The best way to conserve soil moisture in your next crop cycle
A vertical tillage range released by KUHN Machinery is offering growers an opportunity to harness all the benefits that are derived from increased soil moisture levels. KUHN’s Excelerator 8005 offers a low impact form of tillage that breaks down crop residue quickly to help create a perfect seedbed. With this vertical tillage tool it enters […]
Kirovets take the proven path of cheapest price for its hardy built tractor with reduced technology
Many NSW growers were first to see the high-powered Russian made K-744R Kirovets tractor at the 2017 Henty Machinery Field Days. Kirovets’ head service manager Andrey Sagaev flew all the way from Russia to attend the tractor’s local launch. The K-744R articulated model from Kirovets generates power up 315kW (428hp) from a Mercedes Benz engine […]
Aussie Stockyards gets the job done much quicker by adding a skid steer loader into the mix
A busy West Australian stock fencing company has substantially increased productivity and time-efficiency by adding a Toyota Huski skid steer loader into its work rank. Aussie Stockyards, based at Wagin, 230km south of Perth WA, commissioned the 730kg operating load Toyota Huski 5SDK-9 skid steer loader in March 2017 to load trucks and prepare the […]
Vermeer makes a leap of faith into self propelled bale technology
It’s the first-ever self-propelled round hay baler from Vermeer and the expectations are that it will turn everything you know about baling on its head. This is the evolution that hay-baling operations will have to adopt to stay in the game. This prototype model has been armed with enough efficiency refinements that it can vastly […]
Mahindra unveils its version of a driverless tractor
Mahindra & Mahindra is about to take its Indian customers on the greatest journey of their lives with the company’s first autonomous tractor planned for release in 2018. India is still a country where some farmers pull their own plough, and while Mahindra sells 30,000-plus tractors in its home market each year, not all Indian […]
LDV T60 Ute goes on sale at a bargain price
The Chinese-made LDV T60 full-size Ute has been added to the burgeoning Ute market. Models will be available in a double cab, with four-wheel drive across the range and the choice six-speed manual or automatic transmission. The initial LDV T60 range is powered by a 2.8 litre 110kW (150hp) turbo diesel engine matched to either […]
Canada’s Morris Industries taken over by private investors
Morris Industries Ltd. is one of Canada’s leading and long established farm equipment manufacturers has now been taken over by an investor group led by Ben Voss. Voss, an active Saskatchewan grain farmer and agricultural engineer, will replace former CEO and majority shareholder Casey Davis. Voss and Davis made a joint decision to transition majority […]
Goldacres G4V Crop Cruiser sparks strong interest
Goldacres set out to supply the horticulture market with a lightweight self-propelled sprayer that is four-wheel steer, 4-Wheel drive and with a narrow track width. The sprayer needed to be most efficient spraying at typically lower speed ranges with higher capacity hydraulics to operate a large spray pump for high flow rates. The design team […]
Gason mounted bins give ability to monitor separately
Gason has released the 2170 and 2210 air seeders with respective capacities of 17,250 and 21,300-litres for planting where precision is important, along with easier management of product. Each model is loaded with 3 individual bins, variable rate and can be fitted with options including load cells on each bin, pasture planter and quick action […]
Self propelled Mil-Stak SP/3150 tops bale handlers
This is your first exclusive look at the self-propelled Mil-Stak SP/3150. Tenpack P/L will soon offer this model to local hay producers. It runs off a Cummins 224kW (305hp) engine through an Allison 3000RDS six-speed transmission. It picks up bales in the same direction the baler places them in the paddock by clamping the sides […]