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Scugoy Cifisen -- Tuesday, February 8, 1994 -- 15 = s WHEN You GET BACK SEE YOUR Local D Kubota has 73 models of tractors Old "Betsy" is beginning to "drive you nuts. On cold days stays indoors more than you do. On Monday you paid a $400 repair bill, on Tuesday she had a flat tire. It's now Wednesday and you're afraid of what you'll find awaiting you in the shed. Maybe you've been thinking about making the investment of buying a new tractor, but even if "Betsy" is decrepit, at least you know her inside and out (in fact, last Thursday her insides were all over your garage floor). You haven't the foggiest notion « about where to start when it comes to looking for a new tractor. Well, in this article we'll dump wagon or manure spreader, snowblowing your take a look at what's new in the driveway, leveling the arena, tractor industry and what is moving to create that new ilable for today's h hooling ring, baling hay, and Whether you have a full-time running a post-hole digger are fi operation or just keep a just some of the jobs we expect couple of horses on a few acres, a our tractors to perform. tractor is a handy thing to have. Ed Parkes of Kubota Canada Today's tractor manufacturers offer an extremely wide range of sizes and attachments to meet your eyery need. At Kubota Canada alone, there are 73 models to choose from, ranging from 12.5 to 100 horsepower. On a horse farm, tractors need to fill a lot of roles. Towing a says that depending upon your operation, the 12.5 to 60 HP tractors will meet most horse farm needs. "When you get into the 70 HP and larger tractors you run into size problems. They won't fit down aisles or into arenas." If you are doing a lot of field What's new under the sun? Come see what's new under the sun. This is your invitation from John Deere to come to the Canadian International Farm Equipment Show and the John Deere Day celebrations at local dealerships. Take this opportunity to see what new products have been introduced over the past year and those which will be available throughout . During 1993, John Deere introduced two new farm tractors - the models 7200 and 7400. These tractors are the inuation of those introduced in late 1992. To design this tractor, John Deere went to the best source - the user, the farmer. Meetings and surveys across North America resulted in a larger cab, better visibility, new transmissions, easier servicing with all oil and fuel levels checked and filled from the ground and more safety features. The design was customer driven. See the new line of hay cutting machinery for 1994. The MoCo's, available in both disc and sickle bar feature better head flotation and much simpler field adjustments to adjust to crop conditions. Some new 400 series Lawn and Garden tractors feature all wheel steer, while all models have a revised mower deck, with gr ble spindles. A mulching feature is now available for many models of John Deere lawn tractors, both old and new. The 12.5 h.p. STX38 is now available in hydrostatic drive - another new product for 1994. Come see what's new under the sun at the Canadian 1 Farm E Show at the International Centre in Toronto, February 8 to 11, or John Deere Day at Utica Farm Equipment on Thursday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m. 6900 Airport Road a wo TORONTO INTERNATIONAL CENTRE AIRPORT ROD. LESTER 8. PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HWY.401 REXDALE HWY.409 DIXON RD. tractors than any other brand. Why are MF Tractors, Combines and Implements so popular? MASSEY FERGUSON : 1 Sold 25% more tractors world wide H Invented the first 8 Markets 54 tractor models and both Why MF is still For 29 consecutive years, more farmers world wide have purchased MF combine in 1938. hata hid Moyer, BROOKLIN, ONTARIO nvironmental Farm Plans will help Ontario farm families to identify simple, practical goals for improving environmental quality. REGISTER N Workshops are being conducted byyour local Soil and Crop Improvement Asssociation, with funding provided by Canada's Green Plan. February 21st - 10 AM to 3 PM March 14th - 10 AM to 3 PM Al : Newcastle Community Hall March 5th - 10 AM to 3 PM March 21st - 7 PM to 10 PM At : OMAF Office, Port Perry To Register call: Sue Green 435-2586 (8 to 5) OMAF Office 1-800-263-8023 work, you will probably require a larger tractor, but for many .. farms the smaller models fit the bill. Most attach ts are tractors have developed less manual intensive 'features. "Comfort and convenience have b the selection criteria available for all sizes of tractors and the manufacturers. are making them easy to use. According to Parkes,"The whole industry has adopted ASAE (American Society of Agricultural Engineers) standards regarding tractor hitches. There are three categories of hitches with Category 3 being for larger implements and larger tractors. The category number refers to the pin size used with the implement. this is an industry standard means that between different manufacturers. You can buy any existing implement to fit on your standard tractor." " Standards, such as those developed by the ASAE, make tractors much more "user friendly", a trend that has developed over the past decade. As women have taken a larger share of the tractor market, today," comments Parkes,"Most - are easy to use, easy to drive - _push a button, pull a'lever and you're off." Hydraulics are a big part of daily tractor operation and are used for lifting with a front-end loader, to lift up implements for transport or for adjusting to different heights. Another feature that has been simplified is the Power Take-Off, the PTO. All implements requiring PTO from the tractor can be divided into two groups - 540 PTO and 1000 PTO. This refers to the number of revolutions per minute, also known as the "grunt force" or "torque" Different attachments require Hi (1000 PTO) or Lo (540 PTO) speed. A lot of tractors today are equipped with both speeds or an interchangeable shaft. (Valance Equipment and. Rentals, Brooklin). S SAVE S Great Discounts when you {| EARLY ORDER! BLN A NE {| EARLY TAKE! 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