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Farm Equipment Maintenance Schedules Parts of this post are re-printed from Farm Bureau Financial Services . When it comes to your farm or ranch operation, your equipment is one of your largest investments. Regular farm or ranch maintenance may be the best way to keep your equipment up and running. Using the slower winter months for chores is an ideal time to perform the routine maintenance your equipment needs. Use this schedule to make sure you stay ahead of maintenance on the farm or ranch, so your equipment is in optimal condition before planting begins in the spring. Farm or Ranch Pre-Planting Maintenance Before beginning the season, do a thorough inspection of your farm equipment where you look for signs of wear with belts, chains, hoses and other moving parts. Take the time to replace if parts are worn – don’t wait until they break as it could cause harm to the motor. Loose fasteners can cause damage to thread parts, linkages and bushings, so it’s important t...

Proper maintenance of farming equipment ensures maximum productivity while minimizing downtime and unforseen incidents. But safety and productivity do not come as a stroke of luck. A keen understanding of each piece of equipment, plus proper and timely maintenance, are of utmost importance if you wish to achieve the goals of productivity and safety. If you own a disc harrow, here are a few important things to remember. Regular maintenance Check your disc harrows on a regular basis. If you are performing maintenance work on your disc harrow for the first time, be sure to consult the owner’s manual first. Ideally, the work area should be clean and dry. Make sure that the electrical outlets in the service area are working properly. The work area should also have ample lighting and more if needed. The ideal service area should also have enough ventilation. Under no circumstance should you operate the equipment in a closed structure. Keep a first aid kit nearby for unexpec...

Post-Harvest Maintenance Tips The goal of post-harvest maintenance is to prepare equipment for the next use, whether that is next month, next spring or next fall. Without a proper inspection after fall use, farmers will likely have to spend more time and resources fixing equipment later – time that could be spent in the field. 1. Clean tractor exterior and interior. Start with an air compressor to blow away dirt and crop debris inside and out. This helps remove unwanted seeds that can transfer to other fields where they don’t belong. Also, debris attracts rodents that can damage electrical components. Follow up with a pressure wash to remove stubborn dirt and grime. Then, wax to restore paint shine and provide protection from UV rays and chemical residues. 2. Touch up scratches and bare spots with tractor paint . 3. Clean the radiator , condensers , and coolers with compressed air and water. Always blow the opposite direction of air travel to remove dirt and debris. An 1/...

Improved Productivity  KX7 concaves improve your productivity by increasing your combine’s capacity.  Our MaxThresh™ and MaxRound™ box inserts feature angled threshing and  separation bars to meet the crop head on. Compared to traditional concaves,  these features improve harvest capacity without compromising the grain sample or rotor loss.  Greater Customization    No one knows your crops, fields, or environment quite like you, which is why KX7 concaves allow you to customize the configuration of your threshing cylinder with our MaxThresh™ and MaxRound™ box inserts. This flexibility gives you control of your harvest, while our smaller width frames give you twice as many customization options.  Precision Product   KX7 concaves are American made and robotically manufactured to exceed OEM quality standards. Our welds are individually inspected by AWS (American Welding Society) qualified welders, while visual and roboti...

Fall harvest is around the corner. Before you hit the field, give your combine a once-over with this 12-point checklist. Clean the machine of dust and dirt for better operation and to help spot wear and potential problems. Attach headers to combine and make sure they are opperational, checking height and contour controls. On the grain table header, inspect sickle blades and guards, inspect teeth in augers and reel. On the corn head, inspect gathering chains and sprockets, adjust the width of stripper plates. Check and adjust drive chains. Remember: Row unit gearboxes operate as mini transmissions and need to be checked once a year. Refill with grease or oil depending on age and brand of corn head. Check all belts for wear and replace as needed. Check all chains and bearings for wear; replace chains that can’t be adjusted or tensioned correctly. For axial combines, inspect rotor and concave, checking wires for damage and bars for wear. Check unloading system auger. If edges...

International 464 is Brought Back to Life After Barn Fire All States Ag Parts is giving Jim B. a "high five" for his efforts in restoring this International 464 after a barn fire nearly destroyed the tractor.  Jim did an incredible job of restoring this tractor. The All States Ag Parts crew at our Bridgeport, NE location are proud to have contributed most of the International 464 parts used to complete the restoration. We've posted some before and after photos of this now beautiful tractor.

Ensuring the proper seed depth, seed spacing and seed-to-soil contact is critical to the performance of your planter and ultimately the success of your harvest. If one kernel of corn out of 12 doesn’t emerge it could mean a loss of $12,000 on 500 acres. We have re-published this 13-point checklist for planter maintenance with the permission of Professor Duiker at Penn State University. 13-Point Planter Maintenance Checklist Meters. Metering units have to work well or you’ll get frequent skips, doubles and triples. To guarantee optimal performance, take metering units apart every winter. Remove dirt and clean the hood with soapy water (no kerosene, diesel or oil should ever be used in metering units!). Replace cracked plastic covers. Replace broken fingers in a finger-pickup meter. Seed brushes need to be replaced when worn. If a groove has formed in the chromium house of the metering unit it is time to replace it. The belt (in finger pick-up meters) should be flexible, ...