Implement & Tractor articles from November 2004

Implement & Tractor archives from November 2004

How to live, how to be.(I&T's Editor's Words)
November 1, 2004... This holiday season seems a good time to look at how we can make this a better world. I believe it would be a much better world if every individual, every business and every nation practiced what we all should have learned as children--yet we...

M-216: new polymer injection machine reaches turf roots: this new implement was designed to inject liquid polymer into existing turf.
November 1, 2004... The M-216 Polymer Injection Machine promises greener turf, less water use and reduced irrigation costs. California-based American Soil Technologies Inc. (ASTI), along with engineers at Diedrichs & Associates Inc., Cedar Falls, Iowa, designed...

Tech International.(People)
November 1, 2004... Bill Stout is the new vice president--sales, North America for Tech International. Stout is responsible for coordination of all of Tech's sales and marketing efforts within North America. Prior to joining Tech, Stout owned and operated Stout's...

John Buhler, CEO of Buhler Industries Inc., has purchased 43,000 common shares of Inventronics Limited, bringing his total to 730,500 common shares, approximately 10.5 percent of the company's 6,975,726 issued and outstanding common shares.(People)
November 1, 2004... John Buhler, CEO of Buhler Industries Inc., has purchased 43,000 common shares of Inventronics Limited, bringing his total to 730,500 common shares, approximately 10.5 percent of the company's 6,975,726 issued and outstanding common shares....

Valtra Tractors.(People)
November 1, 2004... Tom Weir has been promoted to the position of general marketing manager for Valtra Tractors. Weir was most recently national accounts manager for the Southeast and has held several positions within AGCO and was previously with Massey Ferguson.

Paul E. Lindholm, owner and CEO of Security State Bank in Fergus Falls, Minn.(People)
November 1, 2004... Paul E. Lindholm, owner and CEO of Security State Bank in Fergus Falls, Minn., was awarded the eighth annual Bruning Award from The American Bankers Association (ABA) Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking, for his commitment to agricultural...

S&T Distributing Inc.(People)
November 1, 2004... Ralph Booth has been appointed operations manager at S&T Distributing Inc., Memphis, Tenn; North American headquarters for Tonutti S.P.A. Farm Machinery Industry. Booth will be responsible for all Tonutti distributors in the North American...

Gehl Company.(People)
November 1, 2004... Thomas M. Rettler has been appointed to the position of vice president and chief financial officer of the Gehl Company. Rettler previously served as the vice president finance and chief financial officer at WICOR Industries.

Farm Equipment Manufacturing Association.(People)
November 1, 2004... Dennis Whitehead has won the C.P. Nicholson award from the Farm Equipment Manufacturing Association. The award, given annually for sponsoring the most new FEMA members, includes a plaque and a $500 check for Whitehead's chosen charity.

Association of Equipment Manufacturers.(People)
November 1, 2004... Charles Stamp, Jr., Vice President Public Affairs Worldwide for Deere & Company, was elected Chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Other officers include First Vice Chairman Gerald Shaheen, Group President of Caterpillar...

Bestway Factory and Training Center.(Company)
November 1, 2004... The new Bestway Factory and Training Center in Hiawatha, Kan. will house product assembly, corporate sales offices, dealer training and parts warehousing and distribution. In the past two years, the company has opened four new Bestway Regional...

AGRI-associates Inc. has opened a new office in Ft. Myers, Fla., licensed to Rodney J. Huisman.(Company)
November 1, 2004... AGRI-associates Inc. has opened a new office in Ft. Myers, Fla., licensed to Rodney J. Huisman. Nat Natarajan, director and manager of the office, has extensive experience in agriculture and food related businesses. Tel: 941-240-0122; email:...

Thomas Equipment 2004 Inc. has acquired all operating assets of Thomas Equipment Ltd., which was a wholly owned subsidiary of McCain Group Ltd.(Company)
November 1, 2004... Thomas Equipment 2004 Inc. has acquired all operating assets of Thomas Equipment Ltd., which was a wholly owned subsidiary of McCain Group Ltd. Thomas Equipment 2004 Inc. is an entity formed for this acquisition.

John Deere.(Company)
November 1, 2004... John Deere recently surpassed production of its five-millionth engine since first entering the engine business in 1918 with the purchase of Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company. The production milestone was marked at facilities in Waterloo, Iowa;...

Deere & Co.(Company)
November 1, 2004... Deere & Co. plans to build a new tractor factory in Montenegro, Reo Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company said it will invest $80 million to construct the new facility.

Walbro Engine Management.(Company)
November 1, 2004... Walbro Engine Management's engineering facility in Cass City, Mich., has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification. The new certification encompasses engineering and design functions related to products produced at the Cass City facility.

Buhler Industries Inc.(Company)
November 1, 2004... Buhler Industries Inc. has declared a cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable January 14, 2005, to shareholders of record on December 3, 2004. This is the company's twelfth consecutive increase in dividends.

JLG Industries Inc.(Company)
November 1, 2004... JLG Industries Inc. reported consolidated revenues of $306.7 million for its fiscal first quarter ending October 31, 2004. This is an increase of 44 percent over from the same period 2003.

Attachment Technologies Incorporate (ATI) has acquired JRB Company Inc.(Company)
November 1, 2004... Attachment Technologies Incorporate (ATI) has acquired JRB Company Inc. During 2004, ATI has also acquired Genesis Equipment and Manufacturing Inc. and CAM.

New Idea 6400 series round balers.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... The new series is available in three sizes: the automatic 6464 (4' x 6'), the 6454 (4' x 5') and the automatic 6465 (5' x 6'). The 6454 and 6464 are also available in silage models. All five variable-chamber balers are equipped with an extra...

7400 Series Massey Ferguson tractors.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... The new 7400 Series Massey Ferguson 4-wheel drive tractors with 95 to 155 PTO hp are fitted with the Dyna-Step transmission. The Dyna-Step transmission's transport range offers 21 forward and 15 reverse speeds with a top speed of 25 mph, while...

FENDT MSL Series loaders.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... FENDT introduces dealer-installed MSL Series loaders for FENDT 400 (loader model 460 MSL), 700 and 800 (loader model 880 MSL) and 900 (990 MSL) Series tractors. The 460 MSL has a maximum lift height of 151 inches, lift capacity at that height...

Massey Ferguson low profile 400 Series.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... Four new low profile models have been added to the Massey Ferguson 400 Series tractor line: MF 471 (60 PTO hp), MF 481 (70 PTO hp), MF 491 (77 PTO hp) and MF 492 (85 PTO hp). The new additions were designed specifically to meet the needs of...

ATV Clic duals.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... Clic ATV dual wheels from Dual Concepts Inc. transform a standard 4-wheel ATV into a 6- or 8-wheel vehicle. ATV off-road riders, hunters, farmers and ranchers can use the Clic duals for most ATV and utility vehicle models and wheels can be...

Vermeer new hay equipment.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... Heading the list of new Vermeer equipment is the new M-Series Round Baler, a high production unit designed specifically for large volume hay producers and custom operators. Other new products include: large-capacity TwinRake (R2800) with...

Shield drill unit, ripper point.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... Shield Ag Equipment, Hutchinson, Kan., now offers No-Till technology with the Acra Drill Unit. Alternating 11- and 15-notch 4mm thick discs slice through residue and ground without hairpinning. Industry-first high strength ductile iron center...

Wobble Light.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... Wobble Light is designed to simplify lighting issues workers confront when doing tasks after sunset. It is self-righting when knocked to the ground, features a polycarbonate dome that protects the bulb from direct contact with hard objects and...

Two new Ag Electronics.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... The new GVS-18 sensor uses satellite technology to produce ground speed for planters and drills. It can also be used on sprayers; anywhere a radar or distance speed sensor would be used the GVS-18 can be used. It is a WAAS enabled 12 parallel...

Big Dog Scrapers.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... Central City Scale Scraper Division, Central City, Neb., offers five yard and eight yard Big Dog forced ejection models. Load, transport and spread with a wide range of tractors, starting at 75 hp. The Big Dog Drag Scrapers are available in two...

European journalists choose MF 8480 as the 2005 Tractor of the Year.
November 1, 2004... Massey Ferguson's newly launched MF 8480 Dyna-VT has won the Tractor of the Year Award for 2005. The award, presented at the EIMA Show in Italy in November, after the MF 8480 topped a poll of judges from Europe's 15 leading agricultural...

AutoFarm introduces precision repeatable curves.(New Precision Farming Technology)
November 1, 2004... AutoFarm recently introduced its Curve Path Module, a curve steering module that delivers the power of repeatable GPS steering for irregular shaped fields. Users design arbitrary paths with curved or straight rows, then AutoFarm repeats the...

Ag Leader introduces EZ-Steer.(New Precision Farming Technology)
November 1, 2004... Ag Leader Technology's EZ-Steer assisted-steering system automatically steers a vehicle through the field, using guidance from the EZ-Guide Plus Lightbar to turn the steering wheel. This allows the operator to focus on other tasks, such as...

Outback's upgrades software for GPS assisted steering system.(New Precision Farming Technology)
November 1, 2004... The advanced 2.14 software package for Outback Guidance's eDrive GPS Assisted Steering Systems enhances performance by providing smooth operation in both straight and contour mode guidance applications at speeds up to 20 mph. It features an...

John Deere intros StarFire iTC and Parallel Tracking.(New Precision Farming Technology)
November 1, 2004... John Deere wants more farmers to get started with guidance technology, for which it has introduced StarFire iTC and the next generation of Parallel Tracking. The new Parallel Tracking system will be a more economical system for producers, which...

Raven opens precision ag research center.(New Precision Farming Technology)
November 1, 2004... The Raven Precision Solutions Center opened October 28, 2004, becoming the industry's first facility solely dedicated to precision agriculture research, development and education. The uniqueness of the center lies in its mission to provide an...

New Holland's IntelliSteer promises straight rows.(New Precision Farming Technology)
November 1, 2004... New Holland IntelliSteer auto steering system is available for New Holland TG and TJ Series tractors. It uses global positioning technology to establish and maintain "arrow straight" rows and also to return to those same rows for operations...

Steel prices are still a major concern.
November 1, 2004... Steel prices are still a major concern--Steel prices are having a significant negative impact upon the business growth and operations of construction and agricultural equipment manufacturers, according to a survey done by the Association of...

Ag tire prices will increase.
November 1, 2004... Ag tire prices will increase--Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC and Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. jointly announced price increases of up to 10 percent on the companies' agricultural and off-road tire lines, effective January 1,2005....

New Agriculture Secretary nominated.
November 1, 2004... New Agriculture Secretary nominated--President Bush's nomination of Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns to be Secretary of the US Agriculture Department has received favorable nods from several farm groups, including the National Corn Growers...

National Ag Day set for 2005.
November 1, 2004... National Ag Day set for 2005--March 20, 2005 will be National Ag Day. The Agricultural Council of America (ACA) organized the program to help Americans understand how food and fiber products are produced, value the essential role of agriculture...

Largest ever US crop forecasts.
November 1, 2004... Largest ever US crop forecasts--Prior to releasing the final crop production figures for 2004, the USDA's November 12 projection for the 2004 US corn crop was 11.7 billion bushels, an average of 160.2 bushels per acre nationwide. If this figure...

New law gives biodiesel tax incentive.
November 1, 2004... New law gives biodiesel tax incentive--A bill containing the first biodiesel tax incentive was signed will become law on January 1, 2005 and be in effect for two years. The tax incentive is expected to provide an economic surge to the...

Growth of soy in Argentina.
November 1, 2004... Growth of soy in Argentina--Despite legal battles over land ownership and deforestation of indigenous lands and nature preserves, Argentina's production of soy, which was grown on a small scale just two decades ago, has ballooned from 11 to 36...

I&T's auction action.
November 1, 2004... The average sale price on John Deere 1760 12-row planters sold at auction in 2004 was $25,732. This was up 4.1 percent from what they sold for during 2003 ($24,722). Ok, so now you know the averages. But to pinpoint current value, you need...

TH580B Caterpillar telehandler.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... The largest in the new B-Series line of Cat telehandlers, the TH580B features a four-section boom that enables the machine to lift loads as high as 56 ft. and to reach forward 42 ft. It has an operating weight of 27A65 lbs. and a rated load...

Westendorf Landscraper.(Product Review)
November 1, 2004... Westendorf Manufacturing, has added new features to its Landscraper box scraper. The Landscraper works just as Before... but is easier to use by allowing complete operation and hydraulic adjustment of the blade without the operator ever having...

US/Canadian tractor & combine sales.
November 1, 2004... US/Canadian Tractor & Combine Sales US UNIT RETAIL SALES--SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2004 Farm Wheel Tractors 2WD 2WD 2WD Total 0-40 HP ...

Dealers encouraged to promote equipment safety: the Farm Safety 4 Just Kids program reaches today's customers and, through the children, the customers of tomorrow.
November 1, 2004... Agricultural equipment dealers are known to be promoters of safety, according to Lana Likens, director of public relations and marketing for the Jefferson Community Health Center in Fairbury, Neb. That's why she encourages dealers to get...

Congressional data from Census of Agriculture available.
November 1, 2004... Congressional data from Census of Agriculture available--The ISDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released "'The Ranking of Congressional Districts Report" and "The Congressional District Profiles" from the 2002 Census of...