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Machinery
Sixty years of New Holland at Basildon
Gary Abbott
To mark the 60th anniversary of tractor production at its Basildon plant in Essex, New Holland has marked the occasion with a special edition of its T7.300.
20 March 2024 Contracting
Premier county contractor with prize-winning talents
Gary Abbott met with Tipperary contractor John Kennedy, to find out what it takes to run a successful business and his time developing the Tanco trailed butterfly mower and HiSpec Kompactor trailers.
6 March 2024 News
M & S Machinery claims New Holland dealer of the year
M & S Machinery has been awarded the Irish dealer of the year honour by New Holland.
Irish combine sales hit a 10-year high
Irish combine sales increased by 55% in 2023, recording a 10-year high in the process, Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
28 February 2024 News
2008 Fendt 718 with 10,858 hours tops Laois auction at €42,400
Hennessy Auctioneers held its monthly online machinery auction on Saturday 24 February. Securing the top price was a 2008 Fendt 718 Vario with 10,858 hours.
28 February 2024 News
CNH reports 5% turnover increase for 2023
Despite recording a 2% reduction in 2023 Q4 net sales, CNH Industrial’s full-year results were up 5% to $24.4bn for 2023. Annual net sales for the agri division were up 1% at $18.14bn.
21 February 2024 News
John Deere tops tractor sales in Ireland and UK
John Deere was the most popular brand of tractor sold in the Republic of Ireland and the UK in 2022, while Massey Ferguson claimed the second spot and New Holland came third in the Republic.
24 January 2024 News
Lamma 2024: back with a bang as key players return
Last week, the successful Lamma Show took place, with over 40,000 visitors descending on Birmingham’s NEC to mull over the last agricultural machinery, Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney report.
24 January 2024 News
2021 New Holland T5.105 with 386 hours secures €58,000 at auction
Hennessy Auctioneers closed out the year on a high with its December sale being the largest of 2023, a New Holland T5.105 with 386 hours topped the sale, selling for €58,000 plus commission.
11 January 2024 News
2023 rewind: some of the biggest machinery launches from this year
2023 was a year packed with new product launches here at home and abroad. Gary Abbott looks back on some of the more prominent machines unveiled over the past 12 months.
31 December 2023 Farm machinery
New Holland’s new CR11 flagship combine - what we know so far
At Agritechnica, New Holland unveiled its flagship CR11 twin rotor combine, boasting a 775hp engine, 20,000l grain tank and compatibility with headers up to 18m.
25 December 2023 News
New Holland aims to improve forager throughput with new UltraFeed pickup
At Agritechnica last month, New Holland presented its new UltraFeed grass pick-up and an updated livery for its FR forage harvester range.
14 December 2023 News