Diesel engine maker Deutz has secured a memorandum of understanding from its biggest shareholder, Same Deutz-Fahr Group, committing the Italian tractor manufacturer to use a new range of sub-4 liter engines.
While a large majority of North American farm machinery dealers believe 2011 will produce solid sales numbers, most are expressing concerns about how their customers perceive the new Tier IV diesel engines that are being rolled out for the new selling season.
Great Plains Manufacturing used both storytelling and props to get its message across to more than 200 equipment dealers attending the company’s recent 2010 National Dealer Meeting.
Jeff Schick, global director of Eaton Corp.’s ag and forestry market segment, said increasing demand for food, limited natural resources and rising input costs would challenge engineers to find innovative solutions to production agriculture.
Last year’s collapse in construction machine sales may have caused diesel engine maker Deutz to fall deeper into the red, but the company is determined to maintain its R&D spend in preparation for a market recovery.
All of the major farm equipment makers have now publicly declared how they’ll meet the interim Tier IV diesel engine off-road air emissions standards that take effect next January.
Equipment Trader, an advertising and marketing services provider for agriculture and construction equipment dealers, has released an iPhone application.
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.