Machinery
Check out these tractors, combines and foragers...from a growing Chinese giant
Zoomlion – or ‘Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co’ to refer to it by its full title – is...
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ATV giant Can-Am 'wheels' into Kilkenny
Kilkenny Quads – an All-Terrain (ATV) and Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV) dealership based in Kilkenny – is joining Bombardier Recreational Products’...
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60 years of Massey: Vintage club to attempt world record for big birthday
A rural vintage club based in Co. Kildare – Narraghmore Vintage – is set to attempt to break the Guinness...
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Pics: Valtra tractor tour lands here in Ireland
The so-called ‘Valtra SmartTour 2018‘ is currently (today; March 27) at the Virgina Show Centre – in Virgina, Co. Cavan....
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Trade focus: What trends does this midlands auctioneer see day-to-day?
Auctions are the lubricant of the machinery business; they help to keep the trade running smoothly – by matching machines...
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More dealerships join Ireland's agri machinery trade body
The March meeting of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Executive Council welcomed several further firms into its...
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170+ tractors poised and ready for monster vintage auction
Cheffins’ Cambridge Vintage Sale at Sutton (England) on April 21 will showcase a number of the world’s most unusual tractors and...
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Classic corner: Chart recent Ford history with this feisty '40'
“Fords and New Hollands are popular around here,” remarked Martin Kirrane of Co. Sligo, as he explained the origin of...
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How do you 'turn' yours? See the new Fendt solution...
Automatic guidance and steering systems have sometimes struggled to master the troubled ‘headland turn’. Even those systems that do promise...
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Check out these 2018 improvements for Claas foragers
Claas has phased in several improvements for its Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters for this coming season. The latest 900 series...
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Blink and you'll miss it: New record set for world's fastest 'tractor'
A new Guinness world record has been set for the fastest tractor on the planet, after well-known BBC programme Top...
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15 new Krone BiG X foragers to tackle 2018 Irish silage campaign
It is believed that Farmhand – via its dealer network around the country (both north and south of the border)...
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Guess who's 30? Irish agri parts firm comes of age...and goes 'online'
Fastparts – the consumable parts division of Farmhand – celebrated 30 years in business just last month with an open...
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Auction report: Low-hour loading shovels go 'under the hammer'
JCB played host to a major auction on Tuesday (March 20), consisting of used and nearly-new equipment – including tractors,...
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Trade focus: New stock arrives; but who or what is Pronar?
It was Poland that led the fall of European communism in the 1980s and, in doing so, opened up the...
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Classic corner: As good as it gets? No-nonsense workhorse can still earn a crust
During the 1970s and 1980s the race to sell tractors moved from one of getting as many standard models out...
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Auction report: Could you 'stretch' to a 'tidy' JCB telehandler?
JCB played host to a major auction on Tuesday (March 20), consisting of used and nearly-new equipment – including tractors,...
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Murphy's Motors scoops top New Holland accolade
Kilkenny-based dealership Murphy’s Motors has landed the top prize at the annual New Holland Dealer of the Year awards. At...
