A poultry wizard from Manitou
The reduced dimensions of Manitou’s new MVT 730 makes it ideal for narrow aisles or paths, it was designed specifically with the poultry industry in mind. Source: AFDJ eNews With lifting capacities of three tonnes and lifting heights of 6.84 meters, the MVT 730 is ideal for tasks requiring a compact and low profile machine […]
Rain puts a damper on machinery purchases
Heavy rains across New South Wales have farmers reassessing possible machinery purchases despite their still expressing interest in new equipment. Source: ABC Rural Machinery dealers have noted that when the rain first came, around May, there were increased enquiries from farmers with crops in the ground. “The current climatic conditions have slowed a lot of things down,” Tim Slater, from machinery […]
Mitas well float on water
Mitas high-horsepower tyres helped a Claas Axos 320 tractor weighing four tons to “walk on water”. Source: Tyre Press Thanks to careful calculation and Archimedes’ principle, the tractor successfully navigated the port and then returned to dry land without the captain getting his feet wet. Mitas, part of Trelleborg Group, and its partners carried out the unusual stunt in […]
You must test drive your tractor
When you’re buying a car, you probably take each car you are considering for a test drive, around the block or around town or even overnight. Buying a tractor is the same thing. Source: iBerkshire It is also a large investment that deserves your time and attention to detail. “That’s why one of the most important […]
Deere in tractor aftermarket
Not in the market for a new tractor? Deere & Co would like to sell you all the equipment to make your older one smart. Source: Bloomberg With slumping crop prices, the company is seeking to combat slowing sales by selling farmers bolt-on products – modems, navigation devices, sensors and software. In the process, it’s joined the race for […]
Claas ties itself in knots
CLAAS claims the new QUADRANT 5300 and 5200 – the replacement models for the popular QUADRANT 3300 and 3200 – are the fastest square balers on the market. Source: AFDJ eNews The QUADRANT 5300 produces 1.2 x 0.9 metre bales, while the 5200 produces 1.2 x 0.7 m bales. Product Manager – CLAAS Greenline, Luke […]
New top of the range Deere for 2017
A new top of the range 400hp tractor (97/68 EC rated) with Stage IV engine will complete the line-up of John Deere’s 8R Series high horsepower tractors from 2017. Source: AFDJ eNews The 8RT Series tracked range will also be updated for next year, to add more power, comfort and functionality. The 8400R’s 6% higher pulling […]
MARS – a swarm of robots
With the MARS research project AGCO/Fendt has developed small robot units that with the assistance of a cloud-based solution, can be controlled independent of location during sowing operations. Source: AFDJ eNews The research project MARS (Mobile Agricultural Robot Swarms), studies satellite supported sowing of maize by field robots. Sowing operations can be planned and monitored at any time […]
A cut above for Claas
For 2017, the CLAAS VARIO cutterbar range see’s the addition of a new model, the VARIO 1080 which, with the wider VARIO 1230, incorporate new features, such as integrated filler plates, previously introduced on smaller width VARIO cutterbars. Source: AFDJ eNews The new VARIO 1080 has been added in place of the VARIO 1050 because […]
New Holland driverless concept
The New Holland NHDrive concept autonomous tractor is a driverless machine, which can perform a wide range of farming tasks day and night. Source: AFDJ eNews It is also able to reach the field autonomously via private on-farm tracks, to work together with other autonomous or traditional operator controlled machines and courtesy of the cab […]