Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- 2022 Dealership of the Year Attached to Machinery Pete’s ‘Unusual’ Pick of the Week
- 10 Times the Harvest
- Reminder of Unintended Outcomes
- Dealers Featured in ‘Heartlands - Here’
- Science | How Much Fuel is Wasted During Regen?
- From Farm Innovations: Precision Planting Unveils New Sprayer Technology
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2022 Dealership of the Year Attached to Machinery Pete’s ‘Unusual’ Pick of the Week
A rare early John Deere Quality Farm Equipment porcelain neon milk glass hood sign, featuring 2022 Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year Riechmann Bros., sold for $108,000 at the Aug. 26 Dave Anton collector auction in Greenville, S.C. Click below to see others, including 7 that topped $40,000. And then go check your warehouse and in-the-rafter storage – you never know what kind of scratch you might find!
10 Times the Harvest
Deteriorating soil conditions in Western North Dakota spurred custom operators to quickly lend a hand in getting the bumper barley crop out of the field of RDO Equipment’s customer. Ten combines each made a 425-foot wide pass before unloading.
Reminder of Unintended Outcomes
Maybe not a “best” so to speak, but Frank Lessiter’s latest No-Till Farmer column may show the “cocktail party experts” what can actually happen when the uninformed or misguided proceed in making sweeping, unchecked decisions about a nation’s ag economy.
Dealers Featured in ‘Heartlands - Here’
This 8-minute YouTube video takes us into the stores and shops of 5 farm equipment dealers (Deike, Merz, Delclay, Mayer, and Kalvesta) who share thoughtful words about their communities. You’ll see familiar faces and companies you know in this piece, which reminds us all of the influential role of the equipment dealer in the local community and the families that rely on that service and support.
Science | How Much Fuel is Wasted During Regen?
It's not uncommon to hear someone grumbling about wasted fuel during a regen cycle on a Tier 4 emissions system, but manufacturers claim that the amount used is negligible. Messick's Equipment puts it to the test to see how much extra fuel is used during the regen cycle of a Kubota M5-111.
From Farm Innovations: Precision Planting Unveils New Sprayer Technology
Andrew Feucht, product marketing specialist at Precision Planting, gives us the scoop on the company’s new sprayer technology, set to hit the market soon. The sprayer products include ReClaim, a boom recirculation system, Symphony, a PWM controlled nozzle system and Vision, an advanced camera system with the hopes of incorporating See and Spray Technology.
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