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Machinery
Braking new ground: advanced axles and braking technology from Granning
Gary Abbott
Fergal o’ Sullivan visited Granning axles and suspension Ltd to look at their manufacturing facility as well as see the latest technology available to the agricultural trailed equipment sector.
18 September 2024 Farm machinery
NC present redesigned grain and silage trailer
Co Armagh manufacturer NC Engineering publicly presented its newly designed grain and silage trailer range at the Ploughing.
11 September 2024 Farm machinery
16ft Ifor Williams livestock trailer to make Irish debut at Ploughing
Westwood Trailers will showcase the new and updated TA510 livestock trailer range from Ifor Williams, including an all new 16ft model.
M-Tec trailers set to return to Ratheniska with new innovations
Co Cavan trailer manufacturer, M-Tec Engineering is set to return to the Ploughing with a new flatbed trailer range and much more.
11 September 2024 News
10% of trailers on UK database stolen, with these transported via Ireland
The Equipment Register (TER), which assists in retrieving stolen plant and equipment, said 10% of checks undertaken on its database match stolen items.
22 July 2024 News
Tillage Management: glyphosate rules, oilseed rape and harvest
Harvest is almost upon many tillage farmers. Weather into next week looks showery for cutting early ripening crops of winter barley.
3 July 2024 Husbandry
Poor trailer brakes cost thousands in tractor transmission repairs
Fergal O’Sullivan, lecturer at MTU Kerry, looks into the fundamentals of trailer brakes, brake maintenance and what to look out for on brakes when buying a new trailed implement.
22 May 2024 Farm machinery
Redrock Machinery Ltd Acquires Ktwo and Warwick trailers
Redrock Machinery Ltd has announced that it has successfully acquired the Ktwo and Warwick trailers brands. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report.
8 May 2024 News
Well-known English manufacturer Ktwo enters into administration
The Irish Farmers Journal understands that KTwo Sales Ltd, the English manufacturer of dung spreaders and trailers, has gone into administration.
10 April 2024 News
On review: Smyth's tri-axle Supercube shows big gains on long draws
With the trend of bigger trailers growing in popularity, Smyth Trailers kindly gave us a demonstration of a 25ft Supercube 50m3 trailer. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
3 April 2024 Farm machinery