West Side Tractor Sales Co. held the first of three technology fairs on March 25 at its Rockdale, Ill., location. The fair is spotlighting “Engine Emissions — Interim Tier Four (iT4) Readiness,” to help customers prepare for the new emission standards that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2011.

Other topics included JD Link Telemetrics — Manage Your Fleet Without Leaving Your Seat; Integrated Grade Control — Crawler Dozer Machine Guidance System Power; and Digger Pro 2 — Excavator Guidance System ITR; and The Science of Undercarriage Replacement.

John Deere provided an excavator simulator to give operators a chance to show off their skills. The company also provided a 764 high-speed dozer, which West Side Tractor had on display at the front of the facility. A new concept in iron, the John Deere 764 is a merger of the crawler dozer and the motorgrader.

West Side Tractor has two more technology fairs on the calendar: April 8, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and April 15, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information and to RSVP, call 630/355-7150.

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