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New addition to the Landini tractor range to debut at the FTMTA Grass & Muck Event

16 May , 2018  

A new addition to the Landini tractor range will make its debut in Ireland at the FTMTA’s Grass & Muck Event, Gurteen Agricultural College, Co Tipperary on May 17. The 110hp Landini 6-115H will be hot off the assembly lines at the Argo Tractors factory in northern Italy, where more than 70% by value of […]

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Quick Hitch guiding tow bars from Spaldings make coupling up a trailer both quicker and easier

1 May , 2018  

Getting a tow bar and trailer lined up can be one of the most frustrating aspects of towing with a van, estate car or 4×4 – but Spaldings has a solution in a range of Quick Hitch couplings that make it much less of a hit-and-miss affair. The Quick Hitch bolts to the back of […]

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New John Deere machines at May’s grassland events

1 May , 2018  

John Deere will be featuring the new generation HarvestLab 3000 crop constituent/manure sensing system and V400 Series variable chamber round baler for the first time at three major grassland events in May. The machines can be seen working at Grassland UK in Somerset on May 10, the Royal Welsh Grassland Event in Powys on May […]

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O’Sullivan Roche (OSR) fights theft by bringing the Cesar Scheme to Ireland

26 Apr , 2018  

O.S.R, which was founded in response to the massive increase of agricultural equipment theft here in Ireland, is delighted to add the CESAR Security Scheme to their growing list of security products. Over the last four years the Irish company has established both BikeTrac and ATVTrac as market leaders in asset tracking in Ireland and […]

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John Deere wins TechAgro gold and silver medals

24 Apr , 2018  

Innovation is the driving force behind John Deere’s ongoing programme of creating and developing intelligent solutions. At the recent TechAgro show in Brno, the company’s research and development efforts have once again been recognised with the award of gold and silver medals for its latest combine and planter technology. John Deere’s S700 Series combine harvester […]

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Crop sprayers put Michelin top of the crops

19 Apr , 2018  

Crop sprayers CS Arable Services claim to be reaping the benefits of running its machines on Michelin YieldBib tyres – three years after becoming the first in the UK to test the new fitments. The Nottinghamshire-based business’s fleet of Bateman RB35 sprayers are fitted with 710/55 R30 MachXBibs, 420/90 R30 AgriBib Row Crops and 380/80 R38 YieldBibs – continuing its 22-year […]

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New Maxxum, and Puma X tractors plus upgraded round balers, on Case IH stand at FTMTA Grass & Muck

17 Apr , 2018  

Case IH’s two newest, and much talked about, tractors will feature at FTMTA Grass & Muck at Gurteen Agricultural College, Co. Tipperary on Thursday May 17th – the Maxxum Multicontroller with ActiveDrive 8 transmission and the entry-level Puma X model. They will joined on the stand by the RB455 and RB5454 round balers which have received […]

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Geacut high-speed tillage implement from Spaldings tackles stubbles, slugs and cover crop vegetation

17 Apr , 2018  

A new high-speed cultivation implement that can be used to manage cover crop vegetation prior to drilling has been introduced to the Spaldings range of field equipment. The Geacut 600 manufactured by Sacho Land Solutions is a trailed implement with three serrated rollers covering a working width of 6.0m. Operating speeds of up to 30kph […]

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JCB celebrates Fastrac’s contribution to farm productivity

17 Apr , 2018  

JCB engineering and assembly teams have celebrated the contribution made to farming productivity by the Fastrac 3000 Series tractor over the past 20 years. When introduced in 1998, the 150hp Fastrac 3155 and 170hp 3185 built on the success of their 100 Series predecessors in establishing the JCB Fastrac as a uniquely productive and versatile […]

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Order book is open for all-new McCormick X8 VT-Drive tractors

17 Apr , 2018  

The order book is open and dealer demonstrations are underway for the all-new McCormick X8 VT-Drive tractor, which is being produced with three engine power outputs of 264hp, 286hp and 310hp. The new range takes the McCormick marque into a new performance class above the X7 VT-Drive 141-192hp and X7 P6-Drive 141-225hp models, which have […]