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Kverneland replaces DA and S drill
Gary Abbott
Kverneland has introduced a new generation of one-pass mounted seed drills, replacing the popular DA and S drill models which ceased production last December.
Kverneland replaces DA and S drill
French retrofit MX loader is 'bulletproof' for Irish contractor
5 March 2025 Farm machinery
French retrofit MX loader is 'bulletproof' for Irish contractor
Midlands-based Louis Russell took delivery of the first U500 series MX loader sold in Ireland over 12 months ago. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
An integrated approach with Claas connect
5 March 2025 Farm machinery
An integrated approach with Claas connect
Claas has brought all machine management, service planning, licence management, application maps and more to a single, cloud-based platform, writes Gary Abbott.
Finding a niche market in budget-friendly equipment
Based in the heart of the golden vale, Clontrac is a business that has cut out a niche market supplying budget friendly attachments, Fergal O Sullivan caught up with Thomas O’Dea to find out more.
5 March 2025 Farm machinery
Manitou 2100V - a steer in the right direction
As the first of Manitou’s new V-Series skid steers arrive into Ireland, Gary Abbott had the opportunity to try out the 2100V model from the brand new compact loader series.
26 February 2025 Farm machinery
Loncin XWolf 550 packs a punch at a reasonable price
Gary Abbott recently put the price-competitive, Chinese-built Loncin XWolf 550 quad to the test to see how it performs against its more costly competitors.
19 February 2025 Farm machinery
Busy Gator clocks up over 400km weekly on Cavan suckler farm
Clocking up over 400km weekly, Gary Abbott met with Cavan suckler farmer, Jimmy Carroll to find out why he retired his old farm jeep for a top-spec John Deere Gator in 2019.
19 February 2025 Farm machinery
New Arion 570 tops four-pot offering at 180hp
Claas has introduced its largest four-cylinder tractor yet with the arrival of the new flagship 180hp Arion 570 CMatic model.
12 February 2025 Farm machinery
Claas unveils new Axos 3 tractors
Claas has complemented its compact loader tractor offering with its new Axos 3 series, Gary Abbott travelled to the brands UK’s headquarters to find out more about the four new 92 to 120hp models.
12 February 2025 Farm machinery
Success at the Cavan Machinery Show
The third and final spring farm machinery show took place at the Equestrian Centre in Cavan. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report.
12 February 2025 Farm machinery
TAMS III grant aid for greater GPS accuracy
Gary Abbott looks at the grant aid available under TAMS III for GPS-controlled fertiliser spreaders, the factors to consider and how such machines achieve pin-point accuracy.
5 February 2025 Farm machinery
Two decades of reliability with Rauch spreaders on large Louth tillage farm
Spreading thousands of acres annually with two Rauch Axis spreaders, Gary Abbott spoke with Gerard Hickey to find out why Rauch has been the spreader brand of choice since 2004.
5 February 2025 Farm machinery