5 top tyre cultivation tips
Machinery 17/10/2024
Continental tyre specialist Tom Godwin offers some top tips to get the best from autumn cultivations after a challenging season. 1. Load pressure The load a tyre can carry is provided on the sidewall – as a number for the load index, and as a letter for the speed... Read more
A packed schedule of events, demonstrations and conference seminars has been confirmed as the programme for November’s Midlands Machinery Show takes shape. Thousands of farmers and contractors are expected to attend to see the latest products and hear solutions from industry experts about the key issues facing agriculture. More... Read more
A new trailer-mounted separator unit has been unveiled for contractors and multi-site farms looking to improve slurry quality before application. Manufactured by Vogelsang, the XSplit unit enables contractors to offer separation as an additional service to customers. Alternatively, it can be used on farm to separate slurry or digestate.... Read more
John Deere will mark the 75th anniversary of its Model R tractor next month at the Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show. The modern 8RX 410 may look a far cry from its 1949 ancestor, but John Deere says it is the natural successor to the Model R. A... Read more
Fendt’s Smart AG Engineering division has launched a raft of new retrofit options for some of the brands most popular tractors. UK-listed options include additional hydraulic valves, retrofit side windscreen wipers, a cab-mounted MultifixBoard to attach control boxes (pictured), and a base plate to hold a trailer hitch, hand... Read more
Farmer-owned cooperative Fram Farmers is to host an ‘Arrive and Drive’ day in partnership with Case IH, Ernest Doe, and machinery hire firm Ashbrook. The special day is set to take place on 8 May at Bentwaters Park, Woodbridge, Suffolk. It will kick off at 10 am, providing an... Read more
Slurry experts Tramspread have launched a new range of slurry tanks – to be used in addition to existing storage, to reduce the need for major investments as farms try to meet the government’s six-month storage target. “For farms that need to extend storage to manage over winter, these tanks are cost-effective... Read more
Muck-spreading specialists GT Bunning & Sons will launch a new range of machines at this month’s LAMMA event – held on 17-18 January at the Birmingham NEC. The new 120 Compact Narrow HBD spreader will be on the stand and is part of Bunning’s new Lowlander Narrow range. It... Read more
Harry West spreads the word – to Japan
Machinery 15/12/2023
Harry West (Prees) Limited, the long-established farm machinery producers, has sold its latest batch of dual muck spreaders and trailers to Japan. A market-leading product in the UK, where Harry West (formed in 1966) designed the Dual Spreader for better efficiency and much improved health and safety in hilly... Read more
A host of leading brands will return to next month’s LAMMA event – rejoining regular exhibitors at the UK’s largest farm machinery event at the NEC Birmingham. Due to take place on 17-18 January, the two-day show will see the return of JCB, Case IH, and Massey Ferguson. They... Read more
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