Farm Progress

Versatile increases equipment offering in Missouri

Brookfield Tractor displays the full Versatile line for crop farmers.

Mindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist

April 5, 2017

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EQUIPMENT OPTIONS: Versatile launched its new color scheme in Missouri by bringing its equipment line to Brookfield Tractor. Farmers inspected the machinery during the company's Hot Iron event, where they heard about the equipment from Versatile marketing manager Adam Reid (left), along with Brookfield Tractor owners Zach Carlson (middle) and Lance Carlson.

Versatile continues to expand its product offering to help meet the ever-growing demands of row crop and livestock farmers. The company recently brought its entire line to Brookfield Tractor in north-central Missouri for the equipment seller's Hot Iron event.

During the event, farmers had a chance to see tractors, sprayers, combines and tillage up close. On display were a Versatile 400 four-wheel-drive tractor, RT490 combine, Viking vertical tillage tool, 550 DeltaTrack, SX280 self-propelled sprayer, and 310 front-wheel-drive tractor.

Brookfield Tractor owner Lance Carlson says farmers may want to consider adding the DeltaTrack and self-propelled sprayer to their own equipment line. Here are a few specifications to help in the decision-making process.

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Versatile 550 DeltaTrack Tractor

Engine: QSX15 Cummins engine; iT4 Cummins EGR; DPF engine technology
Transmission: heavy-duty CAT TA22 power shift transmission; 16 forward and 4 reverse gears shift; road speeds up to 22 mph
Visibility: narrow compact front console increases forward visibility and operator comfort; 14% increase in glass area; improved mirror positioning for 360-degree view of fields

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Versatile SX280 self-propelled sprayer

Cab: 149 cubic feet of volume; 77.25 square feet of window glass
Engine: Cummins QSB6.7; 280-horsepower Tier 4 interim with no DEF; up to 30.8% torque rise
Axels and suspension: fixed, 120-inch manual or hydraulic axels; 15-foot turning radius; 13-foot, 9-inch wheelbase; 48-inch ground and crop clearance
Boom: 90, 100 or 120-foot steel, or 120-foot aluminum boom; 25- to 72 inch boom height; center pivot for balanced ride
Tank: 1,000-gallon poly or 1,200-gallon stainless steel; full-length product tank rinse and agitation;120-gallon clean water rinse tank

About the Author(s)

Mindy Ward

Editor, Missouri Ruralist

Mindy resides on a small farm just outside of Holstein, Mo, about 80 miles southwest of St. Louis.

After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural journalism, she worked briefly at a public relations firm in Kansas City. Her husband’s career led the couple north to Minnesota.

There, she reported on large-scale production of corn, soybeans, sugar beets, and dairy, as well as, biofuels for The Land. After 10 years, the couple returned to Missouri and she began covering agriculture in the Show-Me State.

“In all my 15 years of writing about agriculture, I have found some of the most progressive thinkers are farmers,” she says. “They are constantly searching for ways to do more with less, improve their land and leave their legacy to the next generation.”

Mindy and her husband, Stacy, together with their daughters, Elisa and Cassidy, operate Showtime Farms in southern Warren County. The family spends a great deal of time caring for and showing Dorset, Oxford and crossbred sheep.

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