A SEASONAL NEWSLETTER FOR OWNERS AND FANS OF EVERYTHING FENDT® WWW.FENDT.COM | FALL 2017 A VIEW FROM THE CAB PROFILE A Move Toward Efficiency “ THEY’RE ESSENTIALLY THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF THE TRACTOR WORLD. “ > BRANT RYZEBOL, RYZEBOL DAIRY, MANTORVILLE, MINNESOTA ABOUT THE FENDT 1000 SERIES Brant and Maaike Ryzebol find plenty of uses for their Fendt tractors at their new dairy location near With the 1050s, for example, we can use Mantorville, Minnesota. them all winter to haul manure, put the rant Ryzebol recognizes a good thing duals on them for spring and use the same when he sees it. A little less than a tractor for heavy tillage and planting. We had the 1046 on a 60-foot planter this spring year ago, he moved his entire Ryzebol B and it did a beautiful job.” Dairy operation from Bad Axe, Michigan, to Mantorville, Minnesota — a distance of Ryzebol says that in addition to pulling a more than 700 miles — primarily because 5,000-gallon manure spreader and a 60- the new location offered enough land to foot field cultivator, the 1000 Series models expand and produce his own livestock feed. have been used to pull the corn planter, is we have so much more control over our push and pack silage in a bunker silo and “In Michigan, we literally had several feed supply and manure,” he adds, noting transport silage. thousand dairy cows within a couple miles that their crops consist of corn and alfalfa. of us,” he explains. “There was no way to “Some tractors are best suited for one Of course, 2,800 acres of new farm ground application, while others are good for grow. Since we didn’t have any farmland, we also called for new equipment. That’s when had to buy 100 percent of our feed, as well something else,” Ryzebol relates. “This Ryzebol recognized a good thing in the new machine is good for a wide range of as find fields where we could spread the Fendt® 1000 Series tractors. He liked them manure. Both were becoming more difficult applications, which allows us to fully utilize so well, in fact, that he didn’t buy just one our assets.” and expensive. Essentially, we were buying or two, but three 1000 Series models with all our feed from area farmers, providing two more on order. The current models Ryzebol says he and his employees also them with free fertilizer and then paying include two 1050 units and a 1046. The two enjoy the comforts of the suspension somebody to haul it there.” more on order with Lindstrom Machinery system on their Fendt tractors. Consequently, when he found a dairy in Company in Mondovi, Wisconsin, are both “The 1000 Series models, in particular, are in Minnesota, with most of the 2,800 acres Model 1042 tractors. In addition, the dairy the same performance class as articulated he now farms included in the deal, Ryzebol owns a Fendt 933 and a Fendt 820 — the tractors,” he says. “Yet, they have the ride and his wife, Maaike, and their two children latter being the only tractor he brought quality and comforts of a smaller chassis, headed west. with him on the move. making them the ultimate package. “It had previously belonged to three “We particularly like the Fendt 1000 Series,” The comfort of air cab suspension and brothers who were wanting to retire,” he says. “We already have over 300 hours on independent front axle suspension also Ryzebol adds. “So we bought their cows and them due to the fact that we can do so much allow us to run longer hours,” he concludes. have built the herd to 1,500 cows, with plans more with each tractor. They’re essentially “In effect, we’re able to get a lot more work to expand to 2,000. The best part, though, the Swiss Army Knife® of the tractor world. done in a 24-hour period.” FENDT FEATURES BALLAST “ WITH THE FENDT MONO-BLOCK DESIGN, IT TAKES LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES TO REMOVE OR CHANGE THE WEIGHT...” > CHUCK SCHRADER, FENDT MARKETING SPECIALIST, NORTH AMERICA Flexible Ballasting The Principles of Ballasting s we all know, heavy equipment is with which it’s removed. While ‘suitcase’ Ballast is the important link between one of the leading causes of man- weights seem to be the standard in the field speed and drive wheel slip. While Amade compaction layers, which industry for weighting the front of the over-ballasting a tractor wastes fuel leads to less aeration and more root tractor, Fendt offers a choice of mono- and increases drivetrain wear due to restriction. Fortunately, Fendt tractors are blocks that attach to the front 3-point increased rolling resistance, under- not only efficient and easy to operate, but hitch or to the pair of rigid carrier arms ballasting a tractor wastes fuel from they can also be gentle on the soil. That’s that are standard in the absence of the excessive tire slip and causes premature because all Fendt tractor series boast a optional lift. tire wear and leads to lost productivity. low vehicle weight with a high payload. “A lot of farmers have good intentions Fortunately, slip can be controlled by This allows enough capacity for versatile of removing front ballast when it’s adding or removing ballast from the ballasting options, which means they can not needed,” Schrader adds. “But tractor as needed. If slip is lower than be heavy when they need to be and light to remove 2,000 pounds of suitcase 10 percent, ballast should be removed when too much weight is detrimental. weights, you’re talking about handling from the tractor. If slip is higher than The Fendt 1000 Series is particularly adept 20 individual 100-pound weights. So 20 percent, more ballast should be at this concept. While the 800 and 900 it’s easy to let it slide. added. That’s where the flexible Series feature a permissible gross payload “With the Fendt mono-block design, it ballasting feature on Fendt tractors of nearly 16,000 pounds, the Fendt 1000 takes less than five minutes to remove or comes into play. This is particularly Series can be as light as the basic unladen change the weight,” he adds. “If you don’t important on the 1000 Series, which weight of 30,666 pounds or as heavy as have the front 3-point hitch, it’s still an can be configured for both row-crop the maximum overall weight of 50,706 easy process. You just release the air on the and heavy tillage applications. pounds. That translates into a permissible front axle suspension and drive forward to In addition to achieving the appropriate payload of over 20,000 pounds, which is where the arms can pick up the weight.” overall loaded weight of the tractor, it’s invaluable, since ballasting determines To make hook-up even easier — which important that the weight be distributed the amount of slip in any given field also applies to front-mounted implements between the axles in the proper ratio. As condition, affecting fuel consumption, — Fendt even offers a camera that is a general rule, tractors like Fendt, which field operation time and compaction. incorporated into the Fendt logo on the feature front-wheel-assist, require about “Unfortunately, there’s only so much hood. The image, meanwhile, is projected 40 percent of the weight on the front weight you can take off of a typical four- on the Varioterminal, so hook-up is axle and 60 percent on the rear axle. wheel-drive articulated tractor,” says flawless. However, in no case should the ballasting Chuck Schrader, a product marketing weight exceed the tire’s recommended In addition to five different mono-blocks specialist for Fendt tractors. “Yet, with load carrying capacity. For more ranging from 1,918 pounds to 7,275 a constant power output of 380 to 500 information on tire load capacity, consult pounds, the Fendt 1000 Series can also horsepower and the appropriate amount the tire manual for the maximum tire be fitted with rear wheel weights ranging of ballast for traction, the Fendt 1000 Vario load in relation to tire size, type and from 1,433 pounds to 2,755 pounds each. is ideally suited for heavy draft work. Then, inflation pressure. when less weight is required, ballast can “The 800 and 900 Series are each available be easily removed and the full power and with four different front mono-block torque of the tractor can be applied to the weights,” Schrader concludes. “Of course, application, rather than to carrying weight another nice thing about the mono-blocks and burning extra fuel.” is that they’re all interchangeable between models, which adds to the convenience if a It’s not just the ability to remove ballast, producer has more than one Fendt series.” either, Schrader relates. It’s also the ease 2 2017 FENDT NEWS FENDT DEALER PROFILE A Profitable Investment n 1968, John Lindstrom made a decision that would drastically change I the future of Lindstrom Equipment Company. That’s when the family patriarch purchased the Anderson Equipment Company in Modena, Wisconsin, to become a full-line Massey Ferguson farm machinery dealership. Prior to that, the company, which got its start 10 years earlier in 1958, primarily sold silos and material handling equipment. Ironically, Lindstrom Equipment made another wise move in 2001 when they started selling the Fendt brand. Since that time, Lindstrom has added a second location and grown Fendt sales substantially. “ WE RECOGNIZED A FEW YEARS INTO THE FRANCHISE THAT FENDT HELD A HUGE ADVANTAGE IN THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT IN THE AREA OR IN THE INDUSTRY.” > GARRETT LINDSTROM, 3RD GENERATION OWNER, LINDSTROM EQUIPMENT COMPANY, MODENA, WISCONSIN “We recognized a few years into the and controls.