The results of the latest farm product tests conducted by Team FIN farmers and magazine editors.

2007 UV RODEO

Rodeo Drive

Oct 1, 2007 10:16 AM, By Karen McMahon

On a sunny summer day, Team FIN farmers gathered to test-drive nine utility vehicles in our third UV Rodeo. Once again, the UV field improved and our test-drivers encountered several surprises...

2007 UV Rodeo

Reports, Tests, and Ratings of utility vehicles from the 2007 Farm Industry News Utility Vehicle Rodeo...

TEAM FIN TEST Rossi boots

Sep 24, 2009 9:52 AM, By Jeff Ryan

Rossi boots, from a company in Australia, are rugged and durable while still being incredibly lightweight...

A 260-hp Swiss army knife

Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jeff Ryan

If you ever wanted a machine to perform a variety of tasks, and do them all well, the PowerPlatform from Custom Chassis is the vehicle for you. Unveiled...

Field-tested handheld

Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Connie and Steve Webb

Ag Leader Technology introduced its SMS (Spatial Management System) Mobile Field PC kit at this year's National Farm Machinery Show. If you stopped by...

Easy riders

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY KAREN MCMAHON

View the ATV Rodeo Results and Highlightsvideo.

Ten Years ago at our first ATV Rodeo, it was mainly our Team FIN drivers who were tested. Riding the machines for hours at a time could be grueling not...

Field-tested welder

Last fall Farm Industry News gave me the opportunity to test the Miller Bobcat 250 welder/generator and the Millermatic 140 MIG welder with the auto-set...

One tough machine

By Mark Moore

Yamaha's next generation side-by-side vehicle, the Rhino 700 FI Automatic 44, adds power, performance and function to its industry-leading design. It's...

Titan Rugged Handheld

By Team FIN Farmers Connie and Steve Webb

The Titan RH (Rugged Handheld) is a new mobile field computer with built-in GPS from Farm Works Software. We were excited to have the opportunity to evaluate...

Double Vision

Mar 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Jeff Ryan

Have you ever been in the middle of a job and wished you had another pair of eyes to help you? The AgCam surveillance system from Dakota Micro is an excellent...

Up to the Task

Feb 15, 2007 12:00 PM, By Mark Moore

Sliding into the driver's seat of the new four-door CrewMax version of the 2007 Toyota Tundra was a little intimidating. After all, I was in downtown...

Connect to Speed

Feb 15, 2007 12:00 PM, By David Hest

In the past few issues, we at Farm Industry News have encouraged readers to consider adopting a high-speed Internet connection as a standard tool for...

Greater Gators

Feb 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann

Six months after discontinuing its Buck ATVs, John Deere announced it is expanding its Gator line of utility vehicles (UVs) to include three new models...

Rancher Revisited

Feb 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon

Honda's popular Rancher ATV sports a makeover for 2007. After selling a half-million of the Ranchers since it introduced the model in 1999, Honda boosted...

Auto-Darkening Welding Helmets

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Katie Sauck

Growing up a farmer's daughter, I was always in my dad's shop helping him work. Actually, I more or less just watched him work and handed him the tools...

PLENTY OF POWER

Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon

Jeff Ryan All of us drivers use ATVs for many different applications. What works great for me is going to be absolutely wrong for someone else. THINK...

DESIGN SECRETS

Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Jodie Wehrspann

IT'S NOT every day you're asked to go deep into John Deere's development labs. So when the company invited us to visit its Product Engineering Center...

UP TO THE CHALLENGE

Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Katie Sauck

A FLEET of Bobcats of all makes and models stretched out across the flat North Dakota terrain at the company's summer media event. Bobcat staff encouraged...

STEERING FIRST

Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Greg Lamp

WITH THE new Yamaha Grizzly 700 FI 44, you can forget the days of stiff necks and sore arms from muscling your ATV around all day. Comfort is the norm...