Justin Roberts

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Technical Machinery Specialist

Justin studied at Welsh Agricultural College, Aberystwyth having first worked in both the feed and seed sectors of the industry. He has two decades of experience in writing about farm machinery, both vintage and contemporary across several publications. As an author he has written two books, including the history of the Nordic tractor and now resides in Co. Tipperary.

The importance of checking the condition of the conditioner

Machinery

The importance of checking the condition of the conditioner

With spring just around the corner, thoughts will be turning to the silage season. The first operation of the harvest...
Leyland 98 series engines: Setting the trend for modern diesels

Machinery

Leyland 98 series engines: Setting the trend for modern diesels

Sadly, Leyland Tractors was one of the marques that passed into history in the latter part of the last century,...
Doosan Bobcat set for expansion with Wacker Neuson purchase

Machinery

Doosan Bobcat set for expansion with Wacker Neuson purchase

A significant shift in the loader market is on the cards as Wacker Neuson, the German manufacturing concern that owns...
Was Cyrus McCormick the greatest ever farm machinery innovator?

Machinery

Was Cyrus McCormick the greatest ever farm machinery innovator?

As the frontier line of the wild west pushed across north America, it encountered two major features: vast tracts of...
Fendt’s latest take on autonomy has hybrid drive

Machinery

Fendt’s latest take on autonomy has hybrid drive

Fendt is considered to be the leader when it comes to tractor digital technology, yet it has kept its intentions...
The Merlo SM30 – setting telehandler standards for 45 years

Machinery

The Merlo SM30 – setting telehandler standards for 45 years

The telehandler has been around now for almost 50 years and its utility is well established with an ever increasing...
Claas results show stability while the big three fall back

Agri-Business

Claas results show stability while the big three fall back

As the end of the year approaches, a clearer picture of how the machinery trade has fared becomes apparent although...
Top end tanker from Bauer featuring 24m Vogelsang boom set for LAMMA

Machinery

Top end tanker from Bauer featuring 24m Vogelsang boom set for LAMMA

The Austrian company Bauer will exhibit one of its signature poly-tankers, a 21,000L tandem axle unit featuring a new contactless...
LAMMA highlights its choice of machines for UK and Ireland agriculture

Machinery

LAMMA highlights its choice of machines for UK and Ireland agriculture

LAMMA, which will be held on January 15 and 16, comes at the end of the annual award cycle, especially...
Asia shows the way in disposing of the gearbox

Machinery

Asia shows the way in disposing of the gearbox

One of the big news items from this year’s Agritechnica was the presence on Zoomlion’s stand of not just a...
New Fastrac models and larger Loadalls from JCB

Machinery

New Fastrac models and larger Loadalls from JCB

JCB unveiled its all-new 6000 Series tractors at Agritechnica, making it the third high-performance Fastrac series in the manufacturer’s tractor...
Is New Holland retro tractor a taste of things to come?

Machinery

Is New Holland retro tractor a taste of things to come?

At this year’s Agritechnica machinery trade show in Germany, New Holland had on its stand a concept tractor, named the...
AGCO Power gears up for hydrogen and batteries

Machinery

AGCO Power gears up for hydrogen and batteries

The internal combustion engine will be with us for a good while yet, according to Heikki Hihnala of AGCO Power,...
Deutz Fahr adopts FPT engine for latest high horsepower models

Machinery

Deutz Fahr adopts FPT engine for latest high horsepower models

Agritechnica is eagerly looked forward to as the event where we get the first glimpse of new machinery from the...
Merlo tackles the compact market with mini telehandler

Machinery

Merlo tackles the compact market with mini telehandler

Compact is a word we hear being applied to many farm machines nowadays as manufacturers attempt to apply more power...
TAFE pushes principles rather than profits at Agritechnica

Agri-Business

TAFE pushes principles rather than profits at Agritechnica

Within the western part of Europe, TAFE has usually been regarded as one of those rather obscure Asian manufacturers that...
DLG concludes that diesel engines will be around for decades to come

Machinery

DLG concludes that diesel engines will be around for decades to come

The search to replace the compression ignition, or diesel engine, has been going on for many years now, but so...
Claas brings it all together for Agritechnica 2025

Machinery

Claas brings it all together for Agritechnica 2025

Next month’s Agritechnica is looming ever larger on the horizon, and one of the last pre-show events was recently held...
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