In the first of a new series on workshop kit, we get farmers and contractors to test interesting-looking tools and equipment and comment on them. • What is it? Ring Automotive 3100W professional inverter for turning 12v from a vehicle battery into 240v AC for powering tools etc. Cost £524.…
There’s a lot to consider when you buy a new machine. Will it do the task it’s intended for? What will its residual value be at the point when it is ready to be replaced? Most of all – can you afford it? Determining what is and what isn’t affordable is…
With a total of 2,400ha (6,000 acres) of grass and maize silage to harvest each year and the thick end of 150,000t of muck to load and spread, the contracting company of P&R Burbage is no stranger to loading shovels. Based at Nobottle, Northamptonshire, the business is headed by brothers…
You’ll struggle to find a more hungry and ambitious contracting outfit than the one run by Pete and Richard Burbage. Near Northampton, the two brothers’ enthusiasm for their business is infectious, as is their determination to get a job done and get it done well. “Customer focus is our number…
