N.Ireland
Dairy farmer solves livestock transport problem with trailer invention
By Chris McCullough When Northern Ireland dairy farmer James McKeown wanted to purchase a cattle body to fit onto his...
Trailer
Sheep
NSA launches competition for livestock trailer worth over £9.5k
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched a new prize giveaway, offering sheep farmers the opportunity to win a new...
Rural Life
New wheels for 11-year-old farmer
An 11-year-old farmer who took television screens by storm has been given a set of ‘new wheels’ in the form...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Vertical take-off for Tyrone Trailers
Meath Farm Machinery has long set out its stall as being associated with quality equipment, and it has recently added...
Agri-Business
Pottinger announces the arrival of its new Jumbo
Pottinger has been keeping itself busy over the last year or so and recently presented some major updates to its...
Agri-Business
Michelin spreads its range of VF trailer tyres
Michelin is adding further to its range of tyres which feature very high flexion (VF) properties. The latest TrailXBib tyres...
N.Ireland
Towing trailer spells trouble for driver
The driver of a small car towing a trailer landed in hot water with law enforcement last week after being...
Rural Life
‘Substantial amount of property’ stolen in raid on alpaca farm
Investigations have begun following the theft of a “substantial amount of property” during a raid on an alpaca farm in...
Machinery
Fancy a 4-axle, all-purpose (dump/silage) trailer?
Here’s an all-purpose (dump/silage) trailer that will test your tractor (pictured above). It’s a four-axle monster; it’s built by Canadian...
Machinery
New high-capacity Smyth trailer employs 'forced' steering system
Irish-based manufacturer Smyth Trailers has just released a new, high-capacity silage trailer to “service the needs of modern day agricultural...
Rural Life
Penalty points and fine for tractor driver caught using his mobile phone
A tractor driver has been handed a fine along with three penalty points on his licence, after he was caught...
Rural Life
Soccer team hitches lift off tractor and trailer after coach breaks down
A soccer team in England hitched a lift home in a tractor and trailer at the weekend after the coach...
Other
It's legal to drive a tractor and trailer on the motorway (but there's a catch!)
If you are driving your tractor on the motorway and towing a trailer, the trailer must be capable by design...
Rural Life
Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales
A man in his mid-30s was taken to hospital on Saturday last, April 2, after the vehicle he was driving...
N.Ireland
12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
Rural Life
Video: How not to go around a corner with a trailer of bales
This is what happens when you go around a corner too fast with a trailer load of bales. YouTube user 66201056...
Machinery
RSA - Top tips on towing trailers
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) will soon publish guidelines on towing trailers safely. Here are their top tips. The trailers...
Machinery
Tractor and trailer lighting - know the rules
Revised lighting regulations will come into effect from January 1, 2016 with respect to all vehicles, according to the Road...
