Tractor sales drop 

By: Ag Industry Watch

Tractor manufacturers selling to farmers in the United States faced a tough first half of 2006....

JCB FASTRAC TRACTOR 

THE 8250 Fastrac is the largest tractor JCB has ever built. A Tier-3-compliant, 8.3-liter Cummins QSC engine produces 280 hp and 1,179 Nm of torque. The...

CHALLENGER AIMS HIGH 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

IN AN ATTEMPT to capture the growing segment of crop producers with more than 2,000 acres, AGCO Challenger made its biggest product launch yet in February...

FAST LOADERS 

THE LOADERS in ALO's Quicke Dimension series boost efficiency with many new features. The loaders will fit on 40- to 250-hp tractors and are easily attached...

CLAMSHELL BUCKET 

CATTLE AND dairy feeders can grab a big load of silage, corn or hay with Westendorf's new Z-47 feeder bucket, or they can use it to scrape dirt. The high-capacity,...

Seamlessly smooth 

By: by daryl bridenbaugh

I WAS aware of, but paid little attention to, the infinitely variable speed transmission offered on the Deere 7000 series tractors and the continuously...

BUYING IN BRAZIL 

By: by karen mcmahon

U.S. EQUIPMENT manufacturers dominate the Brazilian tractor and combine markets. First-quarter industry figures show AGCO's Massey Ferguson is number...

Agrotron 210 

By: BY DARYL BRIDENBAUGH

The Same Deutz-Fahr tractor is a fine machine, but some features don't translate....

Orange and yellow 

By: BY WAYNE WENZEL

AGCO/Challenger tractors offer SISU engines and CVT....

Fascinatin' factories 

By: by Peg Zenk

IF YOU'RE LOOKING for a bit of a distraction from winter, consider taking in a farm equipment factory tour. The smell of new tires and fresh paint and...