Displaying items by tag: tractors

Friday, 05 February 2016 07:03

Kubota ups the ante

Dealers from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea gathered in Melbourne recently for the first Australasian Kubota Conference.

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Sunday, 17 January 2016 11:25

She’ll be right – yeah right!

Tractors, luv 'em or hate them, one thing is for sure - life on the farm would be hard without them.

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Tuesday, 12 January 2016 14:48

Tyres need a little TLC

Those big black lumps at each corner of your tractor are the contact with the ground, and as such they ultimately convert the power delivered by the engine into traction.

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Friday, 11 December 2015 11:56

Three eyes for driver safety

Tractor maker SDF believes many accidents are caused by reduced visibility from today's larger tractors and cites reports that Germany alone reported 42 tractor-related fatalities in 2014.

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Monday, 07 December 2015 08:52

Take time to set up rather than fill up

With the silly, busy season about to happen – and with margins tighter than ever – it might be worth considering a few salient points to save fuel in the trusty farm tractor.

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Thursday, 03 December 2015 15:07

AGCO’s winning trifecta

Back in the 1970s Meatloaf sang "two out of three aint bad", but AGCO has gone one further at the recent Agritechnica exhibition in Germany.

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Friday, 27 November 2015 14:20

Tractor sales dip

The New Zealand tractor market remains affected by the depressed dairy economy: overall sales are down about 14% on the same period last year.

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Friday, 20 November 2015 15:38

Fendt’s new offering pushes the boundaries

Fendt has long pushed the boundaries of new tractor technology.

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Tuesday, 10 November 2015 08:59

Claas adds big beast to Axion range

The Claas Axion 800 series currently includes tractors 205-264hp, so a new range topping model – the Axion 870, 295hp – should raise its popularity with large scale operators and contractors. 

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Friday, 30 October 2015 08:03

New vario models good for contractors

It's taken them a while, considering the 're-birth' of McCormick was in 2001, but manufacturer Argo has realised the need for a 'vario' style tractor, and has launched the VT range.

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