Euro Drivers’ Championship
John Deere and Michelin are again hosting the European Drivers’ Championship in June 2017. Source: AFDJ eNews Sixteen drivers from all over Europe will prove their skills driving the new 6250R tractor at the Michelin test site in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The competition is not only about speed, but also about the best and most efficient driving […]
Euro Stage V engine emissions
European manufacturers represented by their respective trade associations CECE (construction equipment), CEMA (agricultural machinery), EGMF (garden equipment), EUnited Municipal Equipment (municipal & road operation equipment), FEM (materials handling equipment); EUROMOT (internal combustion engines) and EUROPGEN (generating set) welcome the publication of: Delegated Regulation 2017/654, Delegated Regulation 2017/655 and Implementing Regulation 2017/656. These three pieces of […]
A-maize-ing planting
Case IH has helped smash the world record for the area of maize planted in 24 hours, using a Magnum 380 CVX tractor with a 16-row Väderstad Tempo L planter to cover 502.05 hectares, breaking the previous record of 448.29 hectares. Source: AFDJ eNews Working in two fields on a farm in western Hungary, the combination […]
Pantera Tier 4
As from the new model year, the Amazone Pantera will meet emission standard 4 (Tier 4 final). Source: AFDJ eNews With regard to post exhaust emissions treatment, the Pantera relies on the exhaust gas recirculation with a diesel oxidation catalyst and diesel particulate filter. During operation, the diesel particulate filter is regenerated continuously and in […]
Kirovets put to work in the Wimmera
Wimmera farmers got the chance to see the Kirovets 744R at work, with the Russian brute put to work ahead of a 60-foot seeder bar on a Dimboola property. Source: The Weekly Times It was a demonstration organised by Craig Milne, who is importing the tractors through the Australian Productivity Council. He said about 20 people came to see […]
25 year old Patriot gets a makeover
They’ve been around for the past 25 years, many of them in paddocks across Australia, and in honour of this silver anniversary, Case IH has given its Patriot sprayers an eye-catching makeover. Source: AFDJ eNews Case IH has announced it has manufactured a limited number of special 25th anniversary Patriot 4430 sprayers which are now available […]
More tractor accidents than quad bike
The toll of nine deaths in tractor-related accidents in 2016 was higher than that from highly publicised quad bike incidents. Three of the tractor deaths involved people younger than 15. Source: Western Magazine SafeWork NSW’s Tony Williams says the organisation conducts presentations or workshops on a range of safety, workers’ compensation, insurance, injury management, and legislative topics. These […]
NZ tractor sales ‘horrible’ but improving
New car sales – once a barometer of the rural economy – have been through the roof in the past three years. Before the removal of farm subsidies in the 1980s, this would have suggested that farmers were enjoying a great year, but that is no longer the case. Source: New Zealand Herald, The Country, Wanganui […]
A Case for new Large Square Balers
Case IH has unveiled its new series of Large Square Balers for the Australian market, designed for the toughest crop types in the most challenging of conditions. Source: AFDJ eNews The Case IH LB434 XL series retain the features and adaptability of the current LB434 units, while introducing a range of new attributes to get […]
Tips to better haymaking
As the weather starts to cool down across the country, it is a timely reminder for haymakers to consider their haymaking essentials. Source: AFDJ eNews Over the years, haymaking has become a very accurate process combining art and science with the use of mechanical instruments and the right judgement particularly when it comes to timing. “Changes […]