Rebel Equipment can organise your hay season
The Rebellato family are both farmers and manufacturers and have been making hay in the Lachlan Valley NSW for decades prior to starting their family owned machinery manufacturer Rebel Equipment in 2004. They had their own ideas on just how hay handling equipment should be built and operate, so started out to supply better quality […]
NDE feed mixers produce a perfect ration
With ongoing dry to very dry conditions across livestock producing areas of the country, trailed feed mixers have rapidly become a standard piece of equipment for many operations. It is generally accepted that simply throwing hay out to livestock is a wasteful method of feeding, with up to 40% of fodder being destroyed by trampling […]
SDLG loaders do the heavy lifting at Gympie sawmill
On one of the few remaining working sawmills in the Gympie region of South East Queensland, two SDLG wheel loaders – a LG938L and LG946L – are busy transporting hardwood for Mary Valley Timbers, as it works to keep up with increased demand for forestry products. “The LG938L and LG946L are value for money with […]
An unbroken line of Komatsu dozers
John Bashforth is a committed Komatsu bulldozer owner with his family company having operated Komatsu machines for more than 50 years. In fact, J&M Bashforth & Sons’ first Komatsu, a D60A-3 was only the second to be sold in Australia. Located in the Byron Bay area, John’s company is one of North Coast NSW’s best-known […]
Maintenance technology earns Australian safety award
Konecranes has won the ‘Best Practice in Safety’ award at the 2019 Bulk Handling Awards for its advanced planned maintenance technology, MAINMAN. Konecranes’ MAINMAN technology is used in major infrastructure, industrial, logistics and materials handling projects where equipment must be cost-efficiently maintained in peak condition to optimise uptime and ensure critical work proceeds without breakdowns. […]
Cat 930M boosts materials handling productivity
Caterpillar has incorporated some very useful smarts into the latest 930M Ag Handler that serve to make repetitive tasks around the farm both faster and more accurate. Any operator regularly loading a feed mixer wagon will appreciate the Kickouts function, it allows for saving lift and tilt positions and recalling them with a simple motion […]
McLaren Vale vineyards expand with more recycled water
One of Australia’s largest and most successful recycled water vineyard irrigation schemes is being expanded in South Australia. The $7.3 million expansion includes the construction of a 600-megalitre dam south of Adelaide to store water from the Christies Beach Waste Water treatment plant before it is pumped out to more than 220 McLaren Vale irrigators. […]
Velcro launches reusable UV-resistant plant tie
Velcro has launched a UV plant tie to help horticulturalists support and secure their plants quickly, easily and effectively. The lightweight tie, that is both reusable and adjustable, is suitable for the most delicate of plants and saplings due to its soft texture. The Velcro UV plant ties have been designed and manufactured specifically for […]
IoT satellite delivers rainfall data to farmers
Australian farmers could soon be looking to the stars rather than the skies for their weather information following the development of a rain gauge that uses a satellite network to transmit remote rainfall data. South Australian satellite communications company Myriota and Queensland AgTech business Goanna Ag have partnered to develop the ‘everywhere’ solution that they […]
John Deere industrial engine keep irrigators pumped up
Irrigation is the lifeblood of many Australian farms, and a John Deere engine is often the heart that pumps that life-giving water. John Deere diesel engines are designed to deliver high-output performance and reliability to ensure irrigation pumps keep the water flowing when it is vitally needed in extreme conditions. Industrial engines from John Deere […]