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A Farm Tractors for every job

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:48:12 +0000

Today the farm tractor is considered an essential tool for any farmer and also anyone with a large expanse of land.

One benefit is the many new attachments that can be added making it a versatile tool that can undertake any task.

The first ever tractor sale was recorded in 1897 and this was manufactured by Hornsby-Ackroyd and was a safety oil patented traction engine, powered for optimum usage. The gasoline models of the farm tractor came about in the early 1900′s and were associated with great antique farm tractors names such as Bedford and Ford. They became more affordable and therefore more readily available for the farmers of this time and before very long, Ford or rather Fordson had 77% of the United States farm tractor market. Each design of new and used farm tractors that we see today has evolved over the years to make them bigger and better and although these antique farm tractors are considered an investment, they do not hold the same convenience factor as the newest models that are around today.

It is tractors such as these and also descendants of these that are known as antique farm tractors and have now become somewhat of a collector’s item for farm tractor fanatics. Although antique farm tractors or used farm tractors have some sort of appeal to them, it is seen to be more preferable in today’s society to buy a brand new version as this brings with it many benefits. The most successful commercial design that was sold was manufactured by Ivel and was a three-wheeled tractor in 1902. The farm tractor as we know it today has a history that is rich but also troublesome with some of the most popular versions of these pieces of farm equipment not popular back in the days that they were first developed. You can now get new and used farm tractors for any purpose, from mowing the lawn to digging a hole.

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landbouwbedrijf tractoren?

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

BIG SON asked:

Wanneer het kopen van of letten het uitwisselen van op voor een landbouwbedrijftractor wat indien een persoon voor.

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Fiat Tractors lowers goals for 2009

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:01:56 +0000

(ANSA) – Rome, January 22 – For the first time since Sergio Marchionne took command of Fiat in 2004 and returned it to profit the following year, the Italian industrial giant has lowered its goals for the year.

After failing to hit its target for net profit in 2008, which amounted to 1.7 billion euros instead of the forecast 2.4-2.6 billion euros, Fiat readjusted its forecasts for 2009 and said net profit will only be ”greater” than 300 million euros, compared to its initial prediction of between 2.9 and 3.1 billion euros.

In a statement issued after the release of results for 2008, Fiat said it expected the first three months of the year would be ”very difficult” for the automaker.

”We hope to see improvements in the following three quarters when the effects of restructuring efforts should begin to be felt,” the statement added. Fiat had already hinted it was lowering its sights last October, when the effects of the economic crunch were taking effect, and painted a worst-case scenario of net profit falling to 400 million euros in 2009.

Fiat’s industrial debt, which it was able to level in 2007 but which jumped to 5.9 billion euros last year, is expected to slip below five billion euros in 2009.

The Italian automaker believes demand for its products will fall this year by 20% over 2008 due to the current global recession. Despite its difficulties, Fiat said it intended to ”strive to achieve our goals and follow our strategy of targeted alliances in order to optimise spending and reduce risk”.

NET PROFITS SHRINK IN 20089 BUT EARNINGS RISE.

Results for 2008 showed that while the Fiat Group’s net profit fell 16.2% over the previous year, after more than doubling it in 2007, trading profit rose by 4% to 3.4 billion euros, with sales of farm machinery, industrial vehicles and Ferrari luxury cars helping to offset the plunge in sales of Fiat’s automobile division. Fiat’s turnover in 2008 amounted to 59.4 billion euros, up 1.5 billion euros from the previous year. This was thanks to earnings for the first nine months, up 8.4% over the same period in 2007, compensating the 17.2% drop in the last quarter. Fiat Group Automobiles – Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Abarth and Fiat Professional (commercial vehicles – saw its trading profit last year shrink to 691 million euros, while turnover held at 26.9 billion euros, a marginal gain of 0.5% over 2007. Turnover for Fiat’s farm and construction vehicle unit CNH climbed 7.4% to 12.7 billion euros, with trading profit hitting a record 1.122 billion euros. Fiat’s industrial vehicles division Iveco had a turnover of 10.8 billion euros, down 3.8% from 2007, with a 9.2% drop in sales compensated by higher prices and earnings from other products. Iveco’s trading profit for 2008 was 838 million euros, up 25 million euros from 2007. Ferrari in 2008 saw its turnover leap 15.2% to 1.921 billion euros, with trading profit soaring 27.4% over 2007 to 339 million euros. At the end of 2008, the Fiat Group had 3.9 billion euros in cash in hand, compared to a liquidity of 6.9 billion euros at the end of 2007.

News of Fiat’s 2008 results and the readjustment of targets for 2009 send its stock tumbling on the Milan stock exchange where, after repeated temporary suspensions for excessive losses, it dropped for the first time below four euros a share.

In a related development, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced that government will hold an emergency meeting on the ailing automobile sector next Tuesday.

The premier said that a ”sharp drop” in the automobile sector required special intervention in the wake of the economic crisis, but added that ”the measures to take must be coordinated with the entire European Union”.
Source; http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2009-01-22_122302446.html

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Damien Hirst Eat your heart out! diamond-encrusted tractor stolen

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:48:25 +0000

Police in Staffordshire are looking for help in tracing a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted model of a tractor, a 1931 Caterpillar Sixty diesel tractor, worth £53,000 which was stolen from the offices of tractor dealer Finning UK Ltd in Cannock, Staffordshire, on 20 December.

So who said that there is no money in farming!

If you know where this little gem is then contact The Company who owned it, as they are offering an undisclosed reward for information that leads to a conviction of the thief and the safe return of the model.

diamond-encrusted tractor

What may be even more amazing is that it is one of only 500 made, that’s a total value of £26.5m for the lot, nice work… I bet Damien Hirst is kicking himself he missed this one!

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Pitfalls to Avoid when buying a Farm Tractor

admin — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:29:56 +0000

All of that said buying a second hand farm tractor on the internet might raise a few additional issues on top of those that you may be second hand to. There are of course some perennial checks that you would make before buying any piece of second-hand farm machinery or vehicle. Most of these are just as possible to make if you are buying on the web as if you were buying something just down the road. In fact you may be lucky with your web searches and find something that is, relatively speaking, just down the road, you just weren’t aware of it. In an ideal world you would then be able to benefit from lower Internet prices as well as being able to have a first-hand look at your potential investment.
None of us wants to feel we have made a poor decision on an investment as large as buying a second hand farm tractor, but many of the checks you ought to make and research you should do are no different from those you would make anyway. For example, you may already have a brand name of farm tractor that you have owned before or feel confident in and know to be reliable. All the big brand names are available on the internet; John Deere Tractors, Massey Ferguson Tractors, New Holland Tractors, Case IH Tractors, Zetor tractors and others can all be found.

Think about what farm machinery you want your farm tractor to work with. If you are thinking about a hydraulic front or back loader for instance, you should look at farm tractors with at least the option of “dual” hydraulic pipe connections. Dual remote hydraulic hook-ups are a necessity with many other bits for farm equipment aswell.

you shoule be alreted to any combination of factors that do not appear to add up or cause you to be suspicious. If, for example, it was very cheap for its age and the number worked hours on the engine you may want to clarify its legal status or whether it is nearing a time when major maintenance is necessary. If you have any worries about its age and hours usage then demand clarification and ask to see some documentation. Look also for backup documentation and look to verify this with a third party such as dealer.

If you can buy locally you may strike it lucky in that you can pay Internet prices, generally lower due to reduced costs, and get a good look at your potential purchase first. You can then see it turning over, have a go on it and check out any rattles, bangs or excess smoke or oil leaks. If you aren’t mechanically minded, try to take someone with you who is. Even if you have to pay them, it may save you a lot of money in the long run if they spot a problem or something which may lead to a problem in the near future.

You shouldn’t necessarily be worries about buying a vintage farm tractors. Older, as second hand in this guide could mean as much as fifty years old or more. Although they probably won’t have some of the “bells and whistles” that you might would find more common on more up to date farm tractors such as Power steering for instance or air conditioning.

But there are many, many Farmall H’s and M’s, Ford 8N’s, John Deere A’s and B’s, and others of that vintage that are still not only operational, but working every day for their owners! Farmall which is International Harvester, Allis Chalmers, White, Oliver, and others have not been produced for a couple decades in some cases and yet parts are readily available through dealers such as Case for example, who purchased International Harvester.
Careful research beforehand, perhaps via the dealership of the particular farm tractor that you have identified, will equip you with knowledge such as the approximate hours of use for the age of tractor and life expectancy of the engine of the farm tractor. Alos you shoule find out what the common problems are whith the model you are internested in are. Doing your research and buying the best you can afford is generally considered to be the best advice for second hand farm tractor investment. Get as much of this as you can right and you stand a decent chance of a decent deal when buying on the internet.

One big advantage of the Internet is that your field of choice is widened hugely. If you spot your farm tractor of choice at a price you like being sold elsewhere in Europe then, after checking the back load transport costs, you may well find you still save money compared to what is available more locally; prices may be cheaper in other countries. You may have concerns about buying on the internet from a distant place without directly seeing your vehicle it can help to look for good transparent honest information on the on the internet advert as a guide to the integrity of the seller, and again weigh up all the factors. If it seems cost effective given time off work and travel, you could still go and see it.
If you do your homework and buy the best farm tractor you can afford, then you stand a decent chance of landing yourself a good deal on the internet.

Condition is of course a major factor in selecting your farm tractor. If you have a shop full of tools and the expertise, you may want to buy a farm tractor needing work. But beware, often what appears as a simple fix can be much more and really raise havoc with your wallet! You may be well ahead to pay a shop their hourly rate to have a mechanic go over a farm tractor that you’re considering. Here are some other things to watch for.

1. Tire wear and tread depth remaining
2. Clutch slippage
3. Engine knock or miss…. very important
transmission whining or other abnormal sounds
4. oil leaks anywhere
5. hard starting breaks or welded repairs on the frame or castings
or excessive engine smoke.

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The History Of The Farm Tractor

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:23:14 +0000

The farm tractor as we know it today has a history that is rich and Illustrious but also somewhat troublesome with some of the most popular versions of these tractors that we know today proving to be not soo popular back in the days that they were first developed.

The first ever tractor sale that has been recorded was in 1897. The tractor was manufactured by Hornsby-Ackroyd and was a safety oil patented traction engine, which was gasoline, powered for optimum usage. The most successful commercially design that was sold and is the first recorded was manufactured by Ivel and was a three wheeled tractor sold in 1902. It is tractors such as these and also descendants of these that are known as antique farm tractors and have now become somewhat of a collector’s item for the farm tractor fanatics.

The First Tractor Hornsby-Ackroyd

Each design of new and used farm tractors that we see today has evolved over the years to make them bigger and better and although these antique farm tractors are considered to be something of an investment, they do not hold the same convenience factor as the newest models that are around today.

The gasoline models of the farm tractor came about in the early 1900’s and were associated with great antique farm tractors names such as Bedford and Ford which were rather unpopular at the start of their lifetimes but it didn’t take long for these antique farm tractors to grow some sort of fan base and we still associate new and used farm tractors with such names as these today on our farms and suchlike. They became more affordable and therefore more readily available for the farmers of this time and before very long, Ford or rather Fordson as the tractor industry under this name were known, had 77% of all United States farm tractor market.

These days the farm tractor has evolved a substantial amount are now considered to be an essential tool for any farmer and also anyone with a large expanse of land. You can now get new and used farm tractors for any purpose, from mowing the lawn to digging a hole and due to the versatility of these pieces of machinery, they are becoming an essential tool to anyone owning land or is a business where these sorts of actions are required.

Although antique farm tractors or used farm tractors have some sort of appeal to them, it is seen to be more preferable in today’s society to buy a brand new version as this brings with it many benefits. Just one of these benefits is that many new attachments can be added to the modern farm tractor making it a universally versatile tool that can undertake any task. You will also get the added benefit that comes alongside any brand new items that are bought and especially in this live of work where even the smallest of rust patches can make the equipment difficult to operate and tough to maneuver, with new rather than used farm tractors, you are at a lesser risk of this.