Montag Talks Labor, Component Shortages & Advocating for Farmer Profitability

Feb 02, 2023

Montag Manufacturing CEO Anthony Montag talks about how the company is handling supply chain issues, labor issues and what he sees are the future of farmers’ equipment needs.

Dealers and manufacturers are facing many of the same issues in the ag equipment industry. Both are impacted by struggling global supply chains and a shrinking and increasingly competitive labor pool.

Anthony Montag, CEO of Montag Manufacturing — a manufacturer of dry fertilizer equipment and steerable carts — sat down with Farm Equipment to explain the manufacturer side of the issues the ag equipment industry is facing. He also gives his views on the future of farmers’ profitability and autonomy and electrification’s role in the ag equipment industry.

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Video: Kubota's Biggest, Most Powerful CTL Yet - The SVL110-3

The high-horsepower loader builds on Kubota’s SVL97-3 platform to tackle larger and more demanding land clearing, road construction, heavy dirt work and mulching jobs. It touts 112.7 horsepower, 45 gpm of high-flow auxiliary hydraulics and a 3,700-pound rated operating capacity.

In the video above from ConExpo 2026, Kubota Product Manager Anna Kitzerow covers the biggest upgrades and key specs for the company’s largest compact track loader.

Updates include:

A new Auxiliary Performance System designed to reduce and eliminate machine stalling and downtime when operating high-demand attachments.

New creep mode to help operators maintain a consistent speed based on the task at hand.

Automatic hydraulic and coolant heat management to help protect the engine from overheating.

A tool-less swing-out radiator for easier maintenance.

Redesigned hydraulic line routing for better protection in land clearing applications

An additional counterweight or available guarding package for increased lifting capacity.

Compact track loaders are the most popular construction equipment category by new financed sales in the U.S. More than 56,000 units were sold from May 2025 to April 2026, according to Fusable’s EDA equipment finance data, with Kubota maintaining its dominant lead with 27% of all units sold.