Lucas Cooney, Author at Tractor News

John Deere Redesigns 5 Series Utility Tractors

By Lucas Cooney
August 31, 2011

John Deere’s 5 Series Utility Tractors have been given a redesign for the 2012 model year.

With more horsepower options ranging from 65 to 115, John Deere says its 5M Series models and 5E Limited Series Tractors can handle a wider variety of attachments and jobs for customers in the farming, equine, livestock, specialty crop production, property maintenance and landscape business segments.

The 5E Limited Tractors include the 5083E Limited with 83 engine horsepower; 5093E Limited with 93 engine horsepower; and the 5101E Limited with 101 engine horsepower. Changes to the new 5E Limited Series start with a new cab designed with easier-to-reach hitch, hydraulic and PTO controls on the right side and a cleaner, more comfortable cab with an optional push-button air-suspension seat for a better ride.

The 5E Limited Tractors also come standard with a MFWD engagement feature that activates two- or four-wheel drive with the shift of a lever and a new MFWD indicator light; new hydraulic system with optional triple deluxe SCV stack that can handle more demanding attachments; and the popular Economy PTO setting that saves fuel and engine wear and reduces noise and emissions when operating PTO-driven equipment.

“In addition to the cab, we’ve redesigned the transmissions and added oil-cooled, self-adjusting wet traction and PTO clutches that aren’t typically found on other utility tractors,” says Matt Blaylock, John Deere product marketing manager for 5 Series Tractors. “These highly durable and reliable utility tractors now have more heavy-duty components, as well as increased hydraulic functionality, comfort and convenience options to help customers use them in a wide variety of applications. (more…)

Case IH Unveils Magnum 370 CVT Tractor

By Lucas Cooney
August 31, 2011

Case IH used the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. to unveil is new Magnum 370 CVT tractor, which will arrive in dealerships in late 2012.

According to Case IH, the new Magnum is the highest horsepower mechanical front drive in the industry with 419 maximum boosted engine horsepower.

Additionally, Case IH will offer operator-friendly Case IH Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) technology across the entire Magnum lineup, including the current 235, 260, 290, 315 and 340 models.

“The new Magnum 370 CVT will represent our most powerful MFD tractor yet, and continue to deliver the efficient power that the Magnum Series is known for,” says John Bohnker, Case IH marketing manager for Magnum tractors. “This new addition to the Magnum Series is designed to deliver power to the ground with larger row crop implements such as planters, toolbars and strip-till rigs that bring economies of scale to large-acreage operations.”

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Lawn Mower Races Celebrate End of Summer [Video]

By Lucas Cooney
August 31, 2011

As Americans celebrate the end of summer and plan to pay tribute to working men and women this Labor Day Weekend, lawn mower racers will enjoy a different “Labor of Love” in Delaware “MOWhio” as the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) presents the 19th Annual STA-BIL Nationals Lawn Mower Racing Championships.

Race time is 7:00 PM Saturday, Sept. 3 and 2:00 PM Sunday, Sept. 4. Admission is $5.00, free for kids 12 and under.

The weekend will also include the annual Induction Ceremony for the USLMRA National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America, when John Nelson, “Sir Lawns-A-Lot,” and Dr. Art Neavill along with the late Charles Powell, “Mr. Mowjangles” will take their place of honor alongside legends of the lawn including “Turfinator” “Sodzilla” and “Boogie Woogie.”

[vs-jwplayer movieid=”NHUknJVEyZU” width=”500″ height=”311″ autoplay=”1″]Another highlight of the weekend will be the appearance The World’s Fastest Lawn Mower and its owner Bobby Cleveland, Gold Eagle’s Engine AnswerMan. Cleveland set the World Lawn Mower Land Speed Record of 96.529 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats (Sept. 25, 2010).

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Win a Five-Year New Holland Tractor Lease

By Lucas Cooney
July 11, 2011

New Holland wants to know what you would do with a new Boomer 30 tractor and loader. Dig a pond? Plant a food plot to attract the biggest buck? Till a prize-winning garden to feed the hungry? Make your neighbors jealous?

To find the answer, New Holland announced its Boomer 555 Contest. The contest is already underway and runs through the end of November, 2011. The winner of the contest will get a five-year lease of a New Holland Boomer 30 compact tractor and loader.

Visit the contest’s website at Boomer555.com to enter and describe how you would use a New Holland compact tractor. Unique ideas and inspiring stories count! Qualified entrants, 18 years or older, can enter by submitting their most dynamic, creative entry in words, photos or video. Entries can also be submitted via e-mail to boomer555@newholland.com or mailed to Boomer 555 Contest – MS # 208, c/o New Holland Agriculture, P.O. Box 1895, 120 Brubaker Ave., New Holland, PA 17557.

“Boomer tractors are well-equipped to make quick work of all sorts of jobs,” says Ken Hough, New Holland Tractor Marketing Manager. “We’re looking forward to seeing some very imaginative entries.”

Winning entries will be chosen based on originality, quality, inspiration and creativity. Only one entry per household may be submitted. To be eligible, entries must be received by midnight EST on November 30, 2011.

The inspiration for the contest is New Holland’s new 5-year Boomer Guard5 limited warranty on all Boomer 30/35/40/50 deluxe compact tractors.

“This five-year limited powertrain warranty is the best in the industry,” New Holland says in a release. “It includes the two-year limited “bumper-to-bumper” warranty and adds three more years to powertrain components, for a total of up to five years of protection.”

10-Year-Old Boy Uses Tractor to Save Father from Bull

By Lucas Cooney
June 13, 2011

Photo courtesy The Daily Mail

Tom Phillips, a 10-year-old boy from South Wales, used the family tractor to save his father’s life.

According to a story published in the Daily Mail, Andrew Phillips was being gored by an angry bull as his son watched on in horror. Young Tom jumped into the tractor for safety and decided to use the machine to drive the bull away.

After warding off the raging bull, Tom raced back to the house and told his mother, Amanda Phillips, what happened. She called emergency services and a RAF rescue helicopter flew to the field to transport Tom to the hospital where it was discovered he had 10 broken ribs and severe internal injuries.

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John Deere 8335R Sets New Power Mark

By Lucas Cooney
June 13, 2011

John Deere says its 8335R Tractor achieved industry-leading OECD test results from the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab, Lincoln, Neb.

“This is the first row-crop tractor ever tested in Nebraska that breaks the 300-rated PTO horsepower barrier,” says Chad Hogan, division marketing manager, Waterloo Tractor Works. “This tractor delivers a record 306.6 PTO hp in the rated-engine-speed PTO test. This will not last long, however, as our largest model, the 8360R, is also undergoing official Nebraska OECD testing.”

The 8335R delivers record-breaking power while maintaining industry-leading fluid efficiency. In the 75 percent of pull at max power drawbar test, the 8335R delivers 15.45 hp hrs/gal.

“That’s better fuel efficiency than the 8320R it replaced and up to 28 percent more efficient than Tier 3 competitive tractors’ official results,” says Hogan.

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Husqvarna Recalls TuffTorq Yard Tractors

By Lucas Cooney
June 13, 2011

Husqvarna has recalled its TuffTorq K46LD Transaxle tractors due to intermittent drive failure, which poses a risk of reduced or lost braking ability.

This recall, which affects about 1,600 units, includes model numbers YTH23V42LS and YTH24V48LS and serial numbers ranging from 050110A001000 to 123110D999999. The first six digits of the serial number is a date code. Tractors included in the recall have a serial date range of May 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Model and serial information is located on an identification plate attached to the underside of the seat.

The recalled tractors were sold at Husqvarna authorized dealers nationwide from May 2010 through December 2010 for between $2,300 and $2,800.

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Unmanned Tractor Wreaks Havoc in Walmart Parking Lot [Video]

By Lucas Cooney
April 8, 2011

A Walmart just outside of Toronto, Ontario was recently remodeled by a tractor. Unfortunately, nobody was driving the tractor and cars were still in the parking lot.

We really don’t have much to offer in the way of insight here, but fortunately somebody was smart enough to record the rampage on their phone. The video is about six minutes long and though the quality is poor, you do get a pretty good idea of what happened.

The damage was contained to a fairly small area as the tractor was just going around in circles. Two cars were badly damaged and you can watch it all unfold in the video below. Eventually some police cruisers show up, but they do little more than follow the tractor’s path until it eventually stops after colliding with a large light fixture.

New Holland Celebrates 50 Years of Self-Propelled Harvesters

By Lucas Cooney
March 25, 2011

New Holland is celebrating 50 years of producing self-propelled forage harvesters.

According to New Holland, the history of self-propelled forage harvesters began in 1961 when New Holland decided to transform its famous pull-type forage harvester into a unit with its own engine and controls.

“From that moment on, the pioneering and innovative spirit that has always marked New Holland has been expressed uninterruptedly,” New Holland says in a release. “Giving rise to a series of real inventions that have revolutionised the sector, New Holland’s self-propelled forage harvesters enable farmers and contractors to increase productivity, quality, efficiency, safety and driving comfort.”

To help celebrate this golden anniversary New Holland is launching a FR9000 50th Anniversary Limited Edition model.

A list of New Holland innovations including in the equipment of the FR9000 can be found below the jump.

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New Holland Tractors Available with Union Flag in April

By Lucas Cooney
March 25, 2011

To help celebrate the upcoming Royal Wedding, New Holland is offering a complimentary Union Flag bonnet to all customers who buy a tractor from their range during April.

“British royal weddings are always a really special occasion, not just for Great Britain, but for millions of people across the world,” says Richard Spencer, New Holland marketing manager. “This is a truly historic event and New Holland – a manufacturer that is proud to build in Britain – recognizes its significance. We want to be there waving the Union Flag in April as we watch British history in the making.”

New Holland is already flying the flag for Britain – last year its plant in Basildon was awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ at the prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2010 – the first year New Holland has entered. (more…)

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