Tractor heritage, news and features

Power and performance from new six-cylinder McCormick X70 Series

18 May 2012.

A new five-model range of six-cylinder tractors will be unveiled at the Cereals Event as McCormick distributor AgriArgo UK prepares to replace the popular McCormick XTX and TTX series. Revealing the top model in the new range at the event emphasises the versatile role of the design in providing the power needed to operate silage-making and feeding equipment in the livestock sector and tillage equipment for growing arable crops.

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Stone keep those tractors rolling

18 May 2012.

Four genuine tractors from a local farm are expected to attract keen interest when they go under the hammer at auctioneers Halls’ monthly collective auction at The Gallops, Stanklyn lane, Stone, near Kidderminster on May 25. The tractors include a 2003 Case MX170 4wd, a 2002 Case MX170 4wd with Tremble Easy Ride and GPS, a Y registration Case MX170 4wd and a T registration Case CX90 4wd.

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New Holland donate tractor to Rhino Orphanage

16 May 2012.

In March New Holland Agriculture announced the official inauguration of Ntlo ya Lerato Rhino Orphanage the donation of a TT55 tractor to support the wildlife reserve located in South Africa’s Limpopo Province. The tractor will be used for general maintenance of the extensive territory of the sanctuary, whose name means “place of love” in Pedi. The reserve takes in rhinos orphaned as a result of poaching, and rears them to adulthood, preparing them to be released back into the wild.

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Don’t miss the BOAT

16 May 2012.

Visitors to the Devon County Showground this weekend (May 17-19) will get the chance to see students from Bicton College in action completing their latest restoration for the BOAT (Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust) Charity.

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Everyone’s a winner at Malpas Tractors

14 May 2012.

Gwynfor Hughes has won the use of a New Holland T5000 demonstrator tractor for the entire month of May.

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Duel in the dirt

11 May 2012.

Preparations are gearing up for the first round of the British Tractor Pullers Association set to take 
place at the 3rd annual ‘duel in the dirt’ Shakey Super Pull on 9-10 June.

The pulling events are supported by exhibits of tractors, classic tractors, trucks, cars and motorcycles.  

Organised by the Midland Tractor Pullers Club, the 3rd annual Shakey Super Tractor Pull takes place at Shakespeare County Raceway, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 8LL . Tel: 01789 720180.
For further information visit www.midlndtractorpullers.co.uk & www.shakespearecountyraceway.co.uk

New John Deere technology at Grassland UK

9 May 2012.

John Deere’s latest award-winning round baler and forage harvester technology will be featured on the company’s stand at Grassland UK 2012 at the Bath & West Showground, Somerset in May.

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Midlands merger

7 May 2012.

John Deere dealers Chris Tallis Farm Machinery Limited and Alexander & Duncan Limited announced their decision to join forces on 1 May, 2012 to create one new agriculture and turf business, Tallis Amos Group Limited.

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Jan gears up for new challenge

4 May 2012.

A prominent figure in the European lubricants industry has been recruited by Britain’s leading family-owned, independent oil blenders and marketers, Morris Lubricants.

Jan Trocki takes up his post as general manager of marketing and technology at the company’s Shrewsbury headquarters and brings a wealth of experience of the global oil industry to Morris Lubricants, having held senior managerial positions with BP and Castrol for 28 years. For the past three years, he has been technical manager at SK Lubricants Europe BV, a subsidiary of Korea’s largest energy company, which is a global market leader in Group III - base stock manufacture and marketing.

Jan said: “I am looking forward to an exciting new challenge to further build on the solid foundations of an already successful company. There is an opportunity for Morris Lubricants to build its reputation for lubricants specialism based on traditional values and relationship management.”