Implement & Tractor articles from May 2004

Implement & Tractor archives from May 2004

There's gold in old iron.(I&T's Editor's Words)
May 1, 2004... We've seen some recent auction prices for old tractors. some missing parts and pieces, with prices that looked like mistakes. Those prices were for the raw goods, rust and all. But old tractors pull at the heartstrings (and the...

A mandated equipment market: will other areas follow the lead of California's San Joaquin Valley?
May 1, 2004... California's San Joaquin Valley is one of the world's most productive agricultural areas. It is also one of the most polluted air basins in the entire US. Rapid growth, combined with characteristics of an air basin and the agricultural...

Smaller combine sizes ready for '05 market.
May 1, 2004... Case IH 2377 replaces model 2366 Case IH will upgrade its Class V combine offering for the 2005 harvest season with the introduction of the 2377 Axial-Flow combine. Customers are searching for opportunities to improve their efficiency...

AutoFarm.(People)
May 1, 2004... Daryl Patten has joined AutoFarm, Menlo Park, Calif., as head of North American sales. He has more than twenty years of sales and marketing experience and was most recently General Marketing Manager of AGCO's Application Equipment Division and...

KBT's Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division.(People)
May 1, 2004... Moriya Hayashi was appointed Executive Managing Director and Division President of KBT's Farm and Industrial Machinery Consolidated Division. Hayashi will also continue his role as General Manager of International Operations Headquarters.

Kubota Tractor Corporation.(People)
May 1, 2004... Tetsuji Tomita was named president of Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC), Tonence, Calif., replacing Nobuyuki Toshikuni, who was promoted to the Board of Directors of Kubota Corporation (KBT), headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Since joining KBT in...

Rob Mailler, inventor of the Beeline Steering Assist hands-free technology for agricultural vehicles, has been listed in The Bulletin.(People)
May 1, 2004... Rob Mailler, inventor of the Beeline Steering Assist hands-free technology for agricultural vehicles, has been listed in The Bulletin as one of Australia's "Smartest 100." The recognition is for Mailler's contribution he and Beeline...

Hall Manufacturing.(People)
May 1, 2004... John Hebard has been hired as Director of Operations at Hall Manufacturing, North Little Rock. Ark., which produces heavy-duty agricultural cutters (Bush-Whacker). With thirty-plus years experience in manufacturing Hebard will be involved in...

Lindsay Manufacturing Co.(People)
May 1, 2004... John Quinn has joined Lindsay Manufacturing Co., Omaha, Neb., as Greenfield Irrigation Brand Manager. His duties include product development, product line management, promotion and marketing worldwide.

Rockford Powertrain, Inc.(People)
May 1, 2004... Eric Holstein is the General Sales Manager for Rockford Powertrain, Inc., Loves Park, Ill. He had previously served as Key OEM Account and Business Development Manager with the company. Tristin Zbynski has been selected Customer Services...

Hall Manufacturing.(Company)
May 1, 2004... Hall Manufacturing, Little Rock, Ark., was honored as a 2003 finalist in the Arkansas Business of the Year awards for rapid growth since introducing its products to agricultural markets nationwide. Hall, manufacturer of Bush Whacker heavy-duty...

AGCO's new President/CEO.(Industry Notebook)
May 1, 2004... Martin Richenhagen has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation. He replaces Robert J. Ratliff, who has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2002 and is a company founder. Ratliff will remain Chairman of the...

North American Equipment Dealers Association.(Industry Notebook)
May 1, 2004... NAEDA installs new officers--John Fleet (center), owner of Fleet Brothers Inc., is the 2004-05 president of the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA). His four-store operation, headquartered in Tappahannock, Va., includes three...

JLG Industries, Inc.(Company)
May 1, 2004... JLG Industries, Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa., has signed a two-year contract with the US Marine Corps to refurbish the Tier 1 telehandler fleet of 132 Millennia Military Vehicles deployed in April 2002. New models designed to comply with Tier 2...

Ziegler Ag Equipment.(Company)
May 1, 2004... Claas Omaha LLC, Lexion Combine Division, Omaha, Neb., appointed Ziegler Ag Equipment, Minneapolis, Minn., as the Lexion combine sales and service dealer for Wisconsin. Ziegler, which has 14 full-service facilities in Minnesota and Iowa, plans...

SAME Deutz-Fahr Group (SDFG), Treviglio, Italy, and JLG Manufacturing Europe BVBA, Maasmechelen, Belgium, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, with plans to enter into a long-term OEM agreement, whereby JLG would supply its line of compact telehandlers to SDFG to be marketed in Europe through SDFG's distributor network.(Company)
May 1, 2004... SAME Deutz-Fahr Group (SDFG), Treviglio, Italy, and JLG Manufacturing Europe BVBA, Maasmechelen, Belgium, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, with plans to enter into a long-term OEM agreement, whereby JLG would supply its line of...

MachineryLink, Inc.(Company)
May 1, 2004... MachineryLink, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has made 180 hp and 210 hp New Holland tractors available to farmers as part of the company's expanded Innovation Rental Program for 2004. MachineryLink is an asset management company that provides farmers...

AutoFarm, Menlo Park, Calif., has formed an alliance with InTime, Inc., Cleveland, Miss., to bring sub-inch accurate GPS steering products to InTime's precision farming customers in the Mid-South.(Company)
May 1, 2004... AutoFarm, Menlo Park, Calif., has formed an alliance with InTime, Inc., Cleveland, Miss., to bring sub-inch accurate GPS steering products to InTime's precision farming customers in the Mid-South. InTime, which provides crop input management...

TAFE USA.(Company)
May 1, 2004... TAFE USA is the new operational name for the former Robison & Grissom Tractor Co., Guntown, Miss., which has distributed TAFE tractors in North America for several years. Robison & Grissom was recently acquired by Tractors & Farm Equipment...

Payne's Forks.(Company)
May 1, 2004... Payne's Forks, LaPorte, Ind., is looking for dealers. Payne's manufactures clamp on bucket forks in three different sizes for compact tractors, full-size tractors, skid steers and front end loaders. They also have clampon Reese-style hitches...

Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association.(Association)
May 1, 2004... Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association offers a lending video library to member companies, with a wide range of "how to" topics from developing databases to motivating employees to creating safety policies. Videos can be checked out for two...

CNH elects non-exec chair.(Industry Notebook)
May 1, 2004... Katherine Hudson was elected new non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. at the group's April meeting. She replaces retiring chairman, Jean-Pierre Rosso. Hudson joined the Case Corporation board in 1995, and has been...

Sickle Bar cutters.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... Hall Manufacturing's new line of Sickle Bar cutters is available in cutting lengths from 5 to 7 feet. The cutters, which were developed n response to customer demand, incorporate several innovative safety and convenience features, including a...

Bobcat MT52.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... In addition to this stump grinder, the MT52 mini track loader has a line of 18 attachments, including angle broom, bucket, auger, tiller, utility blade, v-plow, soil conditioner, hydraulic breaker, brush saw and pallet fork. Bobcat says it is...

TAFE 5040 utility tractor.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... Standard features of this 5040 model utility tractor include shell fenders with extension plate, independent foot and hand throttle, hand parking brake, spring suspension seat, foldable ROPS, seat belt, swinging drawbar, cable shut-off, fan...

Gateway sieves.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... A new sieve and chaffer system from HCC, Inc., the patent pending design of the "Gateway" uses plastic and aluminum that results in 50 percent less weight than standard sieves and chaffers found on current combines. It reduces wear and tear on...

CTI 4-in-1 Bucket Forks.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... The MP60 model forks, from Construction Technology, Inc. (CTI) of Denver, Colo., were specifically designed for use on 4-in-1 or multipurpose buckets. They are held in position by a clam mechanism, so they don't swing or shift sideways. The...

Baker treader attachment.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... This universal treader attachment, from Baker Manufacturing of Alva, Okla., has 1-1/2" x 5/16" high carbon steel teeth that bolt on for longer wear, resist breakage and are easy to replace. They are available in 4', 5', 6', 7' and 8' lengths,...

Snow Wolf Pro Series.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... This snowplow has a floating blade that allows putting the vehicle weight onto the blade to increase the scraping ability for compacted snow and ice. It has a solid steel link and an industrial compression spring that replaces the chain...

Steve's Hitch.(Product Review)
May 1, 2004... Steve's Hitch resulted from inventor Steve Gerres searching for faster, easier and more efficient way of moving anhydrous tank trailers, toolbars, implements, trailers, fifth wheelers and other equipment with a Pintle, Ball or Clevis hitch. The...

The large round bale's introduction to the US.(Founders)
May 1, 2004... The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) has been generous in helping my research on large round bales. This Founder's column is taken from their booklet. "The History of the Development of the Large Round Bale," by Robert...

Alemite cordless grease gun.(Dealer's Retail Shelves)
May 1, 2004... Alemite Corporation, Charlotte, N.C., says its new 12-volt cordless grease gun improves productivity by reducing down time for technicians and mechanics because it produces more grease on a single charge in high-pressure, high-flow applications...

Dual Guard Torch.(Dealer's Retail Shelves)
May 1, 2004... The Dual Guard Torch provides double safety protection because of its revolutionary in-head flash arrestor and in-tip gas mixing technology, according to the manufacturer, Smith Equipment, a division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. The unit is...

Yamaha's Dyno Rhino is "hot": this side-by-side fills a niche in the utility vehicle market.
May 1, 2004... Yamaha's Side-by-Side (SxS) Rhino 660 4x4 retails for $8,699 ($9,099 for the camouflage model) and they're selling like hotcakes according to Steve Jackson, Montana Jack's ATV Outpost and Supply owner. "I've never seen a side-by-side sell like...

World Ag Expo 2004.
May 1, 2004... World Ag Expo is never exactly the same from year to year, and the 2004 version of the show was certainly different. To many of the attendees, the most important difference this year was that the weather in Tulare, California was warm and dry,...

Deere named in Alabama discrimination suit.
May 1, 2004... Deere named in Alabama discrimination suit--Deere & Company has been named in a legal suit claiming racial discrimination. The suit was filed by Kenny Edwards, a thirty-year career African-American retiree from John Deem, who attempted to...

Deere responds to Alabama discrimination suit.
May 1, 2004... Deere responds to Alabama discrimination suit--Deere & Company said that it has not denied, and will not deny, approval to become a John Deem dealer based upon an individual's race. Curtis G. Linke, Vice President, Corporate Communications,...

UK releases export figures.
May 1, 2004... UK releases export figures--The grand total of exports of agricultural and outdoor power products fell 7.2 percent in 2003 to 1042 million [pounds sterling]. Within this total, the element relating to agricultural equipment fell 6.6 percent to...

CNH first quarter shows improvement.
May 1, 2004... CNH first quarter shows improvement--CNH Global N.V. reported first quarter 2004 net income of $4 million compared to a first quarter 2003 net loss of $40 million, excluding restructuring charges. Paolo Monferino, CNH president and CEO...

Ukraine machinery exhibition grows.
May 1, 2004... Ukraine machinery exhibition grows--Kiev AgriHort 2004, the seventh annual Ukraine International Agriculture and Horticulture Exhibition held in February, attracted well over 12,000 trade visitors from all regions of Ukraine. The show was held...

Farmers may have to return government payments.
May 1, 2004... Farmers may have to return government payments--Farmers who accepted the first advanced Counter-Cyclical Payment (CCP) last fall for the 2003 crop may need to return the money because of the increase in corn, soybean and wheat prices, says Gary...

New diesel engine emissions reductions are doable.
May 1, 2004... New diesel engine emissions reductions are doable--The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) says the new off-road diesel engine emissions regulations, which were announced in early May by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...

US ethanol industry is growing.
May 1, 2004... US ethanol industry is growing--The tremendous growth the US ethanol industry is currently experiencing is due, in large part, to government support policies, according to Agricultural Under Secretary Mark Rey. The 73 ethanol plants operating...

Biomass R&D funding trickles.
May 1, 2004... Biomass R&D funding trickles--Funding for the Biomass Research and Development Act, which was signed into law in 2000, authorized $49 million per year over a five-year period. However, only $18 million per year was appropriated in the 2000,...

No CRP signup this spring.
May 1, 2004... No CRP signup this spring--USDA cancelled its spring conservation reserve program (CPR) signup because the very tight supply/demand situation for commodities has currently resulted in record low pipeline stocks in the US and globally....

Beat the (broad)band.(I&T's Politics in Perspective)
May 1, 2004... When soybeans first hit $10 in April, reassurances of "no Nixon-type embargo" were heard out of Washington. That certainly brought back memories of 1973, the year I started writing about agriculture. I couldn't believe a REPUBLICAN President...

I&T's auction action.
May 1, 2004... How tuned in were you to what was going on in the used equipment market in early 2004? For the sake of your business I hope you were well tuned in. I've been collecting and compiling auction sale prices for nearly 15 years, and I have...

Meet the John Deere 9620 and 9620T: these are the largest tractors ever built by John Deere.
May 1, 2004... The new John Deere 9620 and 9620T models are John Deere's newest large tractors. Rated at 500 engine horsepower, these four-wheel drive and large-track tractors are powered by the 12.5 liter (766 cu.in.) John Deere PowerTech engines that meet...

US/Canadian tractor & combine sales.
May 1, 2004... US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales US UNIT RETAIL SALES--MARCH/APRIL 2004 AEM Farm Wheel Tractors 2WD 2WD 2WD 0-40 HP 40-100 HP 100+...

Massey Ferguson's new products enhance the line: two new tractors added to the MF 400 Series.
May 1, 2004... 9000 Swather Series--The MF 9220 swather has a waste gate turbocharged Cummins B3.3T engine that delivers 85 hp, and the MF 9240 is powered by a waste gate turbocharged 4.50 SBTII with 110 hp. Center-delivery draper heads range from 18 to 30...

"Plug & play" mounting system.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... This Universal Mounting System from Swisher, Inc., Warrensburg, Mo., has a single pin that allows users to mount and dismount attachments in seconds without the use of tools, hydraulic hookups or other modifications often required by other ATV...

Kolpin's ATV dump box.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... Kolpin Outdoors, Inc., Fox Lake, Wis., has added a new ATV dump box to its line of accessories. The new dump box was designed for operator convenience and hauling power and is universally-fitted. Measuring 37 3/4" by 10 1/2", the double-wall...

Nichols ATV trailers.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... Nichols Custom Welding Inc., Farmington, Maine, trailer builders since 1961, recently released a full line of ATV pull behind trailers, including this 3 x 6 utility trailer with 15 cubic feet of cargo capacity and a carrying capacity of 1500...

Warn Industries ATV lineup.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... Many new ATV accessories were recently released from Warn Industries, Clackamas, Ore. The latest innovations include the WARN 1.5ci winch, ATV bumpers and a new mounting system for the WARN 4.0ci heavy duty winch. The WARN 1.5ci weighs in at...

Tufline ATV attachments.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... Tufline, Columbus, Miss., has brought three new ATV attachments to the market. The ATVD Series Disc has adjustable gang angles and a standard ratchet lift transport system with an optional hydraulic lift kit. The ATVD disk is available in 52"...

Krogmann Carry-All.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... A new product for balebeds has come from Krogmann Manufacturing, Sebetha, Kan. The Krogmann Carry-All can be used with most balebeds (including DewEze, Hydra-bed and Besler) on the market and is constructed of steel with undercarriage support....

Montana Jack's Deluxe Dry Box.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... Deluxe Dry Box manufactured by Montana Jack's ATV Outpost & Supply, Libby, Mont., is a rear quad box with steel reinforced polyethylene and a storage capacity of two and one-half cubic feet. It measures 32" long, 15" wide and 13.5" high on the...

John Deere 'Buck' series.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... The John Deere ATV series is equipped with either a 500 or 650cc In-line Rotax engine, has 5-speed semi-automatic progressively locking front differential, a 5.3 gal. fuel tank, a 12V 19Ah battery, two 55W headlights with high/low beams and...

Bobcat 2200.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... Bobcat Company, West Fargo, N.D., begins its 4x4 utility vehicle line this month with the Bobcat 2200 with IntelliTrak drive system. The IntelliTrak makes the 2200 the only vehicle in its class equipped with automatic locking differentials that...

Land Pride trekker.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... The Treker, a two seat vehicle with dump box, is Land Pride's utility truck model. Land Pride, Salina, Kan., manufactures the vehicle in a Narrow Track (NT) model and a Standard Track (ST) model. Both series feature 4 wheel independent...

Blueberry ATV.(ATVs, Attachments and Accessories)
May 1, 2004... The latest Blueberry ATV, by ATV-MC Denmark, is the 500cc. Manufactured in China, the 500 is powered by a four stroke petrol engine. Pulling capacity levels out around 1,000 lbs. The Blueberry 500cc will retail between $10-$11,000. ATV-MC is...