The most effective way to bulldoze volumes of dirt is to start two tractor lengths from the end of the intended cut. Fill the blade as quickly as possible in first gear — usually within two tractor ...

As May arrives, bringing warmer weather throughout much of the country, two segments in the used equipment auction world are also heating up: lower horsepower utility tractors and unique antique ...

Back in the early 1950s, management at General Motors Corp. (GM) decided to enter the earthmoving-equipment manufacturing business. After all, the company already had suitable engines for earthmoving ...

After 43 years in business, Bates Tractor and Equipment Inc., of Coldwater, will close Saturday following a public auction. Charlie Bates and his late wife, Ellen, opened Bates Tractor and Equipment ...

The history of the tractor began in the late 1880s, when petrol engines provided an alternative to steam, which had driven the power farming revolution for almost 100 years. Britain was the world ...