A change of tractor franchise to McCormick will enable an agricultural machinery dealership to support more farmers and contractors throughout Cumbria. Newton Trailer Centre, run by Tony and Fiona Blackburn at Newton Reigny near Penrith, is already part of the Argo Tractors nationwide dealer network, having supplied Landini products for several years. But a review of the tractor market in the county has resulted […]
Cumbrian farm machinery dealership makes switch to McCormick tractors
New Landini 5 HC tractors walk tall with up to 44in tyres for maximum crop clearance
A new range of Landini four-wheel drive tractors equipped with large diameter row crop wheels all round for extra high clearance will be introduced at the LAMMA show being held on 7/8 January 2020 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. The Landini 5 HC will be shown on the Argo Tractors stand alongside the new Rex 3 compact and latest Rex 4 regular-size orchard/vineyard tractors, the latter featuring front axle suspension and a factory-fitted […]
UK debut at the LAMMA show in January for new McCormick X7.624 VT-Drive
A new range of more powerful stepless transmission tractors will be represented by the top model in a new-look line-up making its UK debut on the Argo Tractors stand at the LAMMA show in January. The McCormick X7.624 VT-Drive with up to 230hp for draft work and 240hp for pto-driven implements and road transport is the most powerful model in the latest X7 Series, which also features lower running costs thanks to engine service intervals extended to 1200 […]
Landini stepless transmission tech being highlighted by Argo Tractors at LAMMA
The driving ease and productivity benefits of CVT transmissions technology available in latest Landini tractors will be highlighted on the Argo Tractors stand at the LAMMA show in January. Argo manufactures V-Shift versions of the 166hp to 192hp six-cylinder 7 Series tractors, the 141hp to 176hp four-cylinder 7 Series, and also the 114hp to 140hp four-cylinder Landini 6C tractors. At LAMMA, Landini […]
Moore Farm Services takes on McCormick tractor dealership at South Yorkshire base
As part of expansion plans to further develop a busy agricultural machinery dealership in south Yorkshire, Moore Farm Services has switched its tractor franchise back to McCormick. The change-over coincides with a move to much larger premises providing more space for new and used machinery storage, four times as much workshop space and a bigger parts store and shop for […]
Clover Farm Services – the first Landini tractor dealer appointed in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire’s first Landini tractor dealer – Clover Farm Services – has been appointed to bring the Italian marque’s comprehensive range within reach of arable and vegetable growers across the area. The family-run business, operating out of Swineshead, south of Boston, has got off to an enthusiastic start by running two demonstration units – a top of the range 206/225hp Landini 7-230 Robo-Six and a […]
Arable cultivation technology offers weed control option for fruit and hops
A Kent fruit and hops grower is using a well-known arable cultivation technique in an attempt to maintain control of troublesome weeds as herbicide options diminish. Josh Berry used a short disc cultivator for the first time this year at Gushmere Court Farm near Selling in the hope of controlling both annual and perennial weeds. The implement has two rows of aggressive discs set at an angle to cultivate the soil and dislodge weeds to keep them at bay during […]
McCormick at Agritechnica 2019
New powers, Stage V emissions and renewed design McCormick, a blend of power and high technology from the multinational company Argo Tractors, takes another step forward at Agritechnica. New powers with Stage V engine emissions and innovative design solutions: these are the big new developments that will be presented at the prestigious exhibition of agricultural mechanisation in Hanover on 10-16 […]
Landini introduces 114-140hp V-Shift tractorwith CVT transmission at The Ploughing
A new Landini tractor that brings all the control, efficiency and driver comfort benefits of a stepless CVT transmission lower down the horsepower scale will make its first appearance in Ireland at the National Ploughing Championships in September. The Landini 6-145C LS V-Shift is a variant of the popular 6C Series, previously only available with semi-powershift transmissions; the new V-Shift transmission provides ultimate driving ease in the yard with a […]
McCormick tractors for tillage and grassland to feature at The Ploughing
Active on-farm demonstrations by dealers in Ireland have helped bring home to farmers the features and benefits of the latest crop of higher-horsepower McCormick tractors that will be exhibited at The Ploughing – the Irish National Ploughing Championships being held on September 17-19 at Ballintrane, Co Carlow. The 205hp boosting to 225hp flagship of the McCormick X7 Series has been doing the rounds, […]