Machinery News

Claas has announced a new Trion combine series to replace its Tucano and Avero models. David Williams attended the launch.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the market launch of the popular Dominator series. The anniversary means the model has been on sale for longer than any other harvesting machine in the world.

One of the largest single-manufacturer private tractor collections has come to the market through Kivells’ machinery team.

The unusually coloured trailer has been commissioned for a good cause, raising money for Willen Hospice, in memory of Peter Cook who passed in 2011. 

A Kent farmer has commemorated his daughter’s Gold Medal win at the Tokyo Olympics by naming his new Fendt Rogator sprayer after the Games’ host city. Kate French won her Gold representing Great Britain in the Modern Pentathlon on Friday 6th August, and the new sprayer was delivered by main dealer RW Crawford within an hour of her win.

Claas, a family business, was founded in 1913 and is a leading global manufacturer of agricultural machinery, renowned for being at the forefront of technology and innovation. We took a brief snapshot of Claas Eastern’s company profile and its portfolio of products, including the extensive range of Lemken ploughs and drills.

The Guttler brand has many products which are pertinent to the current drive towards reduced tillage and zero tillage, says importer Wox Agri.

Väderstad shares details of the RexiusTwin, which it says is the heaviest press on the market, available in working widths from 4.5–10.3 metres and offering impressive results in both the heaviest and lightest soils.

With the hire cost of a replacement combine potentially reaching upwards of £70,000 for a high-capacity machine, it is essential to ensure your insurance policy offers adequate cover in case of fire, to avoid a serious hit to your harvest.

Segway – better known for smaller, two wheeled transport – have launched into the off roading market, introducing the Segway Snarler ATV earlier this year.

Claas filed its first patent 100 years ago: the knotting device for the Claas straw binder. This device laid the foundations for a success story in baling technology – stretching right up to the new Quadrant Evolution

From a promise, to a principle, to putting its plans into practice, New Holland has carried through the commitment it made in 2006 to becoming the tractor sector’s Clean Energy Leader. But how did the path to today’s final pre-production methane-powered tractors pan out? Retracing some key steps reveals how the brand came to today’s cusp of full-scale manufacturing.