John Deere Ag and Compact Construction Equipment: When Farms Need Both
A lot of farms in Ohio and Indiana run a tractor for the field and borrow, rent or hire out the dirt work. Then a barn gets built, a lot needs regrading, or the manure pack needs cleaning every week, and the question changes: does the next machine...
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Buying Used John Deere: What Transfers With JDLink, AutoTrac and Operations Center
A used John Deere tractor, combine or sprayer often comes with more than steel and hours. It can carry a JDLink modem, a guidance display, AutoTrac and section control activations, and years of the previous owner's field data. Some of that moves...
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Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation in 2026: A Year-End Guide for Farm and Equipment Buyers
If you farm, run a landscaping crew or own a small contracting business in Ohio or Indiana, the last few months of the year are when the tax question comes up: should you buy that tractor, skid steer or compact track loader now, or wait until...
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John Deere 4044M vs. Kubota L4060 and L3560: Specs and Financing Compared
If you are shopping for a 40-plus horsepower compact tractor, the short list usually comes down to the John Deere 4044M and a Kubota from the L Series, most often the L4060 or the L3560. All three are four-cylinder or three-cylinder diesels built...
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October Baler Shutdown: The Winterization Checklist That Protects Belts, Bearings, and Next Spring's First Cutting
Shut it down right in one afternoon: the baler winterization checklist, start to finish Here is the whole job, in the order we do it in our shops. Blow out and clean every roller, belt gap, the pickup, and the twine or net wrap area until no chaff...
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In-Cab Precision Ag During Harvest: Getting More From AutoTrac, Boundaries, and Machine Sync
By the first week of October, most combines across Ohio and Indiana have already put in long days. The early beans are out, corn is coming on, and the rhythm of harvest has settled in. This is also the point in the season where precision ag habits...
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Snow Blower and Snow Blade Ordering: Why the Window Closes Faster Than You Think
Every October, some version of the same phone call comes into our parts and sales counters. A property owner has a compact tractor, a long gravel drive, and a memory of last January. They want a snow blower. They want it installed before...
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Fall Lawn Handoff: What Changes on Your Mower and Fertility Program as Growing Slows
Something changes on your property in the last week of September and the first week of October, every year, in Ohio and Indiana. The mornings get quiet. Dew stays on the grass past nine. The lawn stops responding to nitrogen the way it did in June....
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Skip the Hold: Text Your Local Koenig Store at the Number You Already Call
Every Koenig Equipment store takes text messages at its main phone number, the same number you have always called. Text it a part number, a service question, or a check on an order, and it goes straight to the parts and service team at that store....
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