Machinery showstoppers

Over 18,000 farmers and machinery enthusiasts travelled to Punchestown for the FTMTA’s impressive display of tillage and grassland equipment, writes

Pottinger’s new Novacat A10 cross flow butterfly mower is being pitched as a cost effective alternative to trailed mowers. Pottinger say the A10 is much lighter than conventional mower combinations, with the conveyor belts mounted directly on the mower units.

McConnell had something a bit different at the FTMTA show this year. The firm’s Agribuggy A280 self-propelled sprayer has a working width of either 12m or 24m and comes with a 2,700 litre tank.