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.

Pick-up and 4X4 frustration: Is this the answer?
Pick-up and 4X4 frustration: Is this the answer?

Getting a tow-bar and trailer lined up can be frustrating, when towing with a 4X4 or pick-up truck. Spaldings claims to...

3 eye-catching JCBs to headline at major motor show
3 eye-catching JCBs to headline at major motor show

JCB has partnered with the ‘Confused.com’ London Motor Show in a move that will see three of its vehicles headlining...

Over 20,000 Zetor Forterra tractors roll off the line in 20 years
Over 20,000 Zetor Forterra tractors roll off the line in 20 years

Zetor is celebrating a milestone of sorts; its Forterra tractor has now been around for  20 years. Since 1998, a...

Auction report: Handlers ‘under the hammer’ at Co. Tyrone sale
Auction report: Handlers ‘under the hammer’ at Co. Tyrone sale

Last Friday (April 20) saw a large-scale machinery sale take place at Euro Auctions, at its Dromore site in Co....

Big outing for McHale’s new rake at next month’s ‘Grass & Muck’
Big outing for McHale’s new rake at next month’s ‘Grass & Muck’

McHale will be among the high-profile exhibitors at this year’s Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Grass & Muck...

‘Paus’ for thought…with this ‘double-jointed’ loader
‘Paus’ for thought…with this ‘double-jointed’ loader

It’s clear that this Paus-built machine (pictured above) is no ordinary articulated shovel. Closer inspection reveals a novel, turntable-mounted loader...

See the ‘classic’ tractor that fetched almost £70,000 at auction
See the ‘classic’ tractor that fetched almost £70,000 at auction

Saturday (April 21) saw the latest Cambridge Vintage Sale auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge...

Video: Meet the man who is selling 38 Ford and Ford-derived ‘classics’
Video: Meet the man who is selling 38 Ford and Ford-derived ‘classics’

As reported back on April 16, what has been described as “one of the most important collections of classic Ford...

Auction report: ‘Golden oldies’ go under the hammer for up to £40,000
Auction report: ‘Golden oldies’ go under the hammer for up to £40,000

Saturday (April 21) saw the latest Cambridge Vintage Sale auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge...

A big machinery show with some ‘Latin’ flair…in Brazil
A big machinery show with some ‘Latin’ flair…in Brazil

Some Irish farmers, contractors and machinery enthusiasts travel to farm equipment exhibitions all over Europe; not many venture as far...

John Deere’s ‘smart’ combine wins ‘Grand Prix’
John Deere’s ‘smart’ combine wins ‘Grand Prix’

At the recent TechAgro show in Brno, John Deere was awarded gold and silver medals for its latest combine and...

MF-badged Welger baler to get big outing at ‘Grass & Muck’
MF-badged Welger baler to get big outing at ‘Grass & Muck’

Massey Ferguson will bring a brace of new equipment to next month’s Grass & Muck event, to be held at Gurteen...

An oil filler cap that keeps an eye on your engine…but how?
An oil filler cap that keeps an eye on your engine…but how?

Perkins recently introduced what it describes as the world’s first low-cost, engine-level telematics device that works on both mechanical and...

Auction report: Hammer drops on ‘classics’ – both mainstream and rare
Auction report: Hammer drops on ‘classics’ – both mainstream and rare

Saturday (April 21) saw the latest Cambridge Vintage Sale auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge...

Auction report: Clatter of classic MFs pulls the punters
Auction report: Clatter of classic MFs pulls the punters

Saturday (April 21) saw the latest Cambridge Vintage Sale auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge...

Auction report: Classic ‘Ford-family’ tractors fetch up to £50,000
Auction report: Classic ‘Ford-family’ tractors fetch up to £50,000

Saturday (April 21) saw the latest Cambridge Vintage Sale auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge...

Machinery eyes ‘trained’ on FTMTA’s Co. Kildare HQ
Machinery eyes ‘trained’ on FTMTA’s Co. Kildare HQ

Some major machinery manufacturers are evidently availing of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association’s (FTMTA’s) facilities near Naas, Co....

Auction report: Old and modern ‘under the hammer’ at big Co. Tyrone sale
Auction report: Old and modern ‘under the hammer’ at big Co. Tyrone sale

Today (April 20) saw a large-scale machinery sale take place at Euro Auctions, at its Dromore site in Co. Tyrone....