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Machinery
Case IH upgrades RB 344 fixed chamber baler
Gary Abbott
Case IH has updated its fixed chamber baler offerings, the RB 344F and RB 344R now benefits from upgraded running gear and more modern side panels.
4 May 2022 Contracting
Kverneland is key for young Derry contractor
Starting out on hire last year baling a mix of straw and grass, Gary Abbott caught up with Andrew Cochrane who invested in Kverneland’s latest 6500F fixed chamber baler to hear how it performed.
4 May 2022 Contracting
New lease of life for 12-year-old combi unit
Previously running a 2004 Welger RP 235 baler inside a 2010 Goweil G5040 Kombi wrapper unit, last year Kerry contractor Pat O’Sullivan upgraded the baler to a new Goweil G-1 F125 unit.
Krone ticks the boxes for Carlow contractor
With over 30 years’ experience running foragers, Alfie Byrne has just upgraded to his third Krone harvester. He tells Peter Thomas Keaveney how his experience with Big X foragers has gone to date.
20 April 2022 Contracting
New Holland appoints Donohoe Agri Machinery
New Holland has officially appointed Donohoe Agri Machinery as dealers for the county of Wexford and Carlow.
13 April 2022 News
Film binding option for Kuhn’s variable chamber combi baler
Kuhn has added the option of its twin dispenser film-on-film binding to its VBP3165 combination baler wrapper.
10 March 2022 News
Fendt introduces film binding to its Rotana combi balers
Fendt has introduced film-on-film binding as an option on its Rotana fixed-chamber combination round balers.
2 February 2022 News
Fendt updates netter on Rotana balers
Fendt has announced that its four model Rotana variable chamber round baler range will feature a new netting system and improved guarding for the 2022 season.
28 January 2022 News
Fendt to relocate forage wagon production
From September 2022, Fendt will transfer production of its Tigo forage wagons within Germany from its Waldstetten factory to Wolfenbüttel.
2 December 2021 News
300 lots to go under hammer at Cork machinery auction
A machinery clearance auction with 300 lots is set to take place on Thursday 9 December just outside Fermoy at the Corrin Event Centre.
1 December 2021 News
From the Tramlines: pests make presence known in crops
Stephen Robb talks to growers from counties Cork, Laois and Kildare where all sowing is now finished. Pests are proving to be problematic, however.
17 November 2021 Crops
Massey adds film binding to Protec combi balers
Among updates to its baler ranges Massey Ferguson has introduced film binding for its RB F Protec combi unit. New drivelines and dedicated specification packs are also available on certain models.
29 September 2021 News