Punchestown

This year’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show marked the Irish debut for a number of recently launched tractor models. Gary Abbott looks at some of the tractors that made their first Irish appearance.

Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney look at some of the highlight machines for this weeks FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, held at Punchestown racecourse.

This week marked the welcomed return of the indoor FTMTA Farm Machinery Show at the Punchestown Event Centre for the first time since 2019.

Claas is known for its tractors, combines and greenline kit, but its focus at the show will be on its Digital Solutions arena, where the new Claas connect platform will be on show for the first time.

Egmont Agri, the Irish importer of the Samasz and Metal-Fach equipment range will debut the new Samasz Isobus butterfly combination alongside the Unia product range.

Centre stage on the Fleming Agri stand will be its new 7.5 trailing shoe mounted on the firm’s own ST2300 vacuum tanker, alongside a range of implements and attachments.

The FTMTA has reported that next month’s Farm Machinery Show which takes place at the Punchestown Event Centre from 12 to 14 November has officially sold out all exhibitor stands.