Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 327 i Farms and Farm Machinery

He is the sole tractor operator for the southwest Victorian council, which boasts an area of more than 1500 square kilometres, spanning from Torquay down to Lorne along the Great Ocean Road. Mr Hannam said the council purchased the 15000GR3PL Major roller mower – which is mounted on a tractor to operate – last year. Twelve months later, the mower is still functioning on its original top blade. “After one year, I’ve clocked up about 1000 hours on the mower so far, and we haven’t had to change its blade,” he said. Mr Hannam said the achievement was remarkable, particularly considering that the council had to install new roller bearings and belts on its previous mower every few months. The council decided to purchase a new mower, after Mr Hannam…

Cosmo Srl mainly specialises in fertiliser spreaders but now offers a range of affordable tractor implements for cultivation and mulching purposes. The Cosmo Bully range in Australia will initially consist of three rotary hoe models — the UH, UM and UH; two flail mulcher models — the manual shift and hydraulic shift; as well as one power harrow model — the SRP. Cosmo Bully’s rotary hoes feature a gear driven side transmission and are fitted with six blades per flange. They also feature CE safety guards and integral slip clutch power take-off (PTO) shafts. The range starts with the 90cm UL series (20-45hp/15-34kW) priced at $2,000, and offers models and sizes right through to the 210cm UH series (50-75hp/37-56kW) priced at $5,000. The flail mulchers feature a mid-height body and…

The Ace is not the kind of machine you expect to encounter in a magazine for farmers. Polaris built this quad bike to attract new enthusiasts to the sport of recreational riding; the sort of people who don’t like the idea of quads much but warm to the idea of whizzing about the place in a snazzy single-seater with a steering wheel and a roll-cage and a seatbelt. Our first experience with the original Ace 325 was marred by a small mishap, during which the Ace turned on its side and lay down for a while. We weren’t at the time sure what caused this wicked twirlie but had no such problems with the faster Ace 570. The machine impressed us from every angle at our testing ground in Fernvale,…

We’re the guests of George and Dawn Compton and their son Jamie on their property at Myamyn, just south of Hamilton in western Victoria, to take a look at their brand new Deutz-Fahr 6160 C Shift. The property is ‘Springside’, which comes from the natural springs that dot the property and provide a reliable water supply for the stock. Together George and Dawn have been running a self-replacing herd of Hereford cattle but recently sold the cows and replaced them with dairy heifers. He may be cutting back on the stock work but even though he is well into his second half-century he’s showing no sign of slowing down. George has every intention of keeping his new tractor flat out on their Goldacre boom spray, Krone cultivator, 4m chamberlain drill,…

The Victoria-based business snagged the Australian Machine of the Year award at the 2015 Elmore Field Days for its triple paddock roller that requires no hydraulics to run, which keeps costs down for farmers. The award was presented to Farm Pro managing director John Cochrane at an awards ceremony on Wednesday. According to Cochrane, this is not the first time the company has won an award at Elmore for its products, with Farm Pro also bagging the same award in 2011 for its 24m Multi Bin Supa Spreader. “Winning the award is quite significant for us because it shows that we’re doing the right thing,” he says. “We’re developing machines that are suitable for Australian farmers in Australian conditions. “It gives you the exposure that you need for farmers to…

The continuing dry throughout many areas of eastern Australia has caused a resurgence of enquiry for fodder handling and feeding, according to Kerang, Victoria- based fertiliser, hay and silage equipment specialist Eastern Spreaders. “Simply throwing hay out to livestock is a wasteful method of feeding,” Eastern Spreaders director Albert Freeman says. “Up to 40 per cent of the fodder may be destroyed by trampling or fouling with manure. Even straw or other roughage can be made palatable and nutritious by processing in a feed mixer and adding molasses or other available additives and/or cracked grain.” Freeman says that’s where a New Direction Equipment (NDE) Vertical Cutter/Mixer/Feeder will come in handy. Eastern Spreaders began importing NDE machines in 2000. As the current Australian distributor, the company says the Canadian-made NDE feed…

The larger-than-life Brochard EV 2200 spreader has a capacity of 33 cubic-metres and is capable of spreading up to 80 tonnes per hectare at widths of 8-16m. Australian distributor Techgrow Agriculture sales manager Mark Bastian says the company saw the need to bring in a high capacity spreader to complement its existing range of lower rate spreaders. “We saw this machine for the first time two years ago at the Agritechnica show at Hannover in Germany,” he says. “We currently import the Bogballe and Bredal spreaders and decided that to complete the range it would be helpful to have a dedicated manure spreader as there’s a current trend towards intensive agriculture and livestock. “We had a look at several machines while we’re in Agritechnica and decided that the Brochard looks…

These days, we take the comfort, convenience and effortless power of tractors up to 620hp (462kW) from all the major manufacturers for granted. But there’s many among us who still remember with awe the machines of the past 50, 60, 70 or more years, when virtually all tractors were revered as mechanical marvels making our farming life infinitely easier … at the time. Can you remember? Bring back the good old days with your 2016 Classic Tractor Calendar, which features more than 12 vintage and classic tractors from the ‘teens’ to the 1960s. Included are tractors from well-known makers the likes of Allis-Chalmers, Case, Field Marshall, Ford, IH, John Deere, Massey Ferguson and Oliver. These along with some not so famous old tractors will certainly rekindle the memories (fond or…

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