Often times, dealer-principals and managers have difficulty fully understanding their service department. This leaves owners plagued with questions about how to solve problems that relate to the bottom line. Often a deeper look is required, along with an additional understanding of what is important to profits and efficiency.
In 2016, Valley Truck & Tractor achieved a parts and service absorption rate of 106%. According to the Western Equipment Dealers Assn.’s (WEDA) 2016 Cost of Doing Business study, the farm equipment industry average absorption rate was 64%, with an industry benchmark target of 80%-plus.
There’s been a lot of talk about Case IH and New Holland’s introduction of autonomous concept tractors at the Farm Progress Show earlier this month. The Case IH model, as I’m sure you’ve seen by now, is a completely cabless vehicle that looks like something from the future.
The partnership involves support from AGCO in providing components used as training aids at no cost to the Canadian college's ag equipment apprenticeship and certificate programs.
The Foundation's mission is to continue our support for the WEDA Industrial and Farm Equipment Technician Program at OSU Institute of Technology, and to establish scholarship programs at post-secondary education institutions for deserving students and member employees interested in pursuing a degree program relative to the equipment industry.
Capital Tractor’s service manager John Mattison understands the importance of finding and training young service technicians. He currently serves on the Ag Engineering Consulting Committee at State University of New York (SUNY) Cobleskill as well as the Ag Advisory Board with the Greenwich High School.
With a partnership between Case IH of Racine, Service Motor Co. of Green Bay and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) of Sturgeon Bay, students in the diesel technology programs at NWTC will now have the very latest in diesel technology to study and work on.
Reinke and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) have announced an educational initiative to provide the latest in center-pivot irrigation technology and hands-on training to students enrolled in the Irrigation Technician Concentration.
Service technicians who repair the powerful LEXION combine have regularly attended classes to stay abreast of the most recent updates to the cutting edge harvesting equipment and to learn new diagnostic techniques.
Jay Dahl, Welding/Fabrication-Sales at Calmer Corn Heads, introduces Calmer Corn Heads' 12-Row, 30-Inch corn head and explains the advantages of using the 10-Blade BT Chopper Chopping Roll for combining corn. He also talks about the adjustments they made on the corn head when combining downed corn after the August 2020 wind storms.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
At Montag Mfg., we specialize in fertilizer equipment. Our complete fertilizer application system will help you start reaping the benefits of deep band fertilizer.
Machinery Scope offers premier risk management tools for farm equipment. We provide timely, personalized, and flexible solutions to protect more farm equipment investments than anyone in the industry. We add value and peace of mind when you are buying, selling, or managing your farm equipment by offering extended warranty plans.