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Fendt Fuse Panel

Maintenance Monday- April 29, 2019

On today’s Maintenance Monday Shane discusses the fuse panel on Fendt tractors.

The Fendt 1000 Series

The Value of Vario With 50,000 pounds of steel working the land behind you, your Fendt 1050 pulls forward. You feel the power; as if the tractor and the land beneath it were created as one. Its strength is defined as the torque increases, yet the engine speed remains slow and steady- seeming like it’s just  Read More

Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association

This past Easter weekend we went out to the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association to help with some pasture renovations. We’re so happy to be able to lend a hand to such a great organization in our community! To learn more about this organization and the great things they do for our community, you can visit  Read More

Equipment Serial Numbers

Maintenance Monday- April 22, 2019 If you need parts, having your serial number handy can help save you time. We recommend snapping photos of your serial numbers and saving them to your phone, this way they are on-hand when you need them. We’ve created a tool to help you easily locate the serial numbers on  Read More

Meet Nolan Walsh

Nolan Walsh- Journeyman Agricultural and Heavy Equipment Technician; Master Certified Technician

If you want to have a conversation about Fendt mechanics with someone, Nolan is a good candidate. He is one of the Fendt subject matter experts here at Hanlon, as he has been specializing in them for about four years now. He began working here 11 years ago, which is also when he began his service technician apprenticeship. Five years ago he completed his journeyman ticket.

With over a decade at Hanlon, Nolan has really enjoyed working here. “It’s still kind of a smaller company compared to some of the competition- everyone gets along and management treats us pretty good,” he explained.

Nolan grew up near Coaldale, where his parents owned a cow-calf operation. His interest in mechanics led him to his career today. “I’ve always enjoyed taking things apart and seeing how they work,” he said. “It’s interesting because it’s always changing, I’m always working on something new or dealing with a new problem.” Fendt tractors are especially interesting to Nolan. “Honestly, I think they’re one of the best built tractors because of all of the engineering that goes into them.”

Nolan had an opportunity to see this first hand a couple of years ago when he went to the Fendt factory in Marktoberdorf, Germany; shortly after the release of the 1000 series. “The factory was really cool.” he said. “Seeing the way they build stuff there, compared to the factories in the states, it’s way different.”

When Nolan isn’t delving into Fendt mechanics, he keeps busy with his family. He and his wife Danielle, along with their two-year old daughter Keely, enjoy getting out to the mountains. They’ve wasted no time acclimating Keely to the big playground, as this past winter they put her on skis for her first time. Nolan also enjoys getting out to snowmobile as well.

With the weather feeling more and more like spring, and the busy farming season quickly approaching, the mountains will be on hold until next winter for Nolan. Work is picking up in the shop already and he is prepared to be in high-gear for the upcoming season.

Cleaning Hydraulic Couplers

Maintenance Monday- April 15, 2019

On this week’s Maintenance Monday Shane discusses cleaning the hydraulic couplers on your tractor. Ensuring these are maintained will help prevent costly repairs.

Aggie Days

Aggie Days at Lethbridge Exhibition Park We’re always proud to be a sponsor of Aggie Days. It’s such a great community event where kids are able to come out and get a taste and feel for agriculture. This industry is such an integral and important part of our community and it’s so good to see  Read More

Oil and Coolant for Fendt 500 and 700 Series Tractors

Maintenance Monday- April 8, 2019

This week on Maintenance Monday Shane goes over the proper oils and coolant you should be using on your 500 and 700 series Fendt tractors.

Lemken Points

Maintenance Monday- April 1, 2019

This week Shane is explaining the differences between points for the Lemken Karat. Special guests Kendon and Karl are along to help out with the demonstration.

Oil and Coolant for Fendt 800 and 900 series

Maintenance Monday- March 25, 2019

In this video Shane goes over which types of oils and coolant you should be using on your Fendt 800 and 900 series.