Machinery
Auction report: 1968 Doe 130 sells for a whopping £71,000
A 1968 Doe 130 (pictured above) sold for £71,000 (plus 5% commission; no VAT) at an auction on Saturday (April...
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Is this the ultimate accessory for baling and wrapping contractors?
Laois-based machinery dealership Bailey Machinery Sales (BMS) has just launched the Grizzly WrapMaster onto the Irish market – ahead of...
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Table: How are new tractor and combine sales faring in the US in 2019?
Last month (March) saw “mostly positive” numbers for sales of new agricultural tractors and combine harvesters in the US. However,...
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Sales are up at ‘world’s biggest monthly auction of tractors and farm machinery’
Cheffins, which claims to conduct the “largest monthly sale of second-hand tractors and agricultural machinery in the world”, has reported...
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‘Dealer stocks at high levels across machinery markets’
CEMA, the association of European (agricultural) machinery manufacturers, has said that the general business index across the industry is “positive,...
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Doe 130 expected to fetch £65,000 at major vintage/classic auction
What are being described as some of the “world’s most unusual classic and vintage tractors, cars, commerical vehicles and motorbikes”...
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Europe-wide award for ‘high-tech slurry application system’
John Deere’s manure (slurry) sensing system has now been recognised by the European Land and Soil Management Award jury as...
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Case unveils its ‘loader of the future’
Case Construction has unveiled a new methane-powered wheel loader ‘concept’ (pictured above); it was shown at this month’s Bauma exhibition...
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Big change afoot for SIMA machinery show, but not all are happy
The organisers of the well-known (French-based) SIMA show have announced that the next such event will be held during November...
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Historic JCB bought by ‘Fastrac enthusiast’ from Northern Ireland
On Wednesday, March 27, we brought you news that a prototype (pre-production) JCB Fastrac was sold at auction for £15,000 (plus...
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New tractor sales slump continues in the UK, but why?
New agricultural tractor registrations (over 50hp) in the UK in March were down (on a year-on-year basis) for the sixth...
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‘World’s biggest manufacturer [by volume]’ sold 330,000 tractors last year
The company that claims to be the world’s biggest tractor manufacturer (in terms of unit numbers) reports that it sold...
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What makes the money in a modern machinery dealership?
CLIMMAR – a network of farm machinery dealer organisations across much of Europe – compiles fascinating data, accruing from surveys...
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US manufacturers meet Trump administration to combat China’s ‘unfair trade practices’
In the US, high-profile figures from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) have paid a visit to the White House,...
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New Claas test facility to ‘speed up harvester and tractor development’
Claas has opened a new test (evaluation) centre at its headquarters in Harsewinkel (Germany). The facility will play a pivotal...
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Can this tractor camera make road junctions safer?
Steyr’s Q-KMS camera system has been awarded a special accolade. The system is designed to eliminate blind-spots at road junctions...
Machinery
ZF signs deal to acquire WABCO
ZF (ZF Friedrichshafen AG) – the well-known manufacturer of driveline components and transmissions – has entered into an agreement to...
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Claas has built 150,000 tractors, since Renault Agriculture takeover
Claas has manufactured over 150,000 tractors, since the takeover of French-based Renault Agriculture (Renault’s tractor division) in 2003. To celebrate...
