Implement & Tractor articles from September 1997

Implement & Tractor archives from September 1997

AGCO introduces new products.
September 1, 1997... Some new equipment, some redesigned equipment, and some new-to-North America equipment all at AGCO's "Growing Opportunity" dealer meeting and new product introduction MF 4200 Tractor - Massey Ferguson's new generation of world tractors...

New powershift clutch for OEMs. (Rockford Powertrain Inc.)
September 1, 1997... Rockford Powertrain says its new E-Series clutch reduces costs and improves performance for off-highway machines. The design of the new E-Series hydraulic powershift clutch from Rockford Powertrain eliminates internal modulation and valving of...

Risks to the rosy ag outlook. (agriculture economy)
September 1, 1997... Economist J.B. Penn looks at the factors involved in the rosy scenario of today's ag economy and at some of the risks that could cause the bloom to wither. The US is in the seventh year of one of the longest expansionary phases in the history...

Year round safety awareness needed for chain saws. (Husqvarna Forest & Garden Co.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... The chain saw is the most popular piece of outdoor power equipment, after the lawn mower, with about 42 percent of America's gardeners owning a chain saw. Nearly two million chain saws are sold in the US each year, some to customers with little...

Ames Lab searches for high temp materials.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... The Ames Laboratory, in Ames, Iowa, is working under a three-year grant from the US Department of Energy to develop high-temperature structural materials that allow existing power-generating systems to operate at record high temperatures,...

Case forms Latin American unit.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Case Corporation will invest about $100 million over the next three years to manufacture large-scale production agricultural equipment in Brazil for distribution to the Latin American market. Brazil and Argentina comprise almost half of Latin...

Leasing volume increases. (equipment leasing)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Equipment leasing, estimated to be a $160 billion industry in the US, has seen an annual volume increase of 23 percent overall since the second quarter of 1996, according to Equipment Leasing Association of America. During the past four quarters,...

Tyler, Soil Teq resolve infringement case.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Tyler Industries, of Benson, MN, has resolved its patent infringement case with Soil Teq and its parent company, Ag-Chem, both based in Minnetonka, MN. Soil Teq filed suit against Tyler in December, 1993, claiming patent infringement in Tyler's...

Farmer co-ops set records.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Farmer-owned cooperatives in the US set new records for business volume and net income, according to USDA. The 1996 net business volume of $106 billion was 13 percent over the previous record of $94 billion set in 1995. Grain oilseed and dairy...

Veto of co-op tax preference is rapped. (farm cooperatives)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Farm state legislators and other Congressional supporters don't like President Clinton's line-item veto of a provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 that defers gain recognition on the sale of specific assets to farmer cooperatives. They may...

Deere equipment sales up; HMO down. (Deere & Co.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Although Deere & Co. posted record third quarter worldwide net income of $252.7 million, an increase of 27 percent over the third quarter of 1996, the big surprise was a $21.4 million net loss in the company's HMO business. In addition, the...

Plan now for 2000 compliance. (Risk Management Universal Underwriters Group)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Getting computer programs ready for the year 2000 is a far-reaching problem with the potential for causing irreparable damage to your business. The time to take the first steps toward becoming year 2000 compliant is now, according to Risk...

EPA allows uncertified non-road engine replacements.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... EPA has issued a rule amendment which allows replacement of small (less than 19 kW) non-road, non-handheld, spark ignition engines with models that are not certified as compliant with air emission standards in effect with the 1997 model year....

Lenders using Farmer Mac. (Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Farmer Mac, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, can now work directly with local agricultural lenders who submit their institution's Own loan documentation for intermediate- and long-term fixed loan rates, thereby eliminating the...

Case completes sale to Ukraine.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... A large shipment of Case-IH combines and high-horsepower tractors were delivered to the Ukraine in August. The $78 million sale, which consisting of 369 Axial-Flow combines, 45 Magnum tractors and related parts, was Case's second large sale of...

Strong economy predicted to stay awhile. (National Association of Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... The US economy will stay on its current path of strong overall growth and low inflation, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). NAM's latest forecast calls for inflation-adjusted economic growth to stay within the 2 to 3...

Sensor systems reports issued. (Technology Transfer Information Center)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Physical and chemical sensors that reduce the risks associated with farming are the topics of two reports issued by the Technology Transfer Information Center, which is part of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, MD. Using...

Space Imaging EOSAT will sell RADARSAT in US.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Space Imaging EOSAT, Thornton, CO, has acquired the exclusive rights to sell RADARSAT satellite's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth imagery to the US government and non-exclusive rights to sell SAR to US commercial organizations. Space...

EPA may take a new look at dioxin.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... A paper published in the American Chemical Society's journal, Environmental Science and Technology, indicates humans are much less susceptible to the cancer risks posed by dioxin than the EPA has previously suggested. The research, conducted...

F.A.C.T's report. (farm equipment auctions)
September 1, 1997... Collecting all this auction sales data like I do for a living, I wind up talking to a lot of people about used farm equipment - buyers, sellers, auctioneers, brokers, appraisers, dealers, you name it. More than a few fellows I talked with during...

Challenger Information Systems (CIS). (partnership)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Challenger Information Systems (CIS), Creve Coeur, MO, has partnered with The Westrheim Group (TWG), Vancouver, British Columbia, to offer full hardware support for its Canadian Challenger system users. TWG, acting as a supplier to CIS, will...

Avis Industrial Corporation. (acquisition)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Avis Industrial Corporation, Upland, IN, has acquired Sellick Equipment Ltd., Ontario, Canada, which was owned by Walter Sellick and his sons, Howard and David. Howard Sellick will remain as president and David Sellick as vice president and CFO...

JKM Marjean Enterprises. (guaranteed shipment program)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... JKM Marjean Enterprises, Waukesha, WI, has instituted "Wheels Now," a guaranteed shipment program of in-stock parts. Marjean provides wheels, rims, specialty and difficult-to-find parts to exact specifications for a variety of on-road and...

Homelite, Inc. (name change)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Homelite, Inc., Charlotte, NC, has officially changed its corporate identity and legal name to John Deere Consumer Products, Inc. Homelite was acquired by Deere & Co. in 1994 and operated as a subsidiary of the company's worldwide commercial and...

Coltec Industries. (relocation)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Coltec Industries, Charlotte, NC, plans to relocate the headquarters and a manufacturing facility of its Delavan Commercial Products division from Lexington, TN, to a new 60,000 square-foot plant under construction in Monroe, NC, by the end of...

HCC, Inc. (distribution agreement)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... HCC, Inc., Gridley, IL, makers of Dig-It compact backhoes, has appointed Consorcio de Maquinaria S.A. de C.V. as the first and sole distributor of the Dig-It product line in Mexico. HCC says the company also plans to expand into Central and South...

Deere & Company. (new interactive visitor center)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Deere & Company celebrated the grand opening of the John Deere Pavilion, a new 14,000- square-foot, interactive visitor center, in mid-August to huge late-summer crowds. The center, which showcases the history and future of American agriculture,...

Claas of America. (assembly plant)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Claas of America is using its North American headquarters in Columbus, Indiana, for final assembly and distribution of all Claas hay products sold in North America. The company also plans to set up additional assembly and distribution facilities...

SmartBox offers insecticide application alternative. (Ingersoll-DFresser Pumps' insecticide container handling system)
September 1, 1997... Using variable rate and speed technology, this insecticide container handling system applies insecticides to crops with precision accuracy at low application rates. It has long been said that most inventions in agricultural equipment have come...

New crop of green machines. (John Deere's new products)
September 1, 1997... John Deere's new products aim at a variety of farming applications and specialty crops. Increased horsepower is only one of the enhancements John Deere has made on it's new combines.The Ten Series Maximizer combines are designed to perform...

Good ol' days! (26th Annual Antique Tractor Show)
September 1, 1997... Plenty to See at the 26th Annual Antique Tractor Show in the Pacific They came from all over the Pacific northwest for this one. The Puget Sound Antique Tractor Association's 26th annual get together in Berthusen Park, a couple of miles west of...

What's that thing worth? (antique tractors)(Column)
September 1, 1997... If you've attended a tractor show lately, you've no doubt noticed that more and more antique tractor collectors are exhibiting their tractors with implements, a trend I'm sure will grow and expand. I applaud this move because it extends the...

Winterizing diesel engines.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Although new diesel engines are far more tolerant of cold temperatures than their predecessors, equipment still needs to be prepared for frigid temperatures... and the best time to do the job is before cold temperatures hit. Case IH has the...

Many choices in pressure washers.(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Today's pressure washers come in many forms to fit a variety of applications. They range from 1000 to 3000 PSI, come in portable and card models, and operate by electricity, gasoline, kerosene or diesel fuel. Electric models are usually chosen...

Farmers' option: leasing major equipment.
September 1, 1997... Practical leasing strategies can improve financial performance. Today's farmers are likely to find themselves under the same pressures as any other business manager - to increase productivity while managing costs and improving product quality....

New European mower-conditioners.
September 1, 1997... Specialty machines have been designed for performance, power and speed. Custom operators and larger farms in Europe are turning to purpose-made self-propelled grass mowers to keep ahead of high capacity forage harvesters. Some contractors have...

Meritor Automotive, Inc. (new name of Rockwell Automotive)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Meritor Automotive, Inc. is the new name of Rockwell Automotive, of Troy, Michigan. It has been established as a separate company and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Rockwell shareholders will receive one share in Meritor for every...

Gehl Company. (acquisition)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Gehl Company, of West Bend, WI, has signed an agreement to acquire Mustang Manufacturing Company, Inc., manufacturers of skid loaders, of Owatonna, MN. The $28 million deal will give Gehl a stronger presence in the light construction industry,...

Schwitzer Group. (reorganization)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1997... Schwitzer Group, of Indianapolis, IN, has reorganized following the acquisition of The Kysor Transportation Group. The company now includes nine operating divisions and 17 manufacturing facilities that supply turbochargers, fans, clutches and...

Cooling farm machines in hot climates.
September 1, 1997... An Israeli mechanic explores the idea that a product, such as a tractor radiator, designed to work in one corner of the world or even one corner of a country, may not work as well mechanically in another part of the world. The temperature...