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 […]
A Case for conceptual learning
Case IH unveiled an autonomous concept vehicle, a cabless Case IH row crop tractor that can operate autonomously with a wide range of field implements. Source: AFDJ eNews “In many parts of the world, finding skilled labor during peak use seasons is a constant challenge for our customers,” said Case IH Brand President Andreas Klauser. […]
Precision and comfort make the case for Patriot sprayer
Southern Mallee farmer Garry Summerhayes bought another Case IH Patriot 4430 sprayer, this one has AIM Command PRO. Source: AFDJ eNews “The advantage with this is that instead of the machine being operated by spray jets grouped into seven sections, this has 72 sections. So every time you go across a diagonal on a headland […]
Mahindra Ag & Auto Australia launches new mPact XTV side by side range
Mahindra Automotive Australia Pty LTD (MAAPL), trading as Mahindra Ag & Auto Australia, announced the launch of an exciting new range of side by sides called mPact. Designed and built in the USA, the new Mahindra mPact range is based on a full width 3 seater chassis design that comes in numerous configurations to suit […]
Precision and comfort make the case for Patriot sprayer
The efficiency of precise jet control, reliability, a rear engine and operator comfort are among the reasons Southern Mallee farmer Garry Summerhayes bought another Case IH Patriot® 4430 sprayer. “This one has AIM Command PRO, so is an upgrade on the model we had before. The advantage with this is that instead of the machine […]