Dairy unit switches to all-McCormick fleet
Sat 18/08/2012
Some tractor manufacturers have gone too far in producing electronic controls that look good in a brochure but are impractical and not durable enough for life on a busy livestock farm.That is the view of dairyman Rob Chapman, who says fiddly armrest mounted switches and buttons get in the way and can easily be damaged when operators are jumping on and off tractors most of the day.
“What’s wrong with a traditional gear stick and solid levers for the hydraulic valves?” he questions. “The fancy designs you see in some tractor cabs are no good on a dairy farm.”
That is just one reason why the three frontline power units at Easby Grange near Stokesley, North Yorkshire have been changed over the past 18 months from New Holland and Valtra tractors to a trio of McCormick machines – two 126hp MC130 tractors and a 141hp MTX150.
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