Implement & Tractor articles from November 2000

Implement & Tractor archives from November 2000

Big rig gets noticed.(John Deere's traveling classroom)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... John Deere's new semi-trailer rig came to town, and boy, did it ever get noticed. Who wouldn't wonder what was inside that trailer painted with the colorful oversized graphics? Built by Featherlite, a company known for its quality trailers...

Classroom on wheels.(John Deere training trailer)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... John Deere is taking its new training facility on the road to dealerships throughout North America. The green machines on the sides of the trailer side are certainly eye-catching, but it's the inside of the John Deere Road Scholars Mobile...

25,000th Rubber Track from St. Mary's Plant.(Goodyear)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Goodyear plant in St. Mary's, Ohio, recently produced its 25,000th rubber track as original equipment for the Case Quadtrac. The rubber track weighed 850 pounds and spanned nearly 20 feet. Goodyear was the first tire manufacturer to...

Mannesmann Roxroth AG.
November 1, 2000... * Mannesmann Roxroth AG and its companies will be integrated into the Bosch Group, to become the Bosch Rexroth AG, a subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, of Stuttgart, Germany, following antitrust approvals. The combined company will be active...

LTV Copperweld.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * LTV Copperweld has restructured its tubular products business in order to make its core tubing businesses more customer-driven and effective. The operations of its Mechanical Group and Structural Group have been combined into the Tubular...

Attachment Technologies Inc.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Attachment Technologies Inc. (ATI), Delhi, Iowa, will manufacture and distribute the products of Simex Corporation of Bologna, Italy. ATI manufactures construction and agricultural equipment attachments.

John Deere Construction Equipment Company.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * John Deere Construction Equipment Company and CSFB Private Equity have formed a second joint venture, NortraxII, to assist in the consolidation, development and management of Deere's construction equipment dealers. Deere formed a similar...

Ingersoll Products Company.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Ingersoll Products Company, Chicago, Ill., has introduced a network of independent Ingersoll representatives who will focus on the after-market sales in states where Ingersoll does not currently have a distributor network: Illinois, Iowa,...

HBS Systems.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * HBS Systems, Richardson, Texas, has signed an agreement with Case Corporation, Racine, Wis., to provide electronic catalog and data services for another three years. Case has been using the HBS EPIC technology for its product cataloging...

Sovema, Inc.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Sovema, Inc., has opened a new facility to handle North American distribution and warehouse a large inventory of machines and parts. Jerry Harper is the new sales manager and Ron Sherril is the new parts manager. Silvio Mayer, Sovema...

Buhler Industries.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Buhler Industries reached a $100 million sales milestone on September 22, 2000. The company said increased activity in its regular products accounted for 90 percent of the sales, while the added sales that resulted from the purchase of the...

Kubota Tractor Corp.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Kubota Tractor Corp., whose North American facilities for manufacturing and assembly operations are located in Gainesville, Ga., intends to increase its share of the under 100-hp tractor market by expanding its presence in large displacement...

Tractor Supply Company.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Tractor Supply Company, Nashville, Tenn., recently opened its 300th store. The company says its number of stores has doubled during the last nine years, with much of the retail success due to increased marketing to suburban and hobby farmers....

Tonutti Co.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Tonutti Co. and Maschio, SpA, Italian manufacturers, have entered into a joint venture for the marketing and distribution of their machinery and parts in the US, at S&T Manufacturing, Inc., in Memphis, Tenn. Joe Strain, sales and marketing...

Leica Geosystems Inc.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Leica Geosystems Inc., Torrance, Calif., has entered into an agreement to provide advanced GPS machine guidance systems to Laser Alignment Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., for inclusion into a variety of earthmoving machines. A Leica spokesman said...

Ford Distributing, Inc.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Ford Distributing, Inc. is combining its two divisions, Mitchell Equipment and Triangle M Equipment, at the company's location in Marysville, Ohio. Triangle M was formerly located in Morocco, Ind. An additional 10,000 square feet of warehouse...

Dengelman Industries, Inc.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Dengelman Industries, Inc., Minot, N.D., in an agreement with the Flexicoil division of Case New Holland, will perform all final assembly work for regional Flexi-coil dealers. The new division, called Northstar Equipment Solutions, will...

Claas of America.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Claas of America has formed a retail finance company, Claas Financial Services (CES) to finance and lease new and used Claas equipment sold through North American Claas dealers. The new company is based in Columbus, Ind.

Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing.
November 1, 2000... * Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing, Haven, Kan., has entered the cotton harvesting market with the acquisition of the BollBuster Header and the CottonBoss System from CenCorp, Inc., Hesston, Kan. In addition to manufacturing planters, stationary...

Michelin North America, Inc.
November 1, 2000... * Michelin North America, Inc., Greenville, S.C., announced that its high performance agricultural tires are now options on John Deere tractor series 7000, 8000 and 9000. The tire offered is the Michelin R1W, which has a deep tread, broad flat...

Unverferth Mfg. Co.
November 1, 2000... * Unverferth Mfg. Co., Kalida, Ohio, has acquired the Patriot line of skidsteer loaders and Minuteman skidsteer attachments, which will be the company's first motorized equipment. The new line will be incorporated into Unverferth's Town &...

Tech International.
November 1, 2000... * Tech International will offer threeday professional tire repair seminars throughout 2001 at its facilities in Johnstown, Ohio. There are four types of seminars: commercial tire dealer, section repair, OTR repair and ITRA-certified commercial...

Hornell Speedglas Inc.
November 1, 2000... * Hornell Speedglas Inc. is changing its company name to Hornell, Inc. The company is the North American division of Hornell International AB, Gagnef, Sweden, manufacturer of auto-darkening welding lenses and helmets.

John Deere Credit.
November 1, 2000... * John Deere Credit, a strategic business unit of Deere & Company, moved into its new worldwide headquarters office building in Johnston, Iowa, in September. The unit which manages worldwide assets of more than $12 billion, provides retail,...

Briggs & Stratton.
November 1, 2000... * Briggs & Stratton has named Exide Corporation as authorized battery supplier to the engine manufacturer's North American Service Network. The program involves approximately 800 OEMs, 16,500 warranty service centers and 6,000 trade accounts....

John Deere and Design Manufacturing Solutions.
November 1, 2000... * John Deere and Design Manufacturing Solutions, of Tampa, Fla., were recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency for development of the Compression Wave Injection technology used in John Deere's fuel-efficient two-cycle engine. EPA's...

BorgWarner Cooling Systems.
November 1, 2000... * BorgWarner Cooling Systems has received QS-9000 certification for its Gainesville, Ga., facility, which manufactures cooling fans for gas and diesel engines. The production plant has also been recognized with a Caterpillar Certified Supplier...

Truflex/Pang.
November 1, 2000... * Truflex/Pang, which was purchased by Tech International in September 1998, will transfer production and operations at its Los Angeles, Calif., plant to other Tech International facilities. Tech International says the Truflex/Pang tire repair,...

People.
November 1, 2000... * Mike Kolar has been named general counsel and corporate secretary for Rooster.com, an Internet site where producers can market crops and purchase equipment, seed, fertilizer, crop protection products and other supplies through their local...

Read your vehicle's computer signals.
November 1, 2000... Do you know that the computer in your car or pick-up is trained to talk to you? That it can tell you which of several dozen illnesses it is suffering from? And, usually it does it right at the driver's seat? I talk to and listen to many...

Good Equipment can help meet growers hiring challenge.
November 1, 2000... A lot of growers are relying on equipment to help meet the hiring challenge. Here are some suggestions for growers, as listed in Farm Forum: * Better equipment. Having newer equipment in good condition contributes to a better workplace....

Megastores take business from servicing dealers.
November 1, 2000... A recent newsletter from RedMax Power Equipment gave an example of how a large Midwestern servicing dealer lost business to Home Depot. It started with a local landscaper asking the dealer for his best price on the purchase of ten 23.6cc string...

NAEDA approves restructuring plan.
November 1, 2000... The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) has approved a plan to restructure the association and how it operates. Under the plan NAEDA and its 19 affiliated associations would "form a new organization/association." The new entity...

New leader for Quebec association.
November 1, 2000... Peter Maurice has been named executive director of the Association des Marchands de Machines Aratoires de la Province de Quebec, the dealer association affiliated with the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA). Maurice has been...

NAEDA begins search for new exec.
November 1, 2000... The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) has appointed a search committee for a new executive vice president and chief executive officer. David G. Ottaway, NAEDA's current top executive, has announced that he will retire at the...

OPE flat rate guide available.
November 1, 2000... The Outdoor Power Equipment Flat Rate Guide, for residential equipment, commercial equipment and their engines, is available in book and CD-ROM formats. The guide includes figures for lawn tractors, garden tractors, compact tractors, riding...

CNH tractor assembly plant.
November 1, 2000... CNH Global has plans to create a new tractor assembly operation in Racine, Wis., to supply large, row-crop tractors for North America and other world markets. It will be built at the same location as the company's existing transmission plant,...

Deere's FY 2000 earnings double.
November 1, 2000... The net income of Deere & Company more than doubled for the year and showed a sharp improvement for the fourth quarter, which ended October 31. Worldwide net income was $485.5 million, or $2.06 per share, versus $139.2 million, or $1.02 per...

Manufacturer-dealer laws on WWW.(Equipment Manufacturers Institute)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... A comprehensive summary of state manufacturer-dealer laws is now available on the website of the Equipment Manufacturers Institute (EMI). The data base includes state laws related to the contractual relationships between equipment dealers and...

Dealers influence growers' decisions.(Purdue University report)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... For both capital items and expendable items, the local dealer is the most important off-farm influencer, according to a report from the Center for Agriculture Business at Purdue University. Farmers and manufacturer sales and technical...

CNH consolidates Brazilian operations.(CNH Global N.V.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... CNH Global is consolidating its manufacturing operations in Latin America as part of the company's plans to develop agricultural and construction products on global platforms. The reorganization, to occur over the next 12 months, involves...

Belarus files Chapter 7.(Belarus Machinery Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... A motion to convert the Chapter 11 (reorganization) case of Belarus Machinery of U.S.A., Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., to a case under Chapter 7 (liquidation) was filed by the United States Trustee for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on October 6,...

AGCO takes over MF management in Italy.(Massey-Ferguson Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... AGCO Corporation took over direct management of all Massey Ferguson tractor sales, parts sales and service support in Italy in early October. AGGO formerly had an agreement with Landini to handle the Massey Ferguson business. Massey Ferguson...

USDA facility to heat with soy-based biodiesel.(Agricultural Research Service Center in Beltsville, Md)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Building on success with a soybean-based fuel for snowplows, tractors and other farm and road vehicles, the USDA's Agricultural Research Service Center in Beltsville, Md., has begun heating a dozen buildings with a B5 biodiesel blend (5 percent...

Agricultural mechanization cited as a great 20th century achievement.(American Society of Mechanical Engineers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Agricultural mechanization, which enabled greater productivity on the farm and brought more food to more tables throughout the world, was recognized by ASME Inter-national (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) as one of the greatest...

I&T's Auction Action.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... As I was putting this column together, I took a phone call from a gentleman in western North Dakota who was going to attend an auction the next day in the eastern part of the state. Seems he was interested in a particular John Deere 4430...

What's That Thing Worth?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Let's Play "Name That Price" Gary Wegner, of the Wegner Ranch in Reardan, Wash., has this great piece of vintage equipment, a 1934 John Deere 6-foot grain binder. All parts, including the three grain drapers, are intact, he says. It...

North America's Newest Tractor Manufacturer.(Buhler Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Buhler Industries has big plans for its Versatile and Genesis tractor lines and the factory in Winnipeg, all recently purchased from CNH. John Buhler, CEO of Buhler Industries Inc. said the tenets of his simple philosophy have served him...

Ideas and Innovations.(inventors Richard L. Peterson of LeSueur, Minn., and Roger J. Scheurer of Kasota, Minn.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Finding Closure in the Field Seed is expensive, machinery is expensive, fuel to operate is expensive... virtually everything involved in farming is expensive. And the only hope of recovering those expenses is a respectable amount of...

Quadtrac sets world plowing record.(Case Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... A Case IH Quadtrac tractor set a new world record for moldboard plowing in a 24-hour period. The 9380 model tractor, pulling a Gregoire & Besson 17-furrow reversible plow, plowed almost 518 acres (209.43 hectares) of ground near...

Leon Dozer Blade.(John Deere Harvester Works)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... The Leon model 4000 series dozer blades for John Deere model 9300T and model 9400T track-type tractors can be mounted and dismounted in less than 10 minutes. The 36" high blade has a blade lift height of 32", 15" underframe clearance and manual...

MacKissic Chipper/Shredder.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... MacKissic Incorporated offers two models of tractor-mounted chipper/shredders. The TPH12 will chip branches up to 3-1/2" in diameter and shred debris up to 1". The TPH183 will chip branches up to 4-1/2" in diameter and shred debris up to...

Worksaver Rotary Tedder.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... This pull-type rotary tedder evenly spreads and gently turns and airs all types of mown crops to accelerate drydown and speed up harvest in virtually any terrain. A spring assist manual lift helps raise the units for transport in models RT-210...

Parkerfarm Topweigh.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... The English-built Parkerfarm H&D Topweigh is a new and simple means of weighing the contents of tractor-mounted implements, such as fertilizer spreaders and seed drills. The Topweigh replaces the top link of a tractor's 3-point linkage. It...

CrustBuster Conveyor.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... This 10" BeltVeyor is completely portable and easily maneuvered into place to handle bulk materials on the farm. Material is carried on a 12" belt of stretch resistant PVC with versatile Chevron cover design. Driven with either an electric...

Knight Reel Mixer.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... This 700 cubic foot Reel Auggie model 3070 mixer features a patented reel and auger mixing design that minimizes feed breakdown and requires less horsepower than conventional mixers. The reel gently tumbles material into the two side blending...

Westfield Swing-Hopper.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... The PowerSwing, a hydraulically-driven swing-hopper mover, enables the the swing hopper to move easily on soft or uneven ground. The unit easily mounts onto Westfield's low profile and regular swing-hoppers and will fit most other auger makes...

Reverso Fuel Primer.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2000... Air trapped in a fuel line or filter can make it hard to start a diesel engine, so Reverso's fuel priming systems utilize a gear pump to move fuel into the line, purging trapped air from primary and secondary filters and the engine. Two models...

Hi-Tech Coolant Changer.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The Fast Flush Coolant Changer changes out an entire cooling system without cutting any hoses, adding extra pressure to the system or spilling waste coolant into the environment -- in 7 to 15 minutes. Models are available for 15-gallon cooling...

Harley Power Box Grader.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Tractor drawn and powered, this box grader levels uneven shoulders by regrading and reshaping existing road shoulders and eliminating sod clumps. It is available in 6'- and 8'-widths for tractors with 27 hp or more, with 540 PTO and one...

Northstar Semi-Trash Pump.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... These 2" and 3" semi-trash pumps handle solids up to 3/4" and pump up to 16,200 gallons per hour. The pump is powered by Honda GX and Robin diesel engines. They come with long-lasting silicon carbide seals and heavy-duty frames made of 1-1/4"...

Starvrac Unloader.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... This single screw, mechanical unloader from the French firm Starvac uniformly extracts products from the entire base of the silo, including those with difficult flow characteristics. The unit offers fixed or variable regular flow rate control,...

Is the Bottom of the Cycle Near?(agricultural equipment forecast for 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... PaineWebber attributes its prediction for lower levels of industry demand in 2001 for agricultural equipment and construction equipment in the North American market to several factors: the US's biggest ever corn and soybean crops for 2000 which...

US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales US UNIT RETAIL SALES - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2000 EMI Farm Wheel Tractors 2WD 2WD 2WD Total Total ...

Does precision farming have to be a perfect technology?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Precision farming is not a perfect technology, but it is still far more advanced than any other method of tracking yield and application rates, according to Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI). PAMI's evaluation of three yield...

Can GPS help control pests and weeds?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The technology required for variable rate application of pest control products is too unwieldy for practical use, according to Dr. Dennis Gardisser, extension agricultural engineer at the University of Arkansas. Real-time or near-real-time...

How can satellite data help manage crops?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Researchers at the US Water Conservation Laboratory in Arizona are exploring ways that farmers of the future can routinely use imagery from satellite data for precision farming. The imagery could help growers answer crucial questions in time to...

How can growers keep up with technology?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... To keep the technologies of precision farming from outpacing the ability of producers to use them effectively, Glenn Davis and Kent Shannon, soil scientists with the University of Missouri Extension, have initiated the Missouri Precision...

John Deere's Parallel Tracking.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * John Deere's Parallel Tracking uses the StarFire position receiver and GPS signals to pinpoint a machine's exact location in the field relative to a straight path that is determined with the first pass. An operator can apply fertilizer or...

The Raven AMS 200.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * The Raven AMS 200 is a multipurpose precision ag tool that can perform datalogging, variable rate controlling and scouting functions with one console. It can interface with a variety of application software for "as applied" data and will...

Virtual Reference Station.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Trimble says its Virtual Reference Station (VRS) is a new solution for GPS infrastructure which lets users achieve long-range, real-time kinematic (RTK) precision over greater distances via wireless communications in the field. The VRS...

Starlink's Invicta 210L.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... * Starlink's Invicta 210L, a combination GPS and DGPS receiver, provides ultra-portable DGPS receiver technology in a unit with sub-meter accuracy. It weighs only 15 ounces and measures .875"h x 4.125"w x 7.375"d. When combined with Starlink's...

Tunnel sprayer conserves pesticides.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The tunnel sprayer is a new piece of farm equipment that conserves pesticides, reduces the risk of pesticide runoff and drift and improves safety for operators and neighbors, according to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center...

China: Agro-Food Tech 2001.(International Pages)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The third International Exhibition for Agricultural, Animal Breeding and Food Processing Techniques (Agro-Food Tech) will be held in Beijing, China, April 24-26, 2001. Exhibits will include suppliers and manufacturers of agricultural machinery...

Denmark: US dealer/distributor wanted.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Maskinfabriken Samson, Tange A/S, manufacturer of manure spreaders, is looking for a dealer or distributor to import their machines into North America.

China: bearings and components.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Ningbo 3D Industries Co. produces all types of bearings and related components, power transmission systems and other machinery parts. The company has experience in exporting worldwide and says it can provide quality products at reasonable...