Jim Breen

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Jim Breen is from a farming background. He studied Engineering in University College Dublin. He worked for agricultural media outlets and, most recently, was the mechanisation advisor for DAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) and engineering programme manager at CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise). He now lives in Offaly.

Weigh your bales on-the-go with this ‘combi’ baler-wrapper
Weigh your bales on-the-go with this ‘combi’ baler-wrapper

Krone now offers a bale-weighing system for all its Comprima X-treme ‘combi’ baler-wrappers. Installed on the wrapping table, the manufacturer...

Auction report: Pristine collection of ‘blue’ classics goes under the hammer
Auction report: Pristine collection of ‘blue’ classics goes under the hammer

An auction involving a very noteworthy collection of classic/vintage tractors was held in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, (England) on Saturday, September...

Clever trailer brakes to stop you ‘jack-knifing’…or so claims Case IH
Clever trailer brakes to stop you ‘jack-knifing’…or so claims Case IH

The new ‘Advanced Trailer Brake System‘ represents a “major advance in tractor safety”. That’s according to Case IH. The fitment...

Auction report: Bids aplenty for tillage machinery at ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: Bids aplenty for tillage machinery at ‘on-site’ sale

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...

Auction report: Modern John Deeres under the hammer at ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: Modern John Deeres under the hammer at ‘on-site’ sale

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...

Auction report: ‘Fresh-looking’ machinery changes hands at ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: ‘Fresh-looking’ machinery changes hands at ‘on-site’ sale

Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...

Auction report: Case IH highlights from monster tractor sale
Auction report: Case IH highlights from monster tractor sale

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: MF highlights from latest Cambridge sale
Auction report: MF highlights from latest Cambridge sale

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: Ford / New Holland highlights from monster tractor sale
Auction report: Ford / New Holland highlights from monster tractor sale

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: 1980s MF workhorses under the hammer
Auction report: 1980s MF workhorses under the hammer

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from big September sale
Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from big September sale

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: ‘Massey’ highlights from massive monthly sale
Auction report: ‘Massey’ highlights from massive monthly sale

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: 6-pot John Deere highlights from big tractor sale
Auction report: 6-pot John Deere highlights from big tractor sale

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: 4-pot John Deere highlights from monster tractor sale
Auction report: 4-pot John Deere highlights from monster tractor sale

Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

New forager with a whopping 1,156hp on tap
New forager with a whopping 1,156hp on tap

The drive to build increasingly powerful self-propelled forage harvesters shows no signs of abating. Krone, already top of the heap...

New flagship telehandler from MF (or should that be Bobcat?)
New flagship telehandler from MF (or should that be Bobcat?)

Massey Ferguson has extended its range of five telehandlers with a new flagship model – the TH.8043. It’s worth noting...

Massey Ferguson ‘combi’ baler-wrapper breaks cover
Massey Ferguson ‘combi’ baler-wrapper breaks cover

Massey Ferguson has just unveiled ‘new’ baler-wrapper combination units. There are fixed and variable-chamber versions. This development follows hot on...

Check out this mysterious, no-nonsense combine; but where is it from?
Check out this mysterious, no-nonsense combine; but where is it from?

This machine (pictured above) is offered under the Khersonmash brand. Khersonmash is most readily associated with the ‘Kherson Machine-Building Plant’ – the...