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Zetor Proxima models go stage V
Gary Abbott
Updates to Zetor Proxima models include a Stage V Deutz engines and improved dashboard controls.
25 February 2022 Farm machinery
What tractor brands are the most popular in your county?
Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney take a look at what tractor brands are the most popular in each county based on the number of tractors taxed.
3 February 2022 News
In pictures: 34-year-old Zetor commands €15,500 at midlands auction
A good example 1988 4WD Zetor 16145 tractor sold for €15,500 plus commission at Hennessey Auctioneers most recent online machinery auction.
Online machinery auction to take place Saturday
Hennessy Auctioneers is set to hosts its first monthly online machinery auction of 2022 this Saturday 22 January. A selection of tidy used tractors are catalogued.
20 January 2022 News
Over 78,000 tractors taxed in Ireland, but what brand is the most popular?
Peter Thomas Keaveney takes a look at Department of Transport figures which show the number of tractors currently licensed in each county and we reveal Ireland’s most popular tractor brands.
21 July 2021 News
Zetor updates Major range
Zetor has updated its Major CL 80 model, the move to a Stage V compliant engine and new cab choices being among the biggest changes.
10 June 2021 News
John Deere narrowly edges Massey for top spot
Of the 1,968 new units registered in 2019, the three top selling brands were John Deere (21%), Massey Ferguson (20%), and New Holland (17%) and with the trio accounting for 58% of total sales.
13 January 2021 News
Corkman's classic blue as good as new after lockdown restoration
Gary Abbott chatted with Ford enthusiast, Anthony Cronin, a Corkman who recently fulfilled his ambition to restore a classic Ford, A 7610 series III tractor that he happened to come across by chance.
22 December 2020 Vintage
LAMMA 2020: Zetor offers new design for latest Proxima
Last week, the UK’s largest farm machinery and agricultural show, LAMMA, took place for the second time in its new venue at the NEC in Birmingham.
15 January 2020 News
Zetor to showcase updated model range at Ploughing
Zetor are set to showcase updated models and to have ‘a more pronounced presence’ at this year’s Ploughing Championships. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
11 September 2019 Ploughing Championships
281 new tractors registered in July, but what model was most popular?
A total of 281 new tractors were registered in Ireland during the month of July, this figure for the month marks a nine-year high.
7 August 2019 News
Zetor sells first new Cystal in Ireland in 27 years
Zetor have recently sold two new Crystal tractors in Ireland, the first of which have been sold new in Ireland since 1992. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
31 July 2019 News