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Front suspension on tractors is normally associated with high specification models that do haulage work at high speeds.
Tractor manufacturer SDF has shown its desire to 'go green' with the introduction of a 'concept' natural gas tractor, based on the current 5 series / Virtus ranges.
The risk of tractor fires caused by birds is very real and totally preventable, yet it continues to plague farmers and contractors on an annual basis.
With the new year comes a new range from the Massey Ferguson Camp – the 7700 series, which will take the place of the award winning 7600 series.
Dealers from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea gathered in Melbourne recently for the first Australasian Kubota Conference.
As tractors get larger so do the components, and there's probably none larger than the wheels and tyres, where it's the norm to see units with 38, 42 or 46 diameters.
Tractors, luv 'em or hate them, one thing is for sure - life on the farm would be hard without them.
Those big black lumps at each corner of your tractor are the contact with the ground, and as such they ultimately convert the power delivered by the engine into traction.
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