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Machinery
1991 Ford 7810 scoops €21,500 plus commission at online auction
Gary Abbott
A 1991 Ford 7810 was among the highlights lots sold at an online auction last week hosted by Michael Doyle Auctions, selling for €21,500 plus commission.
24 May 2023 News
83% clearance rate at Hennessy’s auction
Hennessy Auctioneers held its May monthly machinery auction last Saturday, where a 2013 Takeuchi TB28 mini digger topped the sale at €19,500.
11 May 2023 Pedigree
Bootiecall calls the shots in Balmoral
The livestock team was around the cattle lawns for the commercial cattle judging on day two of Balmoral Show, Shanon Kinahan writes.
In Pictures: 2019 JCB TM320 secures €84,000 at Tipperary contractor auction
A Tipperary contractor’s fleet of machinery was recently sold at an online auction, with a 2019 JCB TM 320 with 2,090 hours topping the auction, selling for €84,000 plus VAT and commission.
5 April 2023 Farm machinery
Compact JCB 419S ticks the boxes for Longford contractor
JCB first launched the 419S in 2017, and further updated the model in 2020. We travelled to a contractor in Longford to see how the loader is performing.
5 April 2023 Farm machinery
2001 New Holland TS115 fetches €26,500 at midlands auction
A 2001 New Holland TS115 and Tanco front loader topped Hennessy Auctioneers monthly machinery auction, selling for €26,500 plus fees last Saturday.
22 February 2023 News
JCB 542-70 Agri Pro Loadall
Northern Irish JCB dealers R Kennedy & Co exhibited JCB’s most recent 173hp 50km/h 542-70 Agri Pro Loadall at last week's Spring Farm Machinery Show held at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Co Antrim.
1 February 2023 News
JCB Hydrogen engine on the brink of commercial production
JCB showcased the progression of its hydrogen combustion engine project recently, and Gary Abbott was there to see it in action.
4 January 2023 News
New Holland TM115 scoops €23,500 at Cork auction
Some stand out prices included €23,500 for a clean New Holland TM115 range command tractor with a Rossmore FL80 front-end loader and €21,000 for a JCB JS 130 13t excavator with 9,500 hours.
1 January 2023 News
52% pass rate over five years on RSA tractor test
With 333 tractors tested by the RSA since tractor testing began in June 2018, Peter Thomas Keaveney takes a look at the figures and analyses the results to date.
28 December 2022 Farm machinery
333 ‘full’ RSA tractor tests since 2018
The Irish Farmers Journal has obtained figures on the number of and pass rate of 'full' RSA tractor tests since 2018.
28 December 2022 News
JCB brings competition to the compact telescopic loader market
JCB has added the 514-40 to its Loadall range, its smallest telescopic handler manufactured to date with a height of just 1.8m and width of 1.56m.
30 November 2022 News