In this interview, Mike Lessiter sits down with Lars Paulsson from Laforge Systems, the North American presence of the company that he cofounded in 1991 with Laforge owner and inventor Hubert DeFrancq of France. The two go way back, and jokes abound, but so does insight on the company that supplies the hitches you see on the fronts of tractors today.
For the last 2 planting seasons, in North America Laforge has offered its Dynatrac Classic
system that replaces the 2-point drawbar on a pull-type planter or strip-till rig. During
Agritechnica, the company introduced the 3-point version of the same concept — the
Dynatrac Premium system. It handles both pull-type and 3-point mounted equipment on
tractors up to about 200 horsepower, says Lars Paulson. The Dynatrac Ultima is PTO
compatible and handles tractors up to 400 horsepower.
Laforge introduces its EZ Ballast product, allowing operators to add about 3,400 pounds of tractor weight in seconds without having to get out of the cab. Compatible with John Deere 7R series tractors, the unique system attaches to the bottom of the machine with the push of a button and does not reduce ground clearance. “It’s a lot easier than adding wheel weights and we see more farmers in North America interested in accurately ballasting tractors if they are moving from a haying or mowing to a tillage operation where they need to add some weight,” says Lars Paulsson.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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