It was love at first sight when Malcolm Taylor visited New Zealand on holiday back in 1972.

KUHN PZ mowers have been around for 45 years, and the maker should know a bit about manufacturing them.

When a farm mows about 1600ha per annum they need a machine that will go the distance. So when the owners of Jedburgh Station in Eastern Southland were buying a new mower the logical choice was a set of SIP Silvercut Double Mowers.

On display at Waimumu were these tracks from Dutch company Zuidberg Westtrack. The tracks can be added to from most vehicles above 50 hp to turn the machine into a tracked vehicle.

With the increasing refinements of today's tractor and machine engines and the new world wide efforts to reduce pollution, Ed Harrison of Sebco fuel storage tanks believes the small expenditure on improved storage for diesel fuels is worth the expense.

The benefits of soil aeration are known to all progressive farmers as a method to improve root development, soil composition, health and stimulate growth for grass and crops.

A new variant of the popular 8-seater Kia Carnival people mover has been introduced to New Zealand to complement the existing super-luxury Limited, boasting a $6000 saving.

Attracting a lot of interest at the South Island Field Days, even if only for its appearance, was this reversible, articulated quadtrack made by Antonio Carraro imported from Italy by Doug McFarlane Ltd.

Sometimes a commercial competitive plough does not quite deliver what you want so the only alternative is to build your own and get the best bits from various machines.

THE RANGE of Kuhn precision seed drills is evolving. The new Planter 3 seed drills are replacing the Planter 2 seed drills.