“It’s a way to bring customers onto our service team and teach them what we know. They won’t grasp everything, but they’ll take some knowledge back to their own operation and it will give them confidence in what they’re doing.”
Chad Baker, co-owner Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., puts his problem-solving skills to the test when the starter fertilizer pump fails to work on a customer’s new, high-speed planter. As he works on a solution, Baker also explains how he balances the workload of running a precision business and a family farm and shares his philosophy on Sunday service calls.
Planting season has arrived in the northwest corner of Illinois. Chad Baker hits the road for last-minute planter inspections and agrees to give us a peek behind the curtain during one of the busiest times of the year.
Chad Baker, co-owner Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., has his hands full with a customer’s new high-speed planter during a preseason maintenance check. He explains how he was able to fix the starter fertilizer pump while keeping an eye on other potential timebombs.
Chad Baker, co-owner Baker Precision Planter Works, helps a customer set up his new high-speed, 24-row planter, during a preseason maintenance check in Warren, Ill.
Chad Baker, co-owner Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., conducts preseason planter maintenance checks for customers in Warren, Ill. Baker shares some early-season advice for his customers, and he explains how the process helps cut down on service stress during busy season.
Go behind the scenes with Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., as he hits the road for on-farm visits and pre-season maintenance checks. Baker helps a first-generation no-tiller prepare for planting season, and later runs into a couple big challenges with a customer’s new, high-speed, 24-row planter.
While eliminating service stress during busy season seems almost impossible, there are creative ways to prevent burnout and put valuable hours back on the clock.
A trio of precision specialists reveal their innovative service packages and programs that are making life easier — for both the dealership and the customer — during planting, spraying and harvest seasons.
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