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September 2014
Hi all and welcome again to the
SFML Tractor Times, where we hope
to share with you what is happening
within Southland Farm Machinery
and in the world of John Deere.
Now we all know it has been wet!
I’ve found myself wearing my
gumboots more than usual but like
true kiwis everyone just rolls up their
sleeves and keeps working. Let’s
hope it dries up soon.
Our workshops are still busy
preparing new tractors and
supporting our existing customers
with servicing and repairs. Over
the last 3 months we have heavily
invested in more employees, hiring 4
new staff members to ensure we can
continue to provide the best possible
service and support available.
Silage wagons and bale feeders are
also running at full capacity getting
a good work out in the mud so you
may see a few SFML trucks you
could mistake for farm utes in the
paddocks of Southland and Otago.
One of the latest initiatives we
have rolled out is Southland Farm
Machinery’s new website. This will
become a great resource for all our
clients with many helpful tools at
your fingertips including an online
service booking tool, current finance
information and a news and events
blog.
John Deere finance rates are
expected to increase over the
following few months. This is a great
time to talk to your local salesman
about capping your interest rate.
Recently more and more farmers
have been interested in Ag
Management Solutions (AMS)
products Southland Farm Machinery
has to offer, which allow the farmer
to be as accurate as possible when
working the land. These devices
range from very basic to large
complex systems, all with one
goal in mind, to assist the farmer
as much as possible allowing pin
point precision for all ground work
requirements.
Spring is finally here and we hope
to see more sun gearing up for
the busiest months of the year. To
celebrate the arrival of spring we
are giving away a signed Southland
Stags jersey, visit page 7 of this
newsletter to find your entry form.
Simply fill in the details and return it
to us by the 17th of October for your
chance to win.
All the best to our clients for the
calving and lambing season. We
hope to see you and your John
Deere’s out working in the sunshine
soon.
Stacey Hitchens
Group Aftermarket Manager.
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SOUTHLAND OR OTAGO BRANCH TODAY
Invercargill
Gore
Phone: 03 215 9132
Phone: 03 208 8203
93 North Road, Invercargill 12 Charlton Lane, Gore
Mosgiel
Phone: 03 489 0472
13 McGlashan St, Mosgiel
Cromwell
Phone: 03 445 1046
12 Elspeth St, Cromwell
SFML FarmSight
Stress Free Machinery Management
Are you looking for hassle free servicing on your tractor? We can provide a basic or premium fixed price
contract for you, both including automatic monitoring of your tractors service hours.
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$360 PREMIUM
BASIC
cost is per tractor
per anum
+GST
Free hire of GPS unit
Free Installation
No monthly fee
Free service monitoring when in conjuction
with a fixed price Service Contract
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$890
cost is per tractor
per anum
+GST
All of the basic package PLUS:
Twice yearly update of your Tractors software to check and
clear diagnostic codes by one of our John Deere Technicians
Customer access to system website including:
- Knowing where your machinery is at all times
- Set machinery Geofence boundaries
- Machinery tracking
Yearly driver training & tractor maintenance with your staff
We will call you...no hassle, no worries
SERVICE CONTRACT
6 SERIES TRACTORS
Labour Only
Service Option 1:
100 Hours
250 Hours
500 Hours
750 Hours
1500 Hours
3000 Hours
Free
$150
$190
$240
$420
$460
Service Option 2:
100 Hours
375 Hours
750 Hours
1125 Hours
1500 Hours
3000 Hours
Free
$190
$240
$190
$420
$460
BONUS
When using our Service Contract
receive an added bonus of 10% off
all parts and oil.
Service Contract Terms & Conditions:
Service Contract excludes mileage and
travel time. *First 100 Hours only on
Tractor bought from SFML. Clients must
be using genuine John Deere Filters and
Lubricants. All prices are GST exclusive.
SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO’S
SOLE GILTRAP DEALERS
If an accurate spread pattern with precision rate control is important
to you, then Giltrap spreaders are what you are looking for. All
Giltrap machines are fitted standard with hydraulic belt drive,
electronically controlled from the tractor cab with consistant and
repeatable spread settings.
All you need to know is the fertiliser density, your spreading width
and the desired application rate - the computer does the rest so you
can focus on driving.
The 3mm corrosion resistant stainless steel bin will last for years,
and the 850mm wide rubber belt lets you spread almost anything
you can think of.These fertiliser spreaders are packed with features
to make your job easier.
6 Tonne
Fertiliser Spreader
Demonstrations Available
ARGYLE STATION
Forty minutes north of Gore lies Gunton Farms or better known
as Argyle Station. With 14,000ha in total, of which 2500ha is
cultivatable and more than 48,000 stock units including deer,
sheep and beef, they need machinery they can rely on to do the
job.
To help service the needs of their large business, Gunton Farms
recently purchased two new John Deere tractors, a 6150R and a
7230R. Purchased at the most recent Waimumu Field days, they
took advantage of John Deere’s great finance options. The 6150R
is a superb utility tractor, known for being solid and reliable. This
tractor has John Deere’s intelligent power management system
Above: Jeremy Gunton and machinery manager Jamie Deans
which boosts the horsepower to 170. The 7230R is designed
with their new John Deere 6150R and 7230R.
for putting more power to the ground, with John Deere’s New
PowerTech PSX6.8l engine and IVT Transmission.
staff helping over the peak months. Over the last few years the team
has been working hard at developing the land, aiming to become less
Gunton Farms first changed to John Deere with 7930 IVT as their reliant on contractors in the near future.
main Ag tractor five years ago. Having great service, with good
back up from Southland Farm Machinery makes Jamie Deans job Southland Farm Machinery thoroughly enjoys working with Gunton
a lot easier as machinery manager for the station.
Farms and wishes them all the best for the oncoming season.
Jamie works alongside 5 other full time employees, with additional
LIMITED STOCK AVAILABLE
QUALITY HAS NEVER BEEN SO AFFORDABLE
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5075E Tractor
Meet the Little Giant with all round versatility with the
perfect combination of size, power and capacity
75 Rated HP, John Deere PowerTech™ 2.9L Engine
9F/3R Transmission with Inline Shifting
MFWD with Diff Lock, Hydraulic Wet Disc Brakes
Tractor and
Loader Package
$44,900 +GST
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6230 STD Tractor
Full Chassis Frame for Brute Strength
16/16 40km/h PowrQuad Transmission with LHR
480/70R34 Rear Tyres
80L/min PC Hydraulic Pump
Heavy Duty 4,750kg up to 8,200kg Permissible Weight
Need another farm workhorse that just keeps going
Tractor and
Loader Package
$92,900 +GST
EXTENDED SERVICE INTERVALS OPTIONAL
Recently John Bateman a representative
from John Deere Lubricants spoke to
Southland Farm Machinery staff and
customers about John Deere’s superior
oil range. For more than 20 years John
Deere has worked with some of the largest
oil manufacturing companies in world
to design, develop and produce their
exclusive range of John Deere lubricants
and ensuring that John Deere Plus 50 II is
the best off highway engine oil available.
Right from the start John Deere recognizes
and makes the distinction between the
requirements of an “on highway” & “off
highway engine”. In short, tractors need
more from an engine oil than Trucks
do. Off Highway equipment such as
Agricultural & Construction equipment
have a much higher duty cycle and hourly
fuel burn than “on highway” equipment,
like trucks. In fact the demand is typically
double or more in off highway equipment.
However the vast majority of heavy duty
diesel engine oil on the market is primarily
designed for “on highway” applications.
Because of this, over 20 years ago
John Deere decided to develop an oil
specifically to protect its engines from this
higher work load.
All engine oil starts with the same crude
oil, and depending on the company they
then choose a refined grade of this base
fluid. To complete their oil, the company
then selects their own combination of
additives to be blended with the base
oil. The combination of additives that the
manufacturer chooses, separates the
poor quality oil from the great oil. Many
oil manufactures put the bare minimum of
additives in their oil (around 10-15%) in
order to reduce cost – yet because they
do this they reduce the quality of their oil
and ultimately their oil fails to protect their
customer’s machinery. John Deere’s
engine and transmission oils are made
with superior additive packages which
are 25% to 30% larger than other market
brand oils, making their oil the best in
the agricultural market, never failing to
provide superior protection.
Some critics argue that these extra
additives make John Deere oil more
expensive. However, whilst it is more
expensive to purchase initially (because
of higher quality additives) it is able to
protect much longer than any other oil on
the market, allowing customers to benefit
from extending service intervals and
therefore cheaper maintenance in the
long run. Because John Deere lubricants
are capable of such long lifespans without
oxidising, it is able to protect your machines
250 hours longer than any other oil on the
market, making John Deere oil in fact LESS
expensive, not more expensive to use.
All oils in the market are subject to minimum
testing programmes, however John Deere
does not do the bare minimums when
it comes to protecting your machinery.
Instead, John Deere thoroughly trial their oil
by developing their own tests & standards
that no other oil on the market has managed
to pass. One of these tests is the most
severe off road test available, the JDQ78X, where oil is run for 500 hours straight,
with no rest or additional oil added to the
machine. After 500 hours the oil is then
removed and its viscosity analysed.
Viscosity the most important feature of
oil, when the viscosity changes the ability
to protect the machine it sits within is
jeopardised. The oils viscosity begins to
change from the moment it is exposed to
oxygen. Preventing oxidation is essential
as the more the lubricant is oxidised, the
thicker its viscosity becomes, and the less
it protects your engine. The JDQ-78X is the
most extensive test available to date and
John Deere oil is the only oil on the market
that manages to pass such an intensive and
demanding process. This is a testament to
John Deere products built to last the test
of time. During this process the viscosity of
John Deere did not change, still running at
the same viscosity as when it first entered
the engine, guaranteeing that John Deere
oil will always protect your machinery.
Southland Farm Machinery customers can
now take advantage of John Deere oils
long life span, with our service departments
now offering optional, extended service
intervals on your machinery.
John Deere is so confident in its product
that it offers an exclusive 500 hour Engine
protection warranty on its John Deere Plus
50 II engine oil. By using John Deere Plus
50II engine oil and John Deere genuine
oil filters, John Deere guarantees that
your engine is covered from engine oil
related failure. Speak to your local service
manager today to find out more.
John Deere oil and Lubricants are
designed and built with one main goal in
mind, to provide superior protection of
your John Deere machinery, and after
175 years John Deere knows a thing or
two about quality products.
Why would you want anything else
protecting your machinery?
Southland Farm Machinery Limited and Precision Farming
Above: CMC Contracting Ltd AutoTrac John Deere 6210R Fodder, beat planting in the Gore area.
John Deere AMS (Ag Management
Solutions) is the name given to the wide
range of GPS products on offer for our
customers, which allow the farmer to be
as accurate as possible when working the
land.
In Southland and Otago each year we
have seen an increase in uptake of AMS
technology, ranging from our small sheep,
beef and dairy farmers with GreenStar
ready 6R series Tractors right through to
large scale farmers and ag contractors with
AutoTrac ready 6R, 7R* and 8R* series
Tractors.
Our smaller scaled farmers with GreenStar
ready Tractors, equip themselves with
StarFire 3000 GPS receivers for on screen
manual guidance through the tractors
existing CommandCentre display. This
acts like a virtual foam marker for spraying
and spreading with on screen coverage,
mapping your path and capable of setting
and recording boundaries.
harvesting. They are also very helpful for
direct drilling where you can’t see the last
pass or need to carry on operating in fog,
dust or at night.
Large farmers and contractors who
purchase a GPS receiver and a GreenStar
AutoTrac Activation system, are able to
precisely steer automatically, row after row
(or skip rows to save sharp headland turns)
at the exact correct implement width.
There are systems to suit everyone from
small scaled farmer’s right through to
vegetable growers with RTK base station
systems for sub inch accuracy and A B Line
repeatability. AMS products are designed to
suits every farmer allowing them to upgrade
and add to their range of equipment as the
need arises.
The 3 way pitch, roll and yaw terrain
compensation abilities of the 3000 Receiver,
result in the farmer being able to maintain
complete accuracy on hilly terrain, from
cultivation to precision beat planting.
The AutoTrac system is great for triple
mower’s opening up paddocks, ensure the
windrows are kept straight for raking and
If you want to further explore your John Deere
AMS options with SFML please contact your
local salesmen.
*7R, 8R and 9R tractors are AutoTrac Ready
in base price.
Southland Farm Machinery’s new website has offically been launched! Our new website will become a great go-to point for all our customers with many helpful resources available at your fingertips. Why not book your service with us online? Read our latest news articles? Or
view our great selection of Second Hand Machinery available? There is something for everyone, complete with a kids corner where you can
print out activities, play games and much more. If you haven’t already visited our new website then go to www.sfml.co.nz.
Prattley Gates are top quality animal handling
equipment that enables you to maximise
efficiency. If you need a relocatable cattle or
sheep yard, a cattle crush, or an automated
weighing and drafting system then Southland
Farm Machinery can supply you with a
Prattley solution to meet your requirements.
Mobile 10’ Super Sheep Yard
Otago and Southland agents for all your Prattley products
Vogal Fertiliser
Spreaders In Stock
Spring Special
$2100
WIN A SIGNED
SOUTHLAND
STAGS JERSEY
Name:
Phone Number:
Address:
+ GST
Name one model of Argyle Stations new John
Deere Tractors:
Vogal Spreadmax 150
120L capacity/ 80kg of Urea
Manual drive engagement
15 metre spreading width
Many Models In Stock Now
Yes, I would like this newsletter emailed to
me along with other promotions, competitions and
updates from Southland Farm Machinery.
Email Address:
Post your entry to Steph Alexander, Southland Farm
Machinery, Po Box 5056, Waikiwi, Invercargill 9843
or drop it into us at 93 North Road, Invercargill.
Entries close 17th October 2014, 5pm.
SECOND HAND TRACTORS
Competitive Finance Deals Available
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John Deere 6830 STD
4WD, 7210 Hours,
4WD, 145hp, 3890 hours, c/w
$45,000
John Deere 689 Loader $84,000 c/w Stoll Loader
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John Deere 6930
4WD, 4850 hours, 130hp,
4WD, 150hp, Front Link & PTO,
$67,000
3973hrs, Quicke Loader $98,000 c/w Quicke Loader
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McCormick MTX 150
Massey Ferguson 6255
Case Puma 195
4WD, 4309 Hours, 100hp,
4WD, 6950 Hours, 150hp
4WD, 85hp, 7490 hours, Duals,
4WD, 195hp, 5105 hours, Front
$55,000
$42,000 c/w Quicke Loader
$39,000 c/w Stoll Loader Weights
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4WD, 6985 Hours, 90hp, c/w
Pearson Loader
$29,500
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John Deere 6630
John Deere 6330
4WD, 5055 Hours, 135Hp, c/w
4WD, 105hp, 4941 hours, c/w JD
John Deere 653 Loader $70,000 653 SL Loader $69,000
John Deere 6310
4WD, 100hp, 5700 hours,
c/w Stoll Loader $37,000
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Claas Celtis 456 RX
Fendt 818
New Holland TS100
4WD,3022 hours, 95 hp,
4WD, 3172 Hours, 100hp, c/w
4WD, 160hp, 7672 hours, 2006
4WD, 100hp, 5792 hours, c/w
$69,000
$35,000 Model, Vario Trans
$85,000 c/w Loader Maileux MC100 Loader $36,000 Stoll Loader CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SOUTHLAND OR OTAGO BRANCH TODAY
Invercargill
Gore
Phone: 03 215 9132
Phone: 03 208 8203
93 North Road, Invercargill 12 Charlton Lane, Gore
Mosgiel
Phone: 03 489 0472
13 McGlashan St, Mosgiel
Cromwell
Phone: 03 445 1046
12 Elspeth St, Cromwell

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