As the harvest season comes to a close, now is a good time to clean and look over you combine before parking for the winter. A good post-harvest combine maintenance program can provide significant savings and make sure you're prepared for 2015. Many times, proper inspection and maintenance after fal

The following article was written by DENNY EILERS who passed away suddenly of a heart attack recently. Denny was 70 years old and a respected photographer and journalist in the agriculture industry for over 40 years. He shot photos for Massey Ferguson and other AGCO brands for the last 20.Recently D

Is running at 100% capacity without suffering grain losses and damage even possible with the day-to-day challenges of getting a crop out of the field on time?That’s a balancing act even researchers harvesting test plots are challenged to meet. Today’s combines, however, are so well engineered that t

The fall harvest season puts large demands on equipment and unexpected breakdowns or poor performance can significantly impact yields, as time repairing combines takes away from critical moments that could be spent in the field. As the fall harvest comes to a close, let’s take a look at five combine

It is so important to do proper maintenance on farm machinery. Farm machinery is hardly cheap and the breakdowns are often just as expensive to repair. Untimely breakdowns can also affect your productivity and income when you are not able to bring in that harvest on time. Safety is a huge issue w

Farming machinery and equipment is indispensable. Nevertheless, farm machinery is prone to breakdowns owing to the rough nature of their work. Considering the costs involved when purchasing and repairing this equipment, smart farmers put great emphasis on proper care and maintenance of farm machiner