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Friday 30 July 2010
THE LAST winter caught out many hill farmers who found themselves unable to get out to the hill to look after their livestock because of the extreme weather conditions, so a new adaptation of the Polaris Ranger might just be the answer.
THE CAN-AM brand owned by Bombardier, has moved into the side-by-side ATV market with a line-up of five models, with two engine options.
ONE OF the ATV highlights at this year’s Highland Show was the launch of the updated KingQuad 400 ATV model on the Suzuki stand.
SAFETY SHOULD be the No 1 objective with ATV owners after the damning statistics from the Health and Safety Executive which showed that 62% of all Scottish farms visited by their inspectors did not comply with safety guidelines.
RUSHES AND bracken are not just an eyesore, they take out valuable grazing land and can result in an area reduction with regards to the single farm payment, so the new power shredder from Quad X attracted quite a bit of attention at the recent Highland Show.
THERE’S A bit more oomph been added to EP Barrus’ Cub Cadet Big Country 4x4 utility vehicle, which now comes fitted with a new Yanmar engine.
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