Rural Life
Pics: Rare 'beasts' on show at Knockbridge vintage event
The Annual Knockbridge Vintage Day took place last Sunday, September 10, in Knockbridge, Co. Louth. Kicking off in the afternoon...
Machinery
Machinery
New, beefier TM420 joins JCB's artic-steer telehandler line-up
JCB will shortly launch a bigger-capacity telescopic, articulated (pivot-steer) loader. Building upon the existing 3.2t lift capacity of the TM320...
Machinery
'Perfect' ins and outs: Does Kuhn have a 'high-tech' answer?
The number of furrows, and indeed the working width, of ploughs has increased steadily over the decades. However, reasons Kuhn, the...
Machinery
100% electric tractor from Fendt runs for '5 continuous hours'
The Fendt e100 Vario is the first practical, battery-powered tractor that can be used in most day-to-day yard operations without having...
Machinery
First engine passes EU Stage V hurdle: Industry braces for new limits
Deutz is the world’s first engine manufacturer to be given an EU Stage V certificate. Its ‘Stage V ready’ engines,...
Machinery
530hp, 4-row giant: Grimme wheels out its biggest potato harvester yet
Grimme has launched what it describes as “its biggest ever self-propelled potato harvester” onto the market. With no less than...
Machinery
Green light: Deere and Kramer get the 'go-ahead' for major deal
John Deere announced back on July 6 that it planned to invest in German machinery manufacturer Kramer-Werke GmbH to create...
Machinery
Updated: Fendt unveils 'green' Welger balers and Lely Tigo wagons
AGCO will shortly launch Lely (Welger) round balers and Lely self-loading silage wagons, among other products, in Fendt colours – as...
Machinery
Half in; half out: Is the future on wheels or on tracks?
Lined up for an Agritechnica ‘Silver Medal’ this year, the Claas Axion 900 Terra Trac has been dubbed the “first half-track tractor...
National Ploughing Championships
Is this the future of bale transport in Ireland?
Laois-based machinery dealer BMS (Bailey Machinery Sales) has just taken delivery of a unique bale trailer designed by Northern Irish...
Machinery
Auction report: Pics and prices from ‘monster’ Cambridge tractor sale
Monday (September 4) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Machinery
World's largest machinery exhibition: Should you be there?
Agritechnica, the world’s largest agricultural machinery exhibition, is fast approaching. It will take place in Hanover, Germany, from November 12...
Machinery
New emissions limits on the way: How will they affect tractors?
New diesel engine emissions limits will soon apply to tractors in Europe – so what do the new rules say?...
National Ploughing Championships
It's official: McHale's new rake touches down...at the 'Ploughing'
McHale will introduce its new, long-anticipated silage rake at this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore. The new twin-rotor, centre-delivery...
Machinery
Is AGCO's latest creation the 'Ideal' combine harvester?
It’s not often in the machinery industry that a company gets the opportunity to develop a machine from a blank...
Machinery
Pronar tractors - built in Poland for Poland
While the Pronar brand-name is relatively unknown here in Ireland, the entity is a manufacturer of some significance in its...
National Ploughing Championships
Self-propelled diet feeder 'loads' up for the 'Ploughing'
Keenan, part of the Alltech empire, will bring its MechFiber 345SP self-propelled mixer wagon (diet feeder) to this year’s National...
Machinery
Room with a view: Tractor conversion opens up new possibilities
This intriguing picture depicts a Deutz-Fahr tractor that has undergone a major ‘surgical’ procedure; it has been modified to enable...
