The Right Mulcher for Your Mini Ex
Excavators hold some huge advantages over other power units when it comes to vegetation management work. They offer superior visibility with smooth, precise hydraulic controls. And, more importantly, the arm can reach into steep ditches, sloughs and other areas that simply cannot be accessed by skid steers or other mulching equipment. In fact, without an […]
Loftness Updates Its Battle Ax™ S Series Mulching Head for Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders
Loftness has updated its highly successful Battle Ax™ S Series mulching head with new features for enhanced durability and serviceability. Designed for skid steers and compact track loaders with 28 to 62.9 GPM hydraulic flow and 50 to 150 hydraulic horsepower, the S Series now includes a reversible secondary shear bar in the two-stage cutting […]
Loftness Announces Two-Year Warranty Program on Mulching Heads
Loftness has announced a two-year warranty program as a standard feature on its full line of Battle Ax, Bad Ax and Timber Ax mulching heads. Effective on products purchased on November 1, 2022, and later, the new program offers equipment protection up to twice as long as the previous warranty. “As an employee-owned company, we’re […]
Loftness Announces New Ditcher Attachment
Loftness has added a PTO-driven ditcher attachment to its line of agricultural equipment. It features heavy-duty construction for reliable performance in various drainage improvement projects. Ratcheting skid shoes on the new ditcher offer quick and easy adjustment of the cutting depth up to 12 inches. The attachment also has adjustable impeller blades for creating either […]
Battle Ax Named Top 50 Product by Equipment Today
Equipment Today has named the Battle Ax as one of its 2022 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products. Winners were chosen based on nominations and the number of product page views on the company’s website. The Contractors’ Top New Products Awards showcase new equipment, technology and products that the construction industry and the Equipment Today team have […]
Loftness Updates Its Bad Ax Disc Mulcher Attachment for Skid SteersTemplate
Loftness has updated its popular Bad Ax™ disc mulcher attachment for skid steers. The new version is lighter and stronger, featuring improved machine balance and upgraded performance. The new Bad Ax weighs over 400 pounds less than the original model and is positioned approximately five inches closer to the power unit for improved balance, stability […]
Grain Bagging…Not Just for Corn
As Zane Erickson looks out over his soybean fields, waiting for the rain to let up so he can finish his harvest, he already knows that the beans will be going straight into bags this year. As are many farmers in the country, Erickson is feeling the pressure as weather continues to hinder his ability […]
Finding Success With a Row Crop Fertilizer Spreader
Like many other farmers, Andrew Englin from Comfrey, Minnesota, recently made the decision to start spreading his own fertilizer. “We have spread our own fertilizer before,” he said, “but it’s been about 10 years.” To get back into fertilizer spreading, Englin purchased a Loftness RC800 row crop spreader in the spring of 2016. With variable […]
Minnesota Farmer Finds Success Bagging Soybeans
With harvest 2018 in full swing, many farmers are wondering what to do with their crops…especially soybeans. Record harvests and trade troubles have taken their toll on futures markets and basis. Some elevators have already stated that they will be turning away soybeans. This is leaving farmers scrambling to figure out where to store their […]
13 Reasons to Bag Grain This Year
Over the years, grain bagging has transformed from a little-known concept to a well recognized practice in North America. Throughout this time, grain bags have also proven themselves to be more than just a temporary grain storage solution. Today, there are multiple reasons why producers choose to bag some or all of their grain. In […]