CHICAGO (CN) — John Deere is illegally monopolizing the U.S. tractor repair industry, according to a class action antitrust lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court on Wednesday. The suit alleges that, ...

Editor's note: This story was edited after publication to clarify the details of the settlement amount. The city of Brainerd will pay $125,000 of retainage fees to Tom’s Backhoe Service, according to ...

Like many parts of modern life, tractors have gone high-tech, often running on advanced computer systems. But some manufacturers are tight-lipped about how these electronics work, making it difficult ...

While backhoe loaders have many of the same maintenance requirements as any machine with a diesel engine, there are unique maintenance demands. The backhoe is the working end of the machine and ...

When your business hinges on a single machine, it's essential that it be configured to do just about anything its user asks of it. This is certainly true for the Case 580 Super M backhoe loader owned ...

Colorado has enacted the nation’s first state law guaranteeing farmers a right to repair tractors and other equipment themselves or at independent repair shops. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, ...

Spring is planting season for Missouri farmer Jared Wilson. It’s his only opportunity during the year to get his corn and soybeans sown and sprayed. Not getting it right would affect his yield. But ...

Customer satisfaction with tractor after-sales service is higher (up 28 points on a 1,000-point scale) when owners choose to have their tractor serviced at their own premises, compared to when they ...

In an attempt to put more radials on backhoe-loaders, Michelin replaced its nearly 20-year-old XM27 and XM37 off-road radial tire designs with the industry's only backhoe-loader tire with steel tread ...