Engineering is our topic, specifically the field of farm equipment engineering. Machinery Pete wishes he'd have known more about engineering when he was young. Pete talks with Maury Salz, President of CLAAS Omaha, Inc. about their new award winning CLAAS Lexion 8000-7000 Series Combines, but more in depth about the field of Engineering and the myriad career paths forward. Salz went from building tractors and farm equipment to building helicopters before hopping back into the farm equipment space. Salz tells Pete about an exciting upcoming event and learning opportunity, ASABE's Annual AIM event in Omaha, Neb. July 13 -15, 2020. A great chance for young folks interested in Engineering to learn more about the industry.

• [1:13] - Machinery Pete tees up the episode’s topic of engineering
• [4:36] - Tractor of the Week
• [11:46] - Why it’s great to be an engineer
• [13:07] - Interview with Maury Salz begins
• [13:40] - About ASABE’s AIM 2020
• [19:08] - How Maury got into engineering
• [20:35] - Maury’s work on helicopters before returning to ag
• [26:35] - Advice about engineering
• [31:40] - Interpreting requirements to find solutions for the final product
• [35:15] - The many subsystems of farm equipment
• [37:46] - Features of the new Claas combines
• [48:15] - The future of farming
• [53:10] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

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