Machinery
Have you got a Fendt firearm in your ‘sights’?
Fendt and JP Sauer & Sohn – apparently Germany’s oldest gun-maker – have teamed up to produce a tractor-themed hunting...
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Tractor sales across the world: What’s up and what’s down?
2018 figures indicate a decline in sales of new tractors in Europe, China and Turkey, and growth in the US...
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‘Smart’ plain bearing warns drivers about excess wear
A company known as ‘igus’ claims to have developed the “world’s first intelligent plain bearing”. Apparently, it’s a “high-performance plastic...
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The new face of Fendt’s next-generation 900 Vario tractors?
Pictures believed to depict the next-generation Fendt 900 Vario series tractors are circulating on social media. Unconfirmed reports suggest that...
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‘World’s biggest tub feeder’ on its way from Europe to the US
What is being described as the “world’s largest mixer wagon [tub feeder]” is making its way from Europe to the...
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John Deere to cut back production in some factories
Deere & Company has posted healthy looking second-quarter financial figures. However, the company is now “looking at slowing production of...
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McCormick tractor dealer appointed in Co. Antrim
McKeever Tractors has been appointed as a McCormick dealer for Co. Antrim. The dealership, based at Portglenone near Ballymena, will “draw...
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Latest Case IH tractor came in February, but has the ‘name’ vanished?
According to Dutch publication Mechaman.nl, Case IH is faced with the prospect of having to rename its recently launched Versum CVXDrive...
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Pair of ‘unmanned’ Valtras on test at active airport
Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already here, but can the same technology be applied to a 7t machine that...
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50 years of JCB loaders; but which was the ‘must-have’ silage machine?
JCB is celebrating 50 years of wheeled loading shovel manufacture. The company originally entered the wheeled loader market with the...
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New ‘IDEAL’ combine wins big award, but awards don’t pay the bills
Massey Ferguson’s IDEAL combine harvester has won the Platinum A-Design Award (in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Fisheries Design Award category)....
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Pair of ‘unmanned’ Valtras on test at active airport
Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already here, but can the same technology be applied to a 7t machine that...
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Extended SDF Indian factory can now ‘build 15,000 tractors per year’
The inauguration of new SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) production lines in Turkey took place this month. The renewed plant (in Bandirma) is...
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Table: Tractor sales up in the US, but major worries loom
Sales of new agricultural tractors in the US were up last month (compared to April 2018) in almost every category....
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New ‘Innovation Centres’ in Japan and Europe for Kubota
Kubota Corporation, which is headquartered in Japan, is establishing new ‘Innovation Centres’ – one in Japan and another in Europe....
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Fully-electric ‘utility’ tractor can run for ‘up to 8 hours’ on a charge
North American entity Solectrac is on a mission to garner support for its electric tractor. The so-called ‘eUtility‘ model costs...
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Grimme to partner with ‘world’s largest manufacturer of rotary tillers’
Grimme has announced a 50:50 joint venture to develop and sell potato (and other root crop) machinery in India. Grimme...
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MF to launch new 75-95hp tractors
Massey Ferguson is launching three new 3700 AL Series tractors. With 75hp, 85hp or 95hp, these models are designed for...
