Tractor Values Guide - Farm Equipment
WEBAug 10, 2022 · This month's equipment value guide highlights tractors from Case IH, Challenger, CLAAS, John Deere, New Holland and Versatile. All of the tractors included in the selection are model year 2020 units and appeared in the Summer 2022 IronGuides issue. Values shown here represent the most commonly equipped options with typical usage hours on equipment of this age.
Why Did International Harvester Break Up? - Farm Equipment
WEBAug 28, 2019 · Editor’s Note: An autographed copy of The Break-Up by Paul Wallem was lent to me by machinery dealer consultant George Russell during a visit to our offices in July 2019. After a quick read of the 192-page book and the novel examination of the tumbling of the farm equipment giant from the equipment dealers’ perspective, we requested permission to share an excerpt of the book’s content ...
Ziegler Cat Opens New Store in Ada, Minn. - Farm Equipment
WEBJul 1, 2022 · Ziegler is expanding its business in Minnesota with a new full-service store serving both the construction and agriculture markets. The company has acquired the existing building formerly known as Norman County Implement at 2099 State Highway 9, Ada, Minn., and opened it for business on June 13, …
All States Ag Parts Announces Tractor Joe Acquisition - Farm …
WEBJan 8, 2021 · HUDSON, Wis. – All States Ag Parts, the leading ag parts supplier in North America, announced in a press release today the acquisition of Tractor Joe. Tractor Joe is located in Plymouth, Minn., and specializes in on-line ag parts sales for tractors, combines and other ag equipment. All States Ag Parts operates 18 locations in North America including 13 tractor and combine salvage yards.
How to Properly Ballast a Tractor: Increase Traction & Reduce Fuel
WEBMar 12, 2020 · Example Tractor weighed with portable scales: Front axle: 10,150 lb. Rear axle: 15,500 lb. Step Five: Add or remove weight. In most cases a tractor cannot be ballasted to the exact target weight outlined in Chart 2. In the example, the target front axle weight is 8,190 pounds, but it weighed 10,150 pounds.
Dealership Minds 2020 Overview: H&R Agri-Power - Farm …
WEBFeb 3, 2020 · For the fifth installment of Farm Equipment’s Dealership Minds series, 9 staff members traveled to Kentucky to experience first-hand how a successful dealership — H&R Agri-Power — headquartered in the No. 1 ag county in Kentucky operates.. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, the county has 1,137 farms covering 345,581 acres. Top crops in the region included soybeans for beans ...
Ag Prepares for Electric-Powered Future - Farm Equipment
WEBMay 26, 2022 · A. Rigitrac unveiled its 50 SKE 50kW, 59 horsepower electric tractor at Agritechnica 2019. The unit reportedly runs 5 hours on a single charge of the 80kWh lithium-ion battery. The Swiss manufacturer told Farm Equipment that it is releasing another model, the SKE 40, for mass production and sales in 2023.
Equipment Rental Programs: Are They Worth It?
WEBMar 12, 2010 · With a rental fleet of $1 million, these dealers expect revenue levels of 60% a year, or $600,000. The challenge for ag equipment dealers is whether or not they can achieve revenue levels like this from farm machinery rentals. Let’s run some numbers and consider a $178,000 tractor that can bring in $106,800 annually in rental revenue, or ...
Koenig Equipment Opens New Facility in Franklin, Ind.
WEBMar 2, 2021 · FRANKLIN, Ind. — The doors of the new Koenig Equipment facility in Franklin, Ind., opened to the public on March 3, 2021. The full-service John Deere agriculture, lawn & garden and compact construction dealership relocated from Earlywood Drive to Sloan Drive off US Route 31. CEO Aaron Koenig attributes the expansion to support the Franklin community long into the future.
Timeline of Ag Equipment ‘Firsts’
WEB1882. Cyrus McCormick builds the first McCormick Daisy Reaper. Missouri’s Joseph Dain receives a patent for hay handling equipment for which he receives his first patent in 1882. Within 10 years Dain becomes the largest manufacturer of hay stackers and also manufactures corn binders, tillers, harrows, and cultivators.