Machinery
Steel wheels and strakes are neither gone nor forgotten
Before the days of 4WD for tractors, much attention was paid by engineers to increasing the traction available from just...
Machinery
Agri-Business
So you've reviewed your machinery...what next?
In April 2018, AHDB reported that UK farms were spending too much on machinery, according to a review of machinery...
Machinery
Is a ‘stop-start’ fuel saver needed on a telehandler?
Manitou was awarded two Bronze Medals at a special SIMA Awards ceremony in Paris on November 22, in the run-up to...
Machinery
Clever steering knob that ‘transforms’ tractor/loader work
MX has designed a new steering knob that it calls ‘Tract-Pilot’. It controls many of the tractor’s functions during front loader...
Machinery
Change afoot at Fendt’s top table
The supervisory board of AGCO GmbH (Fendt) Marktoberdorf has selected Rob Smith, senior vice president and general manager of AGCO...
Machinery
TAFE, the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer, signs deal with Iseki
Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE), the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer by volume, has signed an agreement with Japan’s Iseki...
Rural Life
Appeal to find £200,000 of farm machinery stolen in East Lothian
Police in East Lothian are appealing for information after over £200,000 worth of farm machinery was stolen overnight from a...
Machinery
John Deere ‘scales’ new heights with its latest model
Manufacturers are always looking to come up with new ideas to help them stand out from the crowd at shows,...
Machinery
Reseeding by over-seeding is the vision of Vredo
The new year will see LAMMA 2019 take place at the NEC in Birmingham. With just a couple of months...
Machinery
Claas takes its tractors out to the front line
This year Claas decided to give the National Ploughing Championships a miss and concentrate instead on taking its tractors on...
Machinery
Kubota swells the ranks of the middle class
Kubota long ago put to rest the idea that the Japanese can’t make ‘proper’ tractors and its assault on the...
Machinery
Clever machinery ideas abound at recent EIMA 2018 show
Italy, and Europe in general, continues to be a fruitful region when it comes to innovation in the agricultural machinery...
Machinery
Latest tanker boasts variable-rate application and section-control
Stapel is a German company that produces a variety of slurry tankers and associated equipment. Recently, it unveiled a new...
Machinery
Fancy a Chinese ‘interpretation’ of a John Deere?
This tractor (pictured above) was photographed at a recent trade fair in Wuhan, China. It’s the JotoDeer JT2104A; the brand-name sounds...
Machinery
Fendt asserts its ‘commitment’ to major shows
Massey Ferguson recently announced that it is to reduce its physical presence at major shows in future. Instead, it will...
Machinery
New app allows you to adjust your Deere from your desk
John Deere, as ever, is pressing ahead with the application of digital technology to daily farm operations. Its latest endeavour...
Machinery
Steyr steps ahead with engine updates
Steyr is something of a ‘Cinderella’ within the CNH group; everybody knows the name but it doesn’t register as a...
Machinery
An alternative to the spinning disc…from Chafer Machinery
When it comes to spreading granular fertiliser the spinning disc type applicator would seem to hold a near monopoly of...
