Twose have reported a strong LAMMA 2015, where it launched its new Aerator Subsoiler combination units and showed off a wide range of premium rollers, reach arms and farm implements. Hundreds flocked to the stand, checking out a wide range of machines including:
Archives for January 2015
South Pole ‘Tractor Girl’ Calls In To Thank Massey Ferguson Team in UK
Staff at Massey Ferguson in the UK gave a warm welcome to Manon Ossevoort who drove an MF 5610 tractor on the adventurous Antarctica2 mission to the South Pole. The 38-year-old Dutch-born Expedition Ambassador and Lead Driver, better known as ‘Tractor Girl’, visited Massey Ferguson’s offices at Abbey Park Stoneleigh in Warwickshire on 23 January. […]
Hedge Cutters Reach New Heights For Wessex
Wessex International has launched a new range of tractor mounted hedge cutters for the agricultural and groundcare markets, with public highway use. The flagship models, the T500G and TPE600 have a reach of 4.85m and 5.96m respectively with a 1.2m working width head, and both feature the option of cable controls or the EP-Tronic proportional […]
No Monkey Business at McCormick ‘X’ Generation Launch!
Agricultural engineers supplying new McCormick tractors traveled from all parts of Britain to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, Yorkshire to hear about – and try for themselves – the new models and improved features being introduced this year. There was no time for any monkey business or feeding the lions as the dealers got […]
New Horsch Leeb PT 280
Horsch has updated its self-propelled sprayer with new features to keep it ahead of the competition and meet strict new emissions standards. A 285hp/210 KW Mercedes engine now powers the new Leeb PT 280 sprayer providing a 15hp power increase over the PT 270, which it replaces. The new 7.7 litre 6-cylinder turbo engine uses […]
Four Model Euromix I – 70 Series Now Available in UK
Kuhn Farm Machinery’s full range of high capacity mixer wagons is now available in the UK. Featuring hopper capacities ranging from 28m3 to 45m3, the Euromix I – 70 Series machines are capable of feeding up to 360 high yielding dairy cattle in a single load, making them ideally suited to the growing number of […]
Vincent Tractors Now Accredited Sprayer Testing Centre
Agricultural machinery supplier, Vincent Tractors, is now an accredited NSTS Sprayer Test Centre for Cornwall. Now in its 49th year in business, Vincent Tractors serves the farming, horticultural and construction communities throughout Cornwall from its central location in Fraddon, near St Columb.
Horsch BoomControl Pro wins LAMMA 2015 Innovation Awards
Horsch has won twice at the prestigious LAMMA 2015 Awards. The company’s BoomControl Pro, system fitted to its Leeb trailed and self-propelled sprayers, won the show’s top award, Best New Product or Innovation, as well as the Best New Product of Innovation (Mechanical – Crop Production Equipment) category. “As the UK’s largest agricultural machinery show, […]
New 3 Metre HE-VA Combi-Disc From Opico
OPICO chose LAMMA to launch the new 3m HE-VA Combi-Disc which subsoils, cultivates and consolidates all in one pass. It is designed so that the depth of tines and discs can be separately adjusted, hydraulically, whilst on the move. OPICO’s James Woolway explains: “The Combi-Disc is an evolution of two HE-VA products: the Combi-Lift and […]
Giant By Name – Giant By Nature
The Fliegl Gigant ASW 271 ‘push-off’ trailer is worthy of its name – holding an impressive 56 cubic metres of pasture or maize silage and unloading up to five times faster than its competitors. José Viedma, Fliegl UK Sales Director, said the trailers – which mean “giant” in their native Germany – are highly versatile, […]
Cheffins – Review of 2014
It has been a busy year for the machinery trade. Bill Pepper, a director at Cambridgeshire-based agricultural auction specialists Cheffins, looks back at the last 12 months and ahead to 2015. The first half of the year continued with the bullish trade from 2013 as export demand dominated. Some 3,200 tractors and 13,000 lots were […]
New Fliegl Manure Spreader for UK Market
One of Europe’s leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment is introducing a new model of manure spreader to the UK market – with farmers benefiting from high grade specifications as standard. The Fliegl ADS 120 single axle – exhibited on stand R60 at LAMMA 2015 – uses the German company’s original ‘push-off’ technology to enhance the […]
2 New Products Launched by Maschio Gaspardo At LAMMA
At LAMMA, Maschio Gaspardo UK launched the new Bufalo flail mower, a heavy duty mulcher suitable for use on tractors of up to 200hp, and which has the flexibility to be mounted on a front or rear linkage. It is available in working widths of 2.5m, 2.8m and 3m, and can be offset hydraulically by […]
Kubota Launches New Additions To Its Grand X Series at LAMMA
Kubota UK, has launched the new additions to its Grand X Series at LAMMA this week. Two new models have been added to the MGX-II family in 2015 – the M100GX-II and the M128GX-II, which means the high performance range will now boast four models (M100GX, M110GX, M128GX and M135GX).
Suzuki ATV Targets Rural Crime By Fitting CESAR as Standard
Suzuki GB has announced that its range of utility ATVs will now come fitted with CESAR – an electronic security identification system developed by leading security specialist, Datatag. Launching the initiative at LAMMA, the UK’s biggest agricultural show, Suzuki is leading the way in protecting its customers from ATV theft – one of the top […]
Kubota Signs Key Partnership Deal with Unipart
Market leading Agricultural, Groundcare, Construction machinery and Engine manufacturer, Kubota UK, has joined forces with Unipart in a deal that will see the logistics expert manage Kubota’s national parts distribution and logistics functions for the next five years. Kubota awarded the contract as part of a wider investment program by the company to meet its […]
Bednar Mulchers Launch At LAMMA
Bednar’s range of mulchers will be launched in the UK by importers Knight Farm machinery with a six metre model being shown on stand G25 at LAMMA 2015. Knight believes there will be significant interest in the machines from farmers who need to manage field margins, conservation features and other grassland. They will also have […]
Galvanised Spread-A-Bale On Show
2015’s Spread-a-Bale machines – which feature a galvanised finish and a combination of lighter rotors, improved hydraulics and up-rated motors – will be shown on Stand B47 at LAMMA 2015. Manufacturer Thos Storey Fabrications Ltd says the improvements are already helping first owners spread straw further and more efficiently. They are also expected to extend […]
