Author: National Ploughing Association

The 2019 Ploughing Championships will see the launch of a number of innovative animal feed storage solutions by Monaghan based, McAree Engineering who design and manufacture the market leading V-Mac range of bulk feed storage silos.

A new large, open top silo with a flip lid will be on display providing livestock farmers with a cost effective solution for holding home mixed feed.

 With a three M body and a heavy-duty lid incorporating a nine foot wide opening this silo with a capacity from eight tonnes, will accommodate a wide telescopic bucket.

In addition to meet the demand for extremely hard wearing silos, V-Mac Silos have developed a new stainless steel silo manufactured using their distinctive steel coil design.

 The use of an external interlocking seam on the outside of the silo creates an extremely strong silo shell out of high grade stainless steel.

This silo is targeted at customers who are using mineral and additive rich animal feeds, which can sometimes react with traditional galvanised steel silos and degrade them. 

This new silo will provide the usual feed storage benefits along with an extremely long life.

In addition, McAree Engineering will be displaying their full range of animal feed silos.

 The latest version of their standard one tonne tote bin will also on display. 

This new version is slightly larger at 1.65m³ and is designed for easier transport.

According to Eamon McMeel, the V-Mac Silos Technical Sales Manager, “our four tonne hopper is very popular we have often been asked for larger capacity flip lid solutions

– this requirement has become more acute with the continued expansion in the dairy sector and our new flip lid silo meets this niche”. 

Eamon added “we have many long standing customers in the pig and poultry sector who have been inquiring about specific solutions for some feeds. 

We have worked with our material suppliers and are happy that we can offer this solution. 

Make sure you come along to our stand Block 1, Row 3 Stand 84.

The McAree Engineering V-Mac Silo production has recently moved to a purpose built 40,000 square foot factory, which has been built alongside their state of the art sheet metal manufacturing plant in Ballinode, Co. Monaghan.

Some of the highlights for us this year will include the firm favourite National Welly Throwing Championships which we host every year! This year we hope to have a record number attempt the challenge with local charities being the beneficiaries of the event, including Carlow Mental Health Association.  This local charity works to promote positive mental health and support the existing mental health and suicide services in Carlow.

With the support of local sports clubs in the area, Portwest is delighted to be able run this hugely popular activity which is now in its 21^st year!

The National Welly Throwing Championships will be located at stand 742 on the west side of the site adjacent to the machinery demo area. We would love to invite as many familiar faces and personalities to this year’s event as possible and would love if you could pass this on to press contacts you have.

Embrace FARM – We also have chosen another charity ‘Embrace Farm’ this year to receive proceeds from the sale of our bestselling farmers boilersuit. For each boilersuit we sell at the National Ploughing Championships we will donate €5 to the charity.  Embrace Farm is Irelands only farm accident support network and works to help families, who have lost a loved one or suffered serious injury in a farming accident.

Warehouse Clear-out – This year we are also having a huge warehouse clear out event at the Portwest tent. All our current stock will still be available including the Agri essentials such as wellies, Rain gear and coveralls at great prices.  However, we will also have some excellent value on older styles and discontinued items which will be priced to clear, with leather boots from €5 and fleeces from €10 and lots more bargains!

This year, we will have the official Irish launch of the new range of Bobcat AGRI telehandlers.

We will have 3 x models on the stand for the first time ever and a number of people directly from the brand in attendance.

In conjunction with this, Bobcat have launched a 5 year 0% Finance offer and % 5 Year warranty to help support the launch.

Adare Machinery, the Limerick-based Doosan and Bobcat dealer, will have the company’s largest ever stand at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, being held at Ballintrane, Fenagh in County Carlow, Ireland from 17-19 September 2019. This is the 88^th National Ploughing Championships and it will feature the most impressive array of new Doosan and Bobcat products to be shown by Adare.

The National Ploughing Championships takes place each year in the month of September. Since its inception in 1931, the show has grown in size, year on year. It involves over 1700 exhibitors and more than 240,000 visitors every year.

William Cuddy, Sales Manager at Adare Machinery, said: “We are very proud to have our biggest stand to date at the Ploughing Show and to be representatives for the Doosan and Bobcat brands at this important event. We are hoping for a very strong turnout with the growth in the Irish market and to be able to win a lot of new business at the show.”        

The highlight of the stand display from Doosan, which also includes the 14 tonne DX140LCR-5 crawler excavator, will be the first showing at the Ploughing show of the new DL280-5 wheel loader, designed specifically for agricultural applications. Adare will also be showing the Bobcat TL38.70HF Agri and TL34.65HF Agri telescopic loaders for the first time at the event. Part of a strong display of new Bobcat equipment will be the E35z, also being shown for the first time at the exhibition, part of the R-Series range of mini-excavators launched by Bobcat in 2018.   

The DL280-5 is the latest development in the high performance Doosan wheel loader range, which comprises 13 models – covering operating weights from 12 to 36 tonne. The DL280-5 offers high performance and high productivity with unbeatable breakout force, tipping load and enhanced output for all types of work around the farm, including feed management and work on silage and manure clamps. The DL280-5 can be equipped with a variety of attachments such as foldable silage forks and grabs, making it a very versatile and hard working machine for multiple jobs in agriculture.

Expanded Bobcat Telescopic Loader Range for Farming

The TL38.70HF Agri and TL34.65HF Agri models are part of an expanded choice of seven telescopic loader models for the farming market from Bobcat, covering maximum lifting capacities between 2.6 and 4.3 tonne with lifting heights from 6 to 8 m.

HF – High Flow technology is a key feature of the TL38.70HF and TL34.65HF models, offering outstanding hydraulic capabilities and performance with a class-leading 190 l/min load sensing pump and flow sharing distributor to combine all movements together.

To complete the picture, Bobcat now offers the entire range of telescopic loaders in three levels of finishing in the form of Agri equipment packages – Agri*, Agri** And Agri*** – to best meet farmers’ needs in terms of productivity and comfort.

Bobcat also offers a full line of telehandlers, including both rigid frame and rotary models for applications in construction, rental, recycling, waste and general industry, covering maximum lifting capacities between 2.6 and 5.0 tonne with lifting heights from 6 to 25 m.

Zero House Swing Advantage

The E35z is a new generation model in the popular 3.5 tonne machine class offering the additional benefits of Zero House Swing (ZHS). As a ZHS mini-excavator, the E35z offers easier transportability and more functionality than a Zero Tail Swing model, in the that the ZHS design fully protects the front upper structure corners within the swing circle. The R-Series range of five compact excavator models – the E26, E27z, E27, E34 and E35z – offers a best-in-class mix of high digging forces, superb stability and smooth controllability of working functions complemented by low weights for easy transportation.

Award-winning Family-run Dealership

Adare Machinery is an award-winning machinery dealership established by David and Marian Cuddy in 1984, which has developed into a fully-fledged family enterprise, with their son, William, and daughter, Caroline, involved in the running of the business. Together with an excellent team of staff, the Cuddys continue to innovate, expand and grow the business. 

For the Bobcat range, Adare Machinery is the Authorised Dealer for the whole of Ireland. As an Authorised Dealer for the Doosan Heavy range, Adare has exclusivity for sales and service in Munster and Connacht for Doosan crawler and wheeled excavators from 3 to 53 tonne and the Doosan range of wheel loader models with bucket capacities from 1.9 to 4.8 m³. 

Operating out of state-of-the-art premises at Patrickswell near the city of Limerick, Adare Machinery is also offering service and warranty work on all existing Doosan and Bobcat machines in its area, backed by a full selection of genuine accessories and parts. 

For more information about Bobcat and Bobcat products, visit the website www.bobcat.com