Komatsu

Agri-Business

Volvo Penta takes dual fuelling a step forward

Amongst all the hype and excitement of alternative fuels, there is a growing realisation that any switch away from fossil...

October 20, 2022 3:00pm

Machinery

Gearing up for another season: Check out this new folding silage fork...

This eye-catching folding silage fork (pictured above) is from Fliegl; it’s pictured here on a latest-generation Komatsu WA320-8 wheel loader (a...

February 2, 2018 1:18pm

Machinery

Results are in: JCB Farm Master tops the poll

We opened a poll on Monday – seeking your input and views to find out which machine is held in highest...

January 3, 2018 11:33am

Machinery

Poll: What is (or was) the most iconic 'silage' loader in Ireland?

Well away from the frenzied and frenetic foray that is the silage cutting campaign, we’re taking a nostalgic look at...

January 1, 2018 3:37pm

Machinery

Seeing the wood for the trees: Komatsu 'top brass' land in Ireland

A delegation from Komatsu Forest recently visited the Rathcoole-based headquarters of McHale Plant Sales in Greenogue Industrial Estate, in the...

November 29, 2017 3:09pm

Machinery

McHale Plant Sales opens overseas depot in England

Machinery distributor, McHale Plant Sales, has opened a UK logistics centre near Leeds in West Yorkshire (England). It will be...

October 27, 2017 10:52am

National Ploughing Championships

New Komatsu timber harvester set to 'fell' all in its path

McHale Plant Sales, the Irish distributor of Komatsu equipment, has launched the Komatsu 931 harvester at this year’s National Ploughing Championships....

September 22, 2017 2:44pm

National Ploughing Championships

McHale Plant Sales gets Komatsu's forestry franchise

McHale Plant Sales – already the Irish distributor for Komatsu’s construction machinery – has further expanded its activities through its...

September 20, 2017 11:17am

Machinery

12t loader completes Japanese giant's 'Dash 8' line-up

Komatsu has completed the roll-out of its EU Stage IV compliant ‘Dash 8‘ range of wheel loaders, with the arrival...

September 13, 2017 4:53pm

Forestry

Pics: Laois brothers cut their teeth in forestry business with monstrous machines

G&G Timber Harvesting is a relatively new venture; it’s based in Camross Co. Laois and is owned and operated by...

August 18, 2017 9:44am

Machinery

Zetor in new drive to boost its Irish sales tally

McHale Plant Sales, the distributor for Zetor, Merlo and Komatsu in Ireland, is putting a big push on Zetor sales...

June 28, 2017 2:53pm

Machinery

The tracked machine that knows when to stop digging

Japanese machinery giant, Komatsu, has developed a new hydraulic excavator with ‘Intelligent Machinery Control‘. While tracked excavators don’t normally catch...

June 20, 2017 5:55pm