Machinery
Don't forget to charge your phone...and your diet feeder
Supertino, a manufacturer based in northern Italy, is testing its newly-developed 100% electric-powered, self-propelled diet feeder. Fitted with a 100kW electric...
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Horsch storms ahead in 2017, as we look back on its past creations
German-based Horsch is best known here in Ireland for its cultivation and drilling equipment – via main agent Kellys of Borris...
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'Smart' spreader avoids getting stuck in a rut
The French-built Dangreville ‘intelligent’ spreader can automatically inflate and deflate its tyres, without the operator having to intervene. Tyre pressure (on...
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Multi-purpose 'tool carrier' treads lightly in north Co. Dublin
One of the more unusual machines you might see roaming about the roads of Counties Dublin and Meath is a Lite-Trac...
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Video: 3-wheeled, self-propelled slurry tanker is now a familiar sight in Co. Galway
A familiar sight around Bullaun near Loughrea, Co. Galway is Doyle Agri’s Hydro-Trike – a 3-wheeled self-propelled slurry tanker, complete with an...
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5 friends buy and 'do up' an ageing Case IH forager...for fun and charity
One of the most interesting entries at the upcoming ‘Great Grass Event’ close to Trim, Co. Meath on May 6 will be...
Rural Life
Fondly-remembered Fiats: An 'irreverent' look at the 110-90 and F (Winner) Series...
The now-famous 110-90 is like one of those dead poets – reasonably well appreciated when they were alive (or while they...
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Coming to a silage pit near you? New Holland makes a big push for 2017
New Holland has updated much of its ‘agri-spec’ compact construction line-up. One of the headline products is the new wheel...
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100 acres of grass in 10 minutes, with as many forage harvesters as can be found...
A new machinery-based world record attempt will be staged close to Trim, Co. Meath on May 6. Combines 4 Charity, best known...
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Weaving about to fill the chamber; Why not let the baler 'weave' for you?
Vicon, part of the broader Kverneland Group, launched a cluster of new products and updates over the past year. Nestled...
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Case IH wheels out its 'big hitters' at Louth open day
Farmers and contractors in Co. Louth were able to see and try out some of the latest Case IH tractors...
Rural Life
Fraudster scams €1,000s from victims hoping to work in New Zealand
A fraudster scammed €1,000s from his victims who were hoping to work for agricultural contractors in New Zealand, listeners to RTE’s...
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John Deere's partner builds new factory, dedicated to 'revolutionary' carbon fibre sprayer booms
John Deere’s partner King Agro has opened a new factory near Valencia in Spain. It is dedicated to the production of the...
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Online European auction 'house' promises to shift plenty of 'metal'
A European agricultural machinery auction business has decided to focus all of its energies on online bidders, rather than a...
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Lely to sell forage machinery business to AGCO – the owner of MF, Fendt and Valtra
Lely plans to sell its ‘forage’ division, which produces forage harvesting machinery, to AGCO – the global corporation that owns Massey...
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Staying afloat in soggy conditions...with 'bolt-on' rubber tracks
Meath-based Spillane Sprayer Testing has taken on the agency for Soucy Track. Soucy Track, part of the larger Soucy Group, is...
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Pics: Numbers down at international farm machinery extravaganza
Numbers indicate that attendance was slightly down at this year’s SIMA show in Paris. The 77th instalment of the event...
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Giant Fastrac adds to JCB's accolades at SIMA 2017
Two of JCB’s newest products were named as ‘Machines of the Year’ for 2017 at last week’s massive SIMA machinery show...
