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Read moreScottish debut for new Bunning trailers
G T Bunning and Sons recently launched trailer range will make its Scottish debut at this year’s Royal Highland Show.Following its LAMMA launch earlier this year, the new four-model range (14t-20t) is built at Bunning’s factory at Gressenhall in Norfolk. Bunning built its first trailer in 1963 but paused production i...
Read moreTrioliet opens powder coating plant
Kuhn net sales down nearly a fifth
The Kuhn Group blames economic and political uncertainties for the 19% drop in net sales in the first three months of this year to approx. £312 million (CHF357m). In the same January to March 2023 the figure was closer to £385 million (CHF440m).Demand for agricultural machinery continued to decline in the first three m...
Read moreNew paint plant at Trioliet
Dutch mixer wagon and silage block cutter manufacturer Trioliet has installed a new powder coating installation at its production site in Oldenzaal.Swapping the previous gas oven for an infra-red version, the nifty bit is that a specially developed coating allows the second layer to be applied immediately after the first...
Read moreYanmar and Moët cooperate
Extra functions for Pöttinger app
Pöttinger has added three new functions to its Harvest Assist app to further optimise the grass silage process and boost performance.The first allows the baler operator to enter the number of bales made in each field. This allows drivers of the collection vehicles to see how many need to be collected. If there are sever...
Read moreNegative trend for US tractor market
42,824 new tractors were registered in North America from January to March this year. This number is down 13% on the same three months in 2022.Data compiled by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) confirms that all power categories were affected, including the important compact tractor market: down 17% in the...
Read moreCNH introduces FieldOps
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Read moreBKT trailer tyre exceeds on the road
Designed for road going trailers and slurry tankers, BKT reckons that the Powertrailer SR 331 all steel radial is the tyre novelty the agricultural world has been waiting for.Exceeding the firm’s expectations in terms of its road performance, the Powertrailer is claimed to provide good flotation properties. The all-ste...
Read moreKubota dealer manager in Ireland
Kubota (UK) has appointed Gary Walsh as agricultural and groundcare dealer manager for Ireland.Gary has considerable experience working in the sector, both at manufacturer and dealer level. After leaving school, he embarked on a career as a technician following completion of a four-year apprenticeship in Ireland.He has b...
Read moreOxbo unveils divisional structure
Seed rate calculator from Väderstad
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Read moreNexat with 14m Evers slurry injector
Evers is the latest company to develop a bespoke machine for the Nexat self-propelled gantry. The Dutch slurry specialist has fitted the CTF vehicle with a specially-made Agro Toric NX 1400 injector.With a working width of 14m, this is the widest Toric so far from Evers. Described as a high-output CTF system for large fi...
Read moreMore functions on Harvest Assist
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Read moreMore butterfly mowers from Kverneland UK
Kverneland Group UK has added the 5387MT and 5395MT to its butterfly mower conditioner range. Fitting between the existing 5087MT and 53100MT Vario, the two newcomers can both be fitted with BX swath groupers.Based on the 3300-series mower platform, the fixed cutting widths of the new models is 8.75m and 9.5m respectivel...
Read moreBKT Powertrailer on the road
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Read moreDEUTZ-FAHR unlocks the 5 Keyline
6.0m trailed Precea joins Amazone range
Amazone has added a 6.0m model to its trailed Precea precision air seeder range. The new width joins the 9.0m (9000-TCC) and 12m (12000-TCC) versions launched at Agritechnica.The Precea 6000-TCC is available with a central seed delivery system supplied from an 850l hopper, or individual 70l hoppers on each seeding unit. ...
Read moreLarger BioDrill for Väderstad Rapid
Väderstad has increased the hopper capacity by more than 40% on the latest versions of its BioDrill seeding unit for the Rapid 300-400C/S.Hopper capacity is up from 200 to 300l on the BioDrill for the 3.0m Rapid and from 280 to 400l on the 4.0m version, and the two units are now equipped as standard with two level senso...
Read moreDeutz Fahr 6135C RV Shift: Stepless Powershift?
Realising it needed a 114-134hp powershift, the SDF engineers have pulled off a blinder – they used the tried and trusted inhouse CVT and added some steps thus creating the new 6C RV Shift. We find out what it is like to drive and who it is aimed at with our first look.With the launch of its new 114ph – 136hp 6C trac...
Read moreZetor show new 6 series tractor
The Czech tractor manufacturer unveiled the prototype of a four-pot 6-series tractor at last week’s Techagro farm machinery show.Last autumn, Zetor hinted it was close to launching its most powerful four-cylinder range to date and a Deutz-powered line up that would peak at 170hp (see link).The full details have yet to ...
Read moreAVR Puma 4.0: old meets new
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Read moreDieci revamps Agri Pivot T80
The reworked cab on the latest version of Dieci’s Agri Pivot T80 articulated handler provides more legroom. The instrument panel is also new as are the 7” display and armrest mounted joystick.The brand’s first electric telehandler enjoyed most of the attention on the Dieci stand at last November’s Agritechnica; a...
Read moreClaas UK opens Customer Experience Centre
Claas UK has opened its own Customer Experience Centre at its Saxham headquarters, part of a £25m investment in the site.In a prominent location near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Saxham Business Park has been the UK subsidiary’s base since original importer Manns purchased three acres of land in 1949.Saxham now houses th...
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