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Dropleg goes under the leaf Mar 10, 2010
Dropleg goes under the leaf
Amazone, Lechler and Syngenta have come together to offer an under leaf spraying system dubbed Dropleg.  read more
McHale 991 goes high speed Mar 5, 2010
McHale 991 goes high speed
The latest addition to the McHale round bale wrapper range promises up to 50% more output than the 60 bale per hour 991BE.  read more
More warranty options from Deere Mar 5, 2010
More warranty options from Deere
John Deere has updated its extended service and warranty package, which now has three levels PowerGard Maintenance, PowerGard Protection and PowerGard Protection Plus.  read more
Manitou - don’t forget to avail of insurance discounts Mar 5, 2010
Manitou - don’t forget to avail of insurance discounts
Having been one of the first to roll out CESAR Datatags across its range of agricultural and construction telehandlers, Manitou is reminding owners of insurance discounts.  read more
CEGR for Stage 3b sub 100hp New Hollands Mar 5, 2010
CEGR for Stage 3b sub 100hp New Hollands
With Stage 3B emission deadlines soon looming down on us New Holland has announced it will be using Cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation for is tractors under 100hp.  read more
MF 8900 telehandlers get more Xtras Mar 4, 2010
MF 8900 telehandlers get more Xtras
As well as improved operator comfort Massey Ferguson is now offering a new cooling pack option for its 8900 Xtra telehandler range.  read more
Quick fills with 10in arm Mar 4, 2010
Quick fills with 10in arm
Joskin is now offering a 250mm (10in) diameter filling arm to reduce tanker filling times.  read more
Sumo breaks ground in Africa Mar 4, 2010
Sumo breaks ground in Africa
Compaction in Kenya is now being tackled thanks to the combined efforts of East Yorkshire farmer Michael Osgerby and manufacturer Sumo.  read more
New Holland goes blingtastic Mar 3, 2010
New Holland goes blingtastic
To mark its award winning achievements with the T7060 and T7070, New Holland is launching special edition versions of the tractors with a bit of added bling.  read more
Eastern counties get RTK from Claas Mar 3, 2010
Eastern counties get RTK from Claas
Claas is setting up an RTK network in the UK following trials last year.  read more
McConnel celebrates 75 years..... Mar 2, 2010
McConnel celebrates 75 years.....
This year McConnel is celebrating its 75th birthday and to mark the occasion is offering a limited number of machines in a fetching silver and black colour scheme.  read more
..... and launches new hedge cutter family Mar 2, 2010
..... and launches new hedge cutter family
Among the big news for 2010 is the introduction of the PA6085 and the 6585T which are part of a new family to use Domex steel.  read more
Groundhog gets some power reins Mar 1, 2010
Groundhog gets some power reins
JCB is now offering Electric Power-Assist Steering on its Groundhog utility vehicle.  read more
McCormick best seller makes return Mar 1, 2010
McCormick best seller makes return
The MTX150 makes a return to the McCormick price list with a host of improvements.

One of the key changes to what has been the one of the firm’s most popular tractors is the mechanically governed Beta Power 6.7 litre Stage 3a motor peaking at 141hp in the MTX150 while the MTX135 is 133hp and the MTX120 stays at 117hp.

“The original MTX150 was regularly our best-selling six-cylinder model, so it was disappointing that an equivalent machine wasn’t available when we first switched to ‘Tier 3’ engines,” says McCormick product specialist Paul Wade.  read more
Kramer 80 Series loaders get updated Mar 1, 2010
Kramer 80 Series loaders get updated
Kramer has updated its five model range of 80 series loaders with new engines as well as improved hydraulic and transmission performance.  read more
UK ATV sales dip in 2009 Mar 1, 2010
UK ATV sales dip in 2009
The Agricultural Engineers Association has announced that ATV sales in the UK decreased by 4.7% to 7,423 units during 2009.  read more
New hedgers from Spearhead Mar 1, 2010
New hedgers from Spearhead
The 5.6m Twiga 560 and 6.5m Twiga 650T are the latest three-point linkage mounted hedge trimmers from Spearhead.

Both machines are aimed at professional users and come with a 1.2m wide flail head.  read more
Simba back in Africa Mar 1, 2010
Simba back in Africa
Three Simba Flatliner subsoilers and two of the firm’s Aqueel rollers are now busy at work for one East African farming firm.  read more
Twin screen ISObus operation Mar 1, 2010
Twin screen ISObus operation
Two ISObus compatible implements can be controlled at the same time by the new Kverneland IsoMatch Tellus terminal, which also displays the settings of both machines on a single screen.

As the number of machines being operated via the ‘plug & play’ ISObus system increases, the firm says there is now a need for this dual control system.  read more

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