Implement & Tractor articles from November 1998

Implement & Tractor archives from November 1998

GPS '99: From Revolution to Evolution.
November 1, 1998... Look for the big equipment pieces of precision farming -- combines, planters, and sprayers -- to come down to a few well-known brands. When GPS and site specific farming burst on the ag equipment landscape a few short years ago, it seemed...

Precision Ag Spotlight.(includes multiple briefs on various topics)
November 1, 1998... * Spectrum Technologies' "Investigator" soil compaction meter, with the addition of a logging unit and backpack DGPS, can make site-specific, geo-referenced correlations of soil compaction to yield maps. It can also be used to compare different...

Product Review.
November 1, 1998... Micro-Trak ARC System This MT-9000 is Micro-Trak's top of the line 3- or 6-boom automatic rate control system that automatically maintains liquid, dry, and anhydrous application rates. The controller can provide automatic rate control...

News Briefs.(includes multiple briefs on various topics)
November 1, 1998... $7 billion assistance for farmers The $7 billion agriculture assistance package passed in October by the US Congress is for direct payments and tax relief for growers. It includes $3.1 billion in emergency aid, a one-time market-loss...

What's That Thing Worth?
November 1, 1998... Good-as-new "Old Stuff" Jacob (Jake) Dudkewitz and son Jay have a hankering for the new and an appreciation for the old when it comes to implements and tractors. This father and son team owns and operates S. G. Lewis & Son, Inc., an ag and...

Making Tillage an Important Part of Precision Farming.
November 1, 1998... Imagine an instant probe on the front of a tractor that tells the plow behind the tractor how deep to till the soil it is about to pass over. Randy L. Raper, a scientists at the national Soil Dynamics Laboratory in Auburn, Alabama, told...

TR85 Drive Pulley Saved by Chemical Repair.
November 1, 1998... I like repairs that are asked for by the customer, can be done quickly, and can save the customer a lot of money. Such was the case when a friend called one Saturday night because of a broken pulley on his TR85 combine during harvest. He...

US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales.
November 1, 1998... US UNIT RETAIL SALES - SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 1998 Farm Wheel Tractors 2 WD 2 WD 2 WD Total EMI 0-40 HP 40-100 HP 100+ HP 2 WD September 1998 4,251 ...

Dealer Connection.(includes multiple briefs on various topics)
November 1, 1998... Associations merge into NEDA The New England, New York, and Penn-Jersey Equipment Associations have merged into one entity, the Northeast Equipment Dealers Association (NEDA), which will serve the nine state northeastern US region. The new...

Company News.(includes multiple briefs)
November 1, 1998... * Case Corporation plans to acquire the agricultural equipment business of DMI, Inc., Goodfield, IL. Terms were not disclosed, but DMI president Bill Schmidtgall said DMI's 475 employees, dealer network, and company functions at Goodfield will...

Construction Briefs & Products.(Business Brief)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1998... CIMA & AED developing product support system The Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA) and Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) are jointly developing an Internet-based system which will handle electronic product support...

Shop Chat.(new product review)
November 1, 1998... Fluid Containment Bench Shure Manufacturing Corporation says this fluid containment bench is ideal for heavy maintenance applications. It has a depressed slanted top, offset drain, lockable tool drawer, and 1/2" lip around the top. The...

A GPS-DGPS Primer.(Use of global positioning system in farming)
November 1, 1998... The first global positioning system (GPS) receivers were shoebox-sized, about 13 pounds heavy, accurate to within 1 to 3 meters, and sold for mounting in specific combines only. Today's GPS receiver is as likely to be in a backpack as it is to...

I&T's Auction Action.(John Deere and International Harvester tractors sold at auction)
November 1, 1998... We all know things have got a little rocky in the second half of 1998. When markets are unsteady, its always a good idea to check the benchmarks to see where you are. For the stock market, the benchmarks may be the blue chip stocks. In the...