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Kerry firm bringing a fresh edge to hedge cutting
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Recently established Kerry-based RT Sales Ltd is just Ireland’s second manufacturer of hedge cutters, and the new kid on the block is quickly making big inroads. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
24 July 2024 News
A 2008 Valtra T171 sells for €25,000 at Carlow auction
A 2008 Valtra T171 was the highest-priced lot at last week’s machinery auction in Carlow, selling for €25,000.
24 July 2024 News
Leinster Farm Machines organises coast-to-coast cycle
On Saturday, 17 August, a group will set out from the Galway Coastline to complete a 220km cycle to reach Drogheda Coastline.
Paudy Buckley Tractors to host Valtra demo day
Paudy Buckley Tractors will be hosting a Valtra demo day at Artitigue, Ballinspittle, Co Cork (P72 YY60), on Tuesday, 6 August.
24 July 2024 News
McConnel introduces two new Power Arm ranges
Well-known British hedge cutter manufacturer McConnel has introduced a new 72-Series and a new heavier-duty 77-Series.
24 July 2024 News
Major ‘blender style’ head cutting running costs by 50% for contractor
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Roscommon contractor John Murray, who swapped out two flail heads for two Major rotary heads on his Bomford hedge cutters.
24 July 2024 Farm machinery
CNH opens production line for electric loaders
This month, CNH opened a new production line at its factory in Lecce, Italy to manufacture the Case 12 EV and New Holland W40X electric loaders.
24 July 2024 News
New butterfly mowers and rakes from Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson has added two new, heavy-duty butterfly mowers and six new twin rotor rakes to its offering.
17 July 2024 News
Construction begins at Joskin’s new spreader and trailer factory
Belgian machinery manufacturer Joskin has begun construction of a new factory in Luxembourg.
17 July 2024 News
IAM celebrates 40 years with Hardi in Ireland
IAM Agricultural Machinery and Danish sprayer manufacturer Hardi celebrated 40 years of a partnership in Ireland with an event last week. Peter Thomas Keaveney attended.
10 July 2024 News
File going to DPP for Lithuanian GPS thief
Aurimas Sulcius, a Lithuanian national with no fixed abode, has pleaded guilty to burglary on a premises in the Naul, Co Dublin, which took place on Sunday, 30 June.
10 July 2024 News
Krone launches new 12-rotor tedder
Krone has just taken the wraps off its new Vendro C 1340, a 12-rotor tedder with a working width of 13.4m.
10 July 2024 News