60" cutting widths. It features a hydraulic deck...

Cub Cadet walk-behind mower. (Product Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... This commercial G1436 gear-driven wide-area walk-behind mower comes with a 14 HP Kawasaki OHV engine and a 36" cutting deck. It features a fixed fabricated deck with a 10 gauge steel top and 7 gauge skirts, a five-speed Peerless transmission...

US/Canadian tractor & combine sales.(Illustration)
May 1, 2003... US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales US UNIT RETAIL SALES - MARCH/APRIL 2003 Farm Wheel Tractors 2 WD 2 WD 2 WD Total 0-40 HP ...

European scene: quality is the key to used tractor market.
May 1, 2003... Dealers everywhere often have to be prepared to go to great lengths to clinch a deal and sell a brand new tractor. In many cases, the downside of the deal is that the buyer trades in a second hand tractor, which, if it stands idle on the...