A turn of the ignition says all the machine needs to say. Sixteen pistons vibrate a body that weighs over 100,000 pounds. Twin plumes of black diesel smoke flee silver exhaust pipes above the cab.

Big Equipment Co. has led the agriculture industry in rebuilding and custom-building older tractors for farmers, many of them Big Buds. Without computerized systems, these tractors worked the fields, ...

High costs of owning machinery are leading more farmers to hire out custom work on their operation. Kent Thiesse gives a look at how those custom farm costs look for 2025. Hiring custom farm work like ...

Many farm operators provide some type of custom work or use of farm machinery to other farmers during the growing season, and payment is usually made following the completion of the harvest season.

See the arrival of our brand-new custom tractor. Explore its features, setup, and first impressions as it’s put to work on ...

According to the report, firms such as Mahindra and Mahindra, TAFE, Escorts and John Deere are trying out different models of custom hiring. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: Farm mechanization ...