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Bobman cubicle bedder saves 13 hours a week on Meath dairy farm
Gary Abbott
Co Meath dairy farming duo Elaine and Kevin Keaveny tell us how the purchase of a Bobman cubicle sweeper/bedder has impacted their farm.
Bobman cubicle bedder saves 13 hours a week on Meath dairy farm
‘A 3,000-gallon tanker 70% full of slurry and 30% full of foam is not efficient’
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
‘A 3,000-gallon tanker 70% full of slurry and 30% full of foam is not efficient’
Fergal O’Sullivan talks to David Whelehan of Vogelsang Ireland about rotary lobe pumps — are they a smarter and more-efficient choice over the traditional vacuum pump method on tankers?
Don't get bogged down with slurry-spreading calculations this spring
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Don't get bogged down with slurry-spreading calculations this spring
When applying slurry through LESS systems, the working width is typically reduced versus the splash plate, and an increased forward speed is required to achieve the same application rate
Improving slurry application accuracy by retro-fitting a flow metre
One year ago, Peter Thomas Keaveney retrofitted a flow metre to an umbilical system, and offers his thoughts on the system and why every contractor should consider doing so.
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Trailing and flexi shoes - what are the options on the Irish market?
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take an in-depth at the slurry tanker-mounted trailing shoe and flexi-shoe systems available on the Irish market.
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Slick, practical Mayo engineering
AgriSpread recently gave us the opportunity to put its latest Pro+ 14000 rear discharge vertical beater dung spreader through its paces. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
1 January 2025 Farm machinery
John Deere takes wraps off new self-propelled sprayer
At a press event in Germany, John Deere unveiled its new 300M range of compact self-propelled sprayers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
30 December 2024 Farm machinery
2001 John Deere 7810 sells for €40,000 at online auction
Hennessy Auctioneers closed out its 2024 auction campaign on a high, where a 2021 Hidromek HMK145 CSR digger sold for €61,000 plus VAT followed by a 2001 John Deere 7810 which sold at €40,000.
23 December 2024 Farm machinery
Joskin- from Agri contractor to manufacturer with 130,000 machines in 41 years
Building 3,500-4,000 machines each year, Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Soumagne in Belgium to meet the Joskin family and visit some of the Joskin factories.
23 December 2024 Farm machinery
Bright future for niche Kildare firm exporting 90% of its kit
In the past decade, Kildare firm Denis Doyle Ltd has become a household name in the solar industry in America, producing high end self-propelled pile drivers. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
18 December 2024 Farm machinery
JCB launches two new high-spec Loadall telehandlers
JCB has introduced its high-end Agri Pro spec to the Loadall 538-60 and 560-80 increasing power, speed and hydraulics in the six and eight-metre telehandler classes.
11 December 2024 Farm machinery
JCB introduces high lift 542-100 loadall
JCB has taken the wraps off a new high lift 542-100 loadall telescopic handler, with a maximum load capacity of 4.2t and 9.8m lift height. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
11 December 2024 Farm machinery