Consultations on trailer weights and speeds is move in right direction
It will seek comments on increasing the weight and speed limits for agricultural vehicles which will enable farmers to transport produce more efficiently. Views will also be sought on whether to increase the speed limit to 25mph and whether the weight limit for tractors and trailers should be increased to 31tonnes or up to 33t […]
John Deere brand leaps ahead
According to the latest report, John Deere’s assessed brand value stands at US$4.865 billion, a further 15 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The company is now ranked in 80th place, having moved up from 85 in 2012 and 97 on its first appearance in the top 100 in 2011. This continues to […]
Armour to supply audio to Landini and McCormick
This new ruggedised radio system has been designed to meet the specific requirements of the agricultural vehicle market and is being incorporated by Argo Tractors in a new cab design. This contract represents a further expansion of Armour Automotive’s activities in the agricultural vehicle market, where it already supplies audio solutions to a number of […]
New fast pre-pack Collator System for bulk good handling
Responding to increasing corner-shop retailer demands for easy to handle multipacks of bulk food items, Pacepacker Services has launched a new Collator System which will quickly collate and place pre-packed items into an outer sack totalling up-to 25kg. Often corner-shops and smaller outlet chains use large sacks as a way to contain and display bulky […]
New Holland sets the pace at BBC Harvest
As part of the BBC’s Harvest program, a series of three programmes set to be broadcast in September, an experiment took place on the Essex farm of Guy Smith to establish just what the difference is between a modern combine harvester and a more traditional way of bringing in the harvest. Using a state-of-the-art New […]
JCB announces next stage in engine strategy development
JCB has gone from a new entrant in engine manufacturing to an innovative global producer with the first JCB engine rolling off the production line in the UK in November 2004. Since then production has been extended to JCB India’s HQ at Ballabgarh and to date more than 250,000 engines have been produced globally. JCB […]
New Holland delivers blue Tilly Tractor to unique charitable farm
The brand new T4.75 arrived at Snakehall Farm in Reach, which is run by the Prospects Trust. It gives people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities or mental health issues the opportunity to train and work in agriculture and horticulture as co-workers on an 18-acre organically certified care farm. The registered charity, which is unique in […]
New Holland is Top Gear
Tractors built at New Holland’s factory in Basildon, Essex, starred in a spectacularly patriotic tribute to British manufacturing staged by BBC Two’s ‘Top Gear’ team outside Buckingham Palace. The motoring show, which has a worldwide following, dedicated its programme on Sunday August 4th to honouring top quality vehicles constructed in the UK – including a […]
The world’s first UTV with Power Take Off
Based on the Polaris RANGER, BRUTUS comprises three models – BRUTUS, BRUTUS HD and BRUTUS HD PTO. The line was built to be the most versatile, most capable and most comfortable side-by-side utility vehicles ever created, enabling users to complete more tasks without spending more time and energy. The new BRUTUS models are specifically engineered […]
