FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT

Compact track loaders and skid-steer loaders, along with versatile attachments, can accomplish a wide variety of tasks in a fraction of the time of manual processes. And no matter what your focus is on, today’s advanced machines are durable, reliable and comfortable.

As someone who has seen more than a few ‘that’ll do’ repairs, I think spending a bit of time understanding the nuts and bolts of nuts and bolts is a good idea.

Hot, hot-hot and red hot – there are some interesting trends today in used farm equipment, Greg Peterson (aka Machinery Pete) told farmers at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

As your operation grows, so does your need for equipment. And with that equipment comes maintenance and repair costs.

High-speed tillage

“The biggest change in everything we do today is high-speed,” said Curt Davis, director of product management at Kuhn-Krause.

A well-maintained skid-steer loader can be one of the most dependable, versatile and highly productive machines in a busy dairy operation.