Cultivation well covered
Well known for making power harrows, rotary hoes, sub-soilers, mulchers and combination drills, Alpego has for 45 years used Swedish steel in delivering machines of high quality and durability.
Importer/distributor Origin Agroup reports sales and positive feedback from users for its Gascon range.
The range of cultivation machinery was launched at the 2015 National Fieldays.
The flagship machine of the offset disc range, the EOS, is hydraulic folding and available in working widths 3.05-5.88m and transport width of only 2.5m.
The heavy duty construction is based on extensive use of high grade steel and manufacturing expertise that dates back 145 years. The main frame is built in three sections and uses steel up to 200 x 100 x 10mm to spread loads evenly across the whole machine. This leads to heavy tare weights, for example, over 4500kg on the 4.0m unit, which makes for easy penetration in primary situations without the need for additional ballast.
A choice of discs in 26 or 28 inch diameter offers disc weights of 132 and 148kg respectively, units being supported by greaseable taper roller bearings carried by a 40 x 40mm disc gang axle, and using water and dust seals with housing protectors for a trouble free service life.
Gang adjustment is carried out hydraulically, as is the adjustment of the self-levelling stabiliser system. The unit is carried on oversize 500-50 R17 tyres with hydraulic depth adjustment.
Like many manufacturers around the world, European agricultural machinery and tractor manufacturers are currently operating in a difficult market environment. But they are heading to the world’s largest agricultural machinery event in Hanover next month with a degree of cautious optimism.
Established in 2021, the John Deere Technician of the Year Awards champion the important contribution parts and service technicians make to the Australian and New Zealand agriculture, construction and forestry industries.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling on farmers from all regions to take part in the final season of the Sheep Poo Study aiming to build a clearer picture of how facial eczema (FE) affects farms across New Zealand.
New Zealand is closer to eradicating bovine TB than ever before, but possums remain a threat, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has joined the debate around the proposed sale of Fonterra’s consumer and related businesses, demanding answers from the co-operative around its milk supply deal with the buyer, Lactalis.
The ACT Party says media reports that global dairy giant Nestle has withdrawn from the Dairy Methane Action Alliance shows why New Zealand needs to rethink its approach to climate.
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