Implement & Tractor articles from November 1999

Implement & Tractor archives from November 1999

TM TRACTOR SERIES TARGETED AT DAIRY & LIVESTOCK MARKETS.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... New Holland says its new 90-140 hp tractors puts "power to ground" and "power to implement when and where it is needed. Five new tractor models in New Holland's TM Series are targeted toward the dairy and livestock producers. Although there...

Telehandlers Belong on the Farm.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... About 85,000 ag loaders were sold in North America in 1998, and at least 16,000 of those units were in the 70+ horsepower class. Some 13,500 telehandlers were sold in North America, with only about 200 of them into the ag market and the rest...

CNH Combines Assets and Products of Case Corporation and New Holland.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The merged companies, Case Corporation and New Holland, following approval by regulatory agencies in the US and Europe, began trading as CNH on the New York Stock Exchange on November 15. CNH Global, N.V., the company created from combining the...

Company News.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... * Melroe Company, Fargo, ND, a unit of Ingersoll-Rand, has purchased Erskine Manufacturing Company, Inc., Erskine, MN, from Wayne and Arlene Gustafson. Erskine produces snowblower attachment products for Bobcat and Erskine brands and other...

People.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... * James A. (Jim) Henderson, chairman and CEO of Cummins Engine Co. has announced his retirement, effective at the end of 1999. Prior to becoming chairman in 1995 and CEO in 1994, he was president and COO since 1977. The Cummins board of...

Maintenance & Repair.
November 1, 1999... OIL WEAR OUT? Q. Some of our regular customers -- apparently having read and believed some of the magazine ads for devices that promise to extend the life of engine crankcase oil -- maintain that engine oils do not "wear out," and that...

Product Review.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Agri-Products Tank Mounts These new polyethylene tank mounts are being manufactured for the Challenger Wide-Trac and John Deere wide track model tractors. The tanks mount compactly between tractor frame and tracks with no drilling...

Dealers Like SAME's New Crawler.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The recent introduction of SAME's first rubber track crawler tractor, based on the SAME Rock 60C, received an enthusiastic reaction from dealers. The tractor is the first rubber tracked tractor in the 60 horsepower size to be introduced in the...

What's That Thing Worth?(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Golden oldies at the Farm Progress Show The final Farm Progress Show of the 20th century, held at Amana, IA, last fall, placed more significance than usual on antique farm tractors and equipment. A 1924 Farmall Regular (1) snuggled up next...

50 Years of Building Harvesting Equipment.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... A unique marketing strategy gives the MacDon brand high visibility in conjunction with the company's mainline OEM partners. By any measure, MacDon Industries is a farm equipment success story, with October 1999 a milestone -- 50 years in...

"European Scene".
November 1, 1999... Automatic steering system for combine harvesters Claas chose the British market to launch the first automatic steering system for combine harvesters. Called Laser Pilot, the system is designed to reduce operator fatigue by taking away the...

Deere increases investment in Brazil and Turkey.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Deere & Company has increased its Brazilian investments by becoming full owner of SLC-John Deere, a Brazilian farm equipment manufacturer of combines, tractors and planters. Deere first invested in the company in 1979 and currently owns 40...

AgAsia2000 exposition planned for Thailand.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... AgAsia2000, an international technology exposition and conference for Asia's agriculture and agro-industry, will be held November 9-12, 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will emphasize the potential for agricultural supplies and machinery as...

Volvo Penta to supply diesel engines to Bangladesh.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Bangladesh has ordered 100 diesel engines to power generator sets from Volvo Penta. The units will be used to power drinking water pumps in Dacca, the capital of Bangladesh. The engines, Volvo Penta's TWD610G straight six-cylinder 6-liter...

US/Canadian Tractor Combine Sales.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... US UNIT RETAIL SALES - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1999 EMI Farm Wheel Tractors 2WD 2WD 2WD Total ...

News Briefs.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... $8.3 billion for short-term relief Direct emergency payments to farmers, authorized by the fiscal year 2000 appropriations bill, amounted to $8.3 billion, with $5.5 billion going toward payments for emergency income loss. The bill also...

I&T's Auction Action.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... You can't go very far these days without running across a bagel shop. Being an old doughnut guy myself, I haven't jumped on the bagel bandwagon. And one of the things I've always liked about doughnuts was buying and eating inexpensive day-old...

Manitoba dealers like new legislation.
November 1, 1999... Members of the Canada West Equipment Dealers Association are generally happy with the Farm Machinery and Equipment Act, which became effective July 1, 1999 and replaced 20-year-old legislation, according to Clark Tweed, CWEDA president and...

Theft Prevention Kit Available.
November 1, 1999... "Don't Make it Easy" is the title of a free theft prevention kit for dealers in North America. The project is sponsored by NAEDA, Federated Insurance Companies, Federated of Canada and the state and regional dealer associations. The kit...

Construction Briefs.(various construction equipment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Backhoe-Mounted Thumbs Guest Industries' line of backhoe mounted thumbs was designed for heavy duty use. Units are available for backhoes and excavators. They feature adjustable working positions, will fit extendable sticks, clamp on or...

Satellite Acquired, Begin Planting.
November 1, 1999... I grew up in eastern Michigan, where fields as big as a section were rare. Typically, 80 acres was about as big as an individual field got. With fairly flat terrain, generally with no more than a half-mile row and usually much less, who would...

French system weighs moving vehicles.
November 1, 1999... Captels, a French company that specializes in electronic weighing systems, has developed a portable weighbridge that accurately and automatically weighs individual axles, axle groups and overall vehicles without intervention of an operator. The...