Focus on technology brings efficiency to Case IH equipment

DECATUR, Ill. — Technology solutions are providing Case IH customers the ability to improve the efficiency of their farming operations.

“We have a lot of new solutions, so I think farmers will realize that we’re continuing to invest in remarkably difficult times,” said Kurt Coffey, vice president of Case IH North America.

“You can have the best of the best, but if the technology is not cutting edge to share your data and optimize productivity, then what do you really have?” he questioned from the Case IH display area at the Farm Progress Show. “Technology is really the enabler now, which makes our entire lineup exciting.”

Over the past two months, Coffey said, he has visited numerous farmers.

“With the tough times, many farmers are going to buy one or two things,” he said. “But when you pick up the sense that they perceive you as a partner, that gives you a good feeling that the brand is on the right track.”

Steiger Series

The newest addition to the Steiger series of tractors is the Steiger 785 Quadtrac.

“The big difference to what we have available currently is about a 10% increase in horsepower,” said Mark Burns, Case IH high horsepower tractor marketing manager. “It is rated at 785 horsepower and the peak is 853 horsepower.”

The new Steiger tractor is designed for productivity and performance.

“As producers are looking to maximize their time with more acres per pass or more acres per day, that means an increase in speed or upsizing an implement,” Burns said. “All of that takes power, so we’re providing an option for producers who may be challenged with their current tractor.”

Power is important, the marketing manager said, for farmers to operate the larger disk rippers or high-speed disks in more challenging soil conditions at the speed they want to go.

“If you run deep and fast, it takes power,” he said.

“This tractor will fit nicely into high hydraulic demand applications like air seeders,” he noted. “We still have two hydraulic pumps, but we are adding sensors to the pumps to monitor hydraulic output and then optimize the tractor horsepower at the lower speeds or lower gears.”

Farmers can choose one or two Pro 1200 displays in the cab of the Steiger 785.

“They can choose between two different guidance accuracy levels and they all come with AccuTurn, the automatic end of row turning and AccuSync, which is our vehicle to vehicle sharing of guidance lines and coverage maps,” Burns said.

Ease of maintenance is built into the Steiger 785 Quadtrac with an electrically actuated hood.

“You can use this switch to allow the hood to rise up and there are removable debris shields to help keep the engine clean and there are no tools required to remove the shields,” Burns said.

Round Balers

The RB6 series round baler has a color scheme change for model year 2026.

“The rear tailgate, frame and pickup are now all red,” said Brian Williams, Case IH livestock product specialist.

“With this red pickup, when you are looking from the tractor to the pickup, you can see the crop flowing into the baler much better,” he said. “So, if you have an issue it is a lot easier to see.”

The stripper roll and the fixed roll are now solid.

“There is no weld, so the rollers are going to have a lot better wear and last a lot longer,” Williams said.

“In the axles, we have load cylinders that are scales, so customers don’t have to stop the baler to weigh their bales,” he said. “It will tell them the weight of the bales and the average weight of the bales as they are going through the field.”

Selective Spray

SenseApply technology, launched earlier this year as a factory-fit option is now available as a SenseApply Kit.

“That takes the technology back to our model 2023 and newer sprayers,” said Alex Caldwell, Case IH product marketing manager.

“It is a single cab-mounted camera that looks about 50 feet out in front of the machine and sees swath widths up to 140-feet wide,” he said.

“We can do live variable rate applications where the camera analyzes the field condition in front of the machine and it adjusts the rate up and down based on operator defined upper and lower limits.”

The technology has the capability to live variable rate fungicides, nitrogen, plant growth regulators or burn down applications.

“We also have the capability to do green on brown spot spray, as well as base plus boost application mode,” the product marketing manager said.

“We are doing a flat rate across the entire boom and green on brown spot spraying to boost the amount of chemical we’re spraying just where there are weeds in the field.”

With this technology, Caldwell said, there are no per-acre fees and no annual subscriptions.

“It is a one-time purchase that unlocks a lifetime tie to the life of the camera,” he said. “Customers can take the camera with them if they buy a new sprayer.”

Farmall Tractors

The Farmall utility M series is available in two models — 110M and 120 Super M.

“They have a whole new cab environment for the operator, including a new suspended seat, a new instrument cluster in the cab and an integrated right-hand console with a joystick control for the loader,” said Leo Bose, Case IH customer segmentation lead.

“Feedback from our customers tells us the layout of the right-hand console hydraulic remotes one, two and three are very easy for the operator to get to,” he said.

The Farmall A, C and M series tractors have ActiveClutch II brake to clutch.

“You can just use the brake pedal and it will electronically declutch the clutch, so you don’t have to put your foot on the clutch pedal,” Bose said.

“This is great for baling because once the bale is formed, I can push the brake pedal down, the tractor will stop, let the baler automation wrap the bale, open the tailgate, eject the bale and all I have to do is take my foot off the brake,” he said.

Farm Data

FieldOps is now available on iPads.

“We are also adding remote display viewing into the app,” said Kendal Quandahl, Case IH precision field team manager. “This allows the user to be able to see exactly what is happening on the go and be able to coach, support and answer questions.”

Farmers have the ability to link accounts in FieldOps to share information.

“Everybody can have their own FieldOps login and then you can link accounts together so that it is a seamless experience,” Quandahl said.

Creating boundaries of fields can be a barrier for some farmers since it can take a lot of time to map all the fields of a farming operation.

“We have the ability to use AI to help create boundaries,” Quandahl said.

“In a couple of clicks on the FieldOps website, you can get boundaries that are created using AI,” he said. “That gives you a great place to start and then you can edit those boundaries.”