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non-Maori, to share the battle stories and learn about the important place Ohaeawai has in our country’s history.” The sites to be restored are St Michael’s Anglican Church, the Ohaeawai battle area and the Ngawha Native School site. St Michael’s is listed as a Category 1 historic place on the Heritage New Zealand List. The church will be upgraded and will get power and water connected. Paths, seating and information boards will be installed throughout the farm, and bathrooms built. A website will also be developed to educate people about the area. “The restorations will help attract more visitors to Ohaeawai and Ngawha and the surrounding area. Around 10 jobs will be created for the work, and further long-term jobs should result through increased visitor numbers.” $1.67 million from the PGF will go to Taheke, Parawhenua, Te Rito and Tuhirangi marae to renovate and repair buildings. The work includes roofing, sprinkler system installation, and repairs to sewerage, kitchens and dining rooms. “Marae are important centres for Maori culture and identity, not to mention acting as community hubs and meeting places for all. It is critical that these community facilities are maintained.” Ngati Rangi Ahuwhenua Trust will receive $2.25 million, as a grant and
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In addition to running their businesses, Lindsay and Jason are parttime lifestyle farmers with a few sheep and a garden. “Even with a very small block, it has given us an appreciation of what farmers go through and how tough their job is. We believe there is a need to showcase the other health options available to help farmers help themselves and avoid the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff effect. “Although people move a lot throughout the day, they need to remember how to breathe and move to avoid repetitive stress that happens with a daily work routine and use their body properly. “I came up with the idea to boost health and wellness by holding a Health and Wellness Expo and showcase the
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wide variety of health professionals and products that are available. A lot of farmers are time-poor. The expo is a great place to explore some of these options and have conversations with several different practitioners in one place to save time and effort of making appointments. “We want to offer new ideas because often health problems people face are about diet, lifestyle and getting your body moving. Pharmaceuticals are not always the best solution. “By making some small, regular changes, on a daily or weekly basis, people can make a big difference in their lives and their health. “There are many different options for good health and preventing illness. We want to allow people to take control of their health.” Lindsay is also aware
that stress is another major factor that people battle with. “It is good to learn how to deal with stress in positive ways like breathing, meditation, movement and being able to recognise it before it becomes an issue. There is a growing popularity for people wanting to be more mindful of stress and aware of how they treat their bodies. “I want farmers to discover how easy it is to take charge of their health, move ahead and work better. The expo has 35 exhibitors coming and several on the waitlist, this includes tai chi, fit factory and fitness league. No one thing is for everybody, so the day allows people to explore the different things available. “We hope to make this an annual event and would love to have people take a couple of hours off to focus on their long-term health. Take action and
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develop more than the usual stuff. It is important for the family as a whole and the long-term sustainability of the farm to look after your health while you are healthy. “In addition to a wide range of practitioners, there will be lots of specials. All the exhibitors are offering items toward the end of the day raffle. There will be seminars and demonstrations done on stage. Each vendor will be offering a special service as well as a prize for the end of day raffle. “The Chiropractic stand will have chiropractors assessing spine and nervous system health. Other practitioners include naturopaths
offering iridology and herbal supplements and Bowen therapy, massage therapists, acupuncture for both human and animals, hemp products and Riverside Dental will be offering dental advice. “Entry is by gold coin donation and funds raised will go to Homebuilders Family Services to provide child and youth counselling and we are asking for canned food items for Foodlink, which distributes food around the Warkworth area.” The Health and Wellness Expo will be at the Warkworth Town Hall on Sunday, August 23 from 1.30pm–5pm. Follow us on the Health and Wellness Expo Warkworth Facebook page or check out trinitychiro.co.nz under the events tab.
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John and his wife Elodie returned from Wellington to live in the Far North and raise their family in the rural environment Shortly after seeing the vision, John’s right leg slipped in a hole on the machine with the blade cutting off most of his leg. “I woke up and thought I had killed myself. I was one kilometre from help and knew if I lay there, I would just bleed out and die. “My biggest fear was fainting, and I kept repeating ‘God help me’. Suddenly the adrenaline kicked in, and I made a tourniquet from my belt and crawled to the tractor to get help.” John’s leg was connected by a thread of flesh, and he had to drive across several paddocks to get home.
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pad and told her to call for the helicopter. “The pilot later told my brother Peter, a doctor, that they didn’t think I would survive. It was thanks to the speed of the Northland Rescue Services helicopter that got me to Whangarei hospital and into surgery quickly that I lived.” John says it was technically impossible for him to survive losing part of his leg like that because he was told he could bleed out in five minutes. “It was all of the rescue services that my story is a success. I went into surgery several times. What has always stuck in my head was when I was in hospital, I could hear the rescue helicopter
coming in. I had a new appreciation for the service and that someone else was hurt, and wondered who is hurt, where are they from and how badly. “One of the pilots recently told Peter that pilot Sue Dinkelacker had established an exclusive club for those who have been rescued by helicopter. It will help raise awareness and funds for the organisation. I immediately joined and became their first member. I think it is very fitting considering they saved my life. “It is a great initiative and you can get more information at Haastclub.com.” Read more of John’s story next month.
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Safe under lock and key
by Andy Bryenton
Modern technology has given us many clever and innovative ways to protect our homes and properties, from laser tripwires that sound alarms direct to our mobile phone, through to flying autonomous drones equipped with infrared cameras. But the simplest, safest and sometimes least expensive means of deterring theft is still the most traditional. Locks as we know them today are so ancient a concept that they have been found in the ruins of an Assyrian city once thought to be the stuff of legends. Nineveh, the ‘wicked’ biblical city visited by Jonah, was indeed a real place, and its people (perhaps because of the level of vice attributed to the place in the Bible) seem to have been the first to invent the lock and key. While craftsmanship and tooling have improved what was once a huge and clunky mechanism down to the small series of tumblers and springs we all have in our homes, the concept has remained evergreen. Largely, that’s because it works well.
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council for consent for what is classified as low-risk building work. Cutting back building consents is also intended to allow council to pay closer attention to larger, more complex building projects with deeper environmental ramifications. What does this mean for you, the home or farm owner? Single storey detached buildings exempt from building consent increase in size from 10 square metres to 20 square meters, incorporating sleepouts, garages, greenhouses, sheds and carports. However, a Licensed Building Practitioner will have to supervise the construction unless the building is an approved kitset, or made of only ‘lightweight building materials’. Exemptions also exist for ground-based solar arrays, flexible water storage systems for farms, porches and decks on the ground floor, awnings, and outdoor fireplaces and ovens.
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Build a bee-friendly garden
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Nature’s pollinators, hard-working little honey makers, and a welcome sight to any keen gardener; Apis mellifera, the common domesticated bee, needs our help after centuries of giving to humanity by way of making our crops and orchards grow. If you want to pitch in, it’s easy to turn your garden into a haven for the black and yellow insects that support all horticulture. The first trick is to see like a bee. With their compound eyes tuned in to different frequencies from ours, bees love the colours blue and yellow, favouring flowers with these tones. They also like to spend time foraging in a single area. So mass planting of nectar-rich, old fashioned and heirloom varieties of flowering plants can provide a great feeding area for bees. Bees need water. It’s important to have a drinking source for them, especially during hot summer days when these flying insects can cover vast distances at the speedy clip of up to 24 kilometres an hour. That makes for thirsty work, and therefore a few shallow saucers of water, topped up regularly, can make all the difference. Those with ornamental ponds should consider placing rocks within, to give bees a drinking point, or planting floating ornamental cultivars to fulfil a similar niche.
A functional and beautiful herb garden is also a bee magnet, and can, of course, benefit your kitchen as well as the welfare of our insect allies. Rosemary is a heavy hitter in this regard as it can grow to hedge-sized proportions, but herbs like thyme, borage and sage are also favourites. Of course, lavender is a contender for most bee-friendly flowering plant, and it also brings scent and colour to your garden. Where bees really get to work is among orchard trees, so if you like your apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums and citrus, you’ll be entering into a mutually beneficial partnership with the queen and her workers. No matter what you plant, the best way to encourage bees is to cut back on harsh chemical sprays and go organic. Bees are part of the natural cycle in the garden, which is often disrupted in harmful ways by chemicals that don’t discriminate.
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our domestic wood processors get a fair chance to purchase logs.” It also requires forestry advisers, log traders and exporters to register and work to nationally agreed to practice standards that will strengthen the integrity of New Zealand’s forestry supply chain. “As we strive to build confidence in the economy in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, having legislation that builds confidence in the log supply sector and quality of advice available can only be positive. “Forestry can be a 30-year investment if someone is planting a forest, so it’s important that they receive highquality advice from people who are knowledgeable, qualified and operating in accord with industry good practice and a code of ethics. “Mum and dad investors need the right information to make investment decisions, and they need to have confidence in the log traders that are purchasing their timber,” Mr Jones said.
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Hydraulic excavators are the driving force behind most modern construction, with their action that mimics that movement of a human arm substituting pistons and hoses for muscles. The father of this technology was inspired by watching a water wheel while on a fishing trip in the 1840s. Sir William Armstrong noted that the wheel wasted much of the power of the river he was standing in, and wondered if a system of pipes would help channel the flow. That led him to look at the works of earlier experimenters, like Da Vinci and the ancient Greeks and Romans, who had developed musical instruments powered by water pressure. Fellow Englishman Joseph Bramah had invented the hydraulic press two almost half a century earlier. Still, Armstrong became convinced that the future of hydraulics wasn’t in pushing down, but in lifting things up. He developed a system for the port of Newcastle, where the city’s new piped water system had its massive back pressure tapped to power cranes to unload ships. These were so much more efficient than the steam cranes they replaced that Armstrong began to explore other ways to build on his hydraulic business. While he also used his knowledge of pressure in pipes to create more efficient army and navy guns, Armstrong developed the first hydraulic excavator in the 1880s, using it to excavate the docks at Hull. It was an ungainly steam-powered monster, but it chewed through dirt and rock, like nothing before. Ultimately the design was improved by the Kilgore company, who did away with Armstrong’s extra chains and gears, developing the ‘opposing piston’ hydraulic set up we see today. Kilgore may have beaten him to the punch there. Still, Armstrong’s hydraulic works reached their pinnacle in 1894, when the company he’d helped found deployed gigantic new hydraulic accumulators, steam-powered pumps
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Driving through Northland, observant locals may have noticed the ‘blackening’ of willow trees by the roadside and around rivers and waterways. This is not a natural process for the trees; it’s the work of an introduced pest, the giant willow aphid, which literally sucks the life from its hosts. This would be bad enough on its own. But the fact is that willows are a prime source of food for bees, who in turn produce tonnes of honey for human nutrition and health. “The giant willow aphid is a devastating exotic pest species that has negatively impacted the health of willow trees and by extension the health of bees and honey production in New Zealand since its discovery here in 2013,” said Barry Foster, chair of the Apiculture New Zealand Science and Research Focus Group. “Willows are a critical source of pollen and nectar for bees in the spring as they build up strength for the major honey flow and pollination duties. Giant willow aphids reduce the vigour and strength of willows, in some cases leading to their deaths,” said Mr Foster. Rather than resorting to sprays and chemicals, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is set to release the parasitoid insect Pauesia nigrovaria as a biological control agent for the giant
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willow aphid. P nigrovaria are relentless hunters of the giant aphids, which form its primary food source. Gobbling up the pests will have a second good effect for our bees as well. The aphid also attracts large numbers of wasps in autumn, which rob honey from hives and kill bees. Additionally, bees feed on the honeydew created by the aphids, which forms into unusable ‘cement honey’ that can’t be extracted or, in many cases, consumed by the bees due to the melezitose sugar it contains.
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The Ministry for Primary Industries released its annual Apiculture Monitoring Programme Report in June, confirming that the New Zealand apiculture industry is still growing. That’s good news considering the disruptive effects of Covid-19, and another element of our export trade which is working hard to help see the nation’s economy through. There are now 918,026 registered hives across the nation, up 4% on this time last year, with the number of registered beekeeping businesses also growing to a total of 9,282, an 8% increase. The collective efforts of these bees and beekeepers total an estimated 23,000 tonnes of honey, 15% more by weight than in the 2017–2018 season. Apiculture industry experts say that the next step is to leverage a better return from this increased performance and volume. “While it was a good result from a production and yield perspective, along with a small increase in export value, there was a significant fall in average honey prices paid to New Zealand beekeepers in the 2018–19 season for most honey types apart from monofloral manuka honey,” said Sean Goodwin, Deputy Chair of Apiculture New Zealand. While there’s predicted to be an even greater boost in production (perhaps as high as a further 10%) during the 2020 season, this still means mixed fortunes for non-manuka producers, who have suffered a reduction in international prices recently. Manuka honey producers,
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From the whirring nylon cord of a line trimmer to the hearty chop of a brushcutter through overgrowth, the team at Albany Mowers and Machinery know their blades. Every possible small-engine powered aid to the modern gardener falls under their jurisdiction, and there’s not a lot they haven’t seen, tried, tested or repaired over the past 47 years. That’s no misprint; Albany Mowers and Machinery boss Robin really did first open his doors in 1973, in an era when the pull start was king and batteries were for your pocket torch. Technology has reshaped the landscape when it comes to chainsaws, ride-ons, mowers and outdoor power equipment, but a few core principles remain evergreen. Those are range, knowledge, service and price, all of which get the big tick at this popular local store. When it comes to range, there’s a wealth to choose from. Big brand Husqvarna is on display with its worldrenowned toughness and engineering, alongside Morrison mowers and a host of other useful garden tools handpicked by knowledgeable staff. That knowledge flows on to helping select the right tool for the job, from a range that comprises both new and ‘pre-loved’ equipment. Robin insists that it’s important to get the right fit for your property and is happy to lend his extensive knowledge, built up over a long career, to help in this selection process. Service is a watchword, too, as the repair department runs full-steam-ahead to keep machines running smoothly. “If
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Polled Hereford stud looks to future As a third generation joins the Clements Family’s Matapouri Hereford cattle stud, 48 years of breeding is set to continue into the future. It was started in 1972 by Brian and Jean Clements, with six cows, on a property then owned at Matapouri Bay, on Northland’s east coast. The stud moved inland in 1981. With the purchase and lease of additional properties, the stud has grown to 500 registered Hereford cows and 1,000 effective hectares between the Tutukaka Coast and Hikurangi. Son Ian joined the stud full-time in 1984, and grandson Jamie is the latest family member to show an enthusiasm for the popular and versatile Hereford breed. In addition to the Hereford, the Clements family previously ran a Charolais cattle stud, which operated for 25 years. Due to declining demand in the beef sector in Northland, the decision was made in 2019 to focus mainly on supplying Hereford bulls to the dairy sector. The Charolais stud was sold in its entirety to a new stud breeder in Taranaki. The June 2019 bull sale was the last where Hereford and Charolais bulls tailored to the beef sector were offered. The intention for the 2020 year was to hold a sale in May to offer Hereford bulls for the autumn-calving dairy market, and to sell to the beef sector clients by private treaty.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the bulls were sold by private treaty to both dairy and beef clients, once NZ entered level two. The stud will hold its 47th Annual Spring Bull Sale on September 4, where 150 two-year and yearling Hereford bulls tailored to the dairy market will be auctioned. The stud also sells 80–100 in-calf two-year-old heifers each year and had success selling heifers through Beef Expo for a number of years. Heifers have gone into both stud and commercial herds from Northland to Southland. All cows are mated to the bull to ensure the cattle will perform under varied conditions, with herd sires sourced from throughout NZ. The aim in breeding the bulls supplied to the dairy sector is to ensure calving ease while producing a calf, which will give the ‘white face advantage’ premium at the saleyards. Factors which influence calving ease include a low birth weight and shoulder shape. The stud has focussed on these two areas since it started, as keeping its dairy farmer clients happy has always been
From left: Ian, Jamie and Brian Clements
a priority. Brian Clements says the stud’s policy is to offer a total bull service “We stand behind our bulls”. Offering both two-year-old and yearling bulls means that both cow and heifer mating is covered, with many of their clients using the yearlings over their dairy heifers. The Clements calve their own heifers as two-year-olds, with minimal calving issues. All the yearling bulls included in
this September’s sale are in the top 25% of the registered Herefords in NZ for low birth weight. The stud sells 180–200 bulls each year into both the beef and dairy sectors. Brian feels that it is worthwhile for farmers to buy a registered pedigree bull, that has been bred specifically for their needs and with a known history. “We feel that our bulls are reasonably priced for the certainty they offer.”
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Offering approx. 65 R2Yr Hereford Bulls 85 R1Yr Hereford Bulls All Yearling Bulls in the top 25% in NZ for low birthweight EBV TB C10 and Brucellosis accredited BVD antigen tested clear & vaccinated twice As well as usual payment terms, we offer the following 2 options: • Bulls may be left on the property until 10 October 2020, with payment within 14 days of the Sale; OR • If bulls uplifted on day of sale, payment due on 1 November 2020. An overriding commission of 6% is payable to non-participating Companies introducing new buyers prior to the Sale. Catalogues available from mid-August.
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Calving highlights farm job opportunities by Paul Campbell
In pre-Covid-19 farming seasons, overseas workers bolstered New Zealand’s rural workforce with the dairy industry, in particular, looking for staff as calving time put a strain on resources. While the industry offered good money opportunities for backpackers on working holidays as well as regular seasonal workers from abroad, that source of labour has now dried up with our border closure. The industry is now looking to Kiwis who are out of work, and already farm training programmes have sprung up around the country to retrain and attract locals seeking a career change after huge post-lockdown job losses. The dairy industry is a solid opportunity to earn good money. More than 95% of dairy products produced in New Zealand are shipped and marketed globally and the country accounts for some third of the world’s dairy supply, feeding over 100 million people annually. New Zealand farmers employ more than 7,000 entry-level employees each year. The calving season is the busiest time on any dairy farm with spring paramount to have calves out and healthy by summer as grass growth is flourishing. Dairy is an increasingly popular job to have for women, so don’t
think just because you are a female prevents you from a job in this industry. Calving time also brings a major responsibility to the farm gate with the management and movement of calves needing to be easily identified and tracked for possible disease control and to this end, all newborn calves must be tagged within 180 days or before the first off-farm movement. Calves are required to be registered in NAIT within seven days of being tagged and failure to do so can invite trouble from the Ministry for Primary Industries. While most farmers will be aware of the requirement, it also applies to PICAs , the acronym for people in charge of animals, many of whom may be new on lifestyle blocks with just a few animals. MPI says not complying with NAIT compromises biosecurity response and preparedness, food safety and effective livestock traceability. The system was established to provide for the rapid and accurate tracking of animals from birth to death or live export and information on the current location and movement
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In the race to unveil new electric-powered vehicles to bring us into 2021, car manufacturers around the globe have focussed on adding range and practicality to the commuter car segment. Other designs have been floated by those on the edge of the envelope, such as Elon Musk’s wedgeshaped Cybertruck, but it’s a surprising contender who looks like being first to bring the electric ute to New Zealand.
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LDV is the reincarnation of the Leyland nameplate, with fresh ideas, massive Chinese-based manufacturing power and a new reputation for building ultrareliable vans and light commercials. Its T60 ute is a top contender in the economy bracket of the LC market, going up against other offerings from the likes of Great Wall, Foton and Mahindra, while providing an alternative to premium halo utes like Ford’s Ranger and Toyota’s Hilux. When you’re in a competitive market, the way to go up is to step sideways, and LDV has done so by leveraging some of that engineering muscle; its T60 all-electric concept, right now going through its paces in the wilds of Chile, South America, uses the full existing architecture of the successful diesel ute, with an engine sourced from other LDV products out of China. Maxus, the LDV badge sold domestically in the People’s Republic, offers a popular and powerful electric motor in their Euniq 6 SUV (you can see why they choose different names
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How to spend your voltage by Andy Bryenton
The game of brinkmanship and bluff which surrounds the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in the far south seems to have drawn to a conclusion, with the imminent shutdown of the facility promising a glut of electricity. There’s been a lot of talk about what to do with this excess capacity, but so far no way of giving it back to the sector that’s powered the economy through Covid-19. Here’s an idea, then, which might even find favour with the environmentalists in an election year. Subsidise farmers into electric UTVs, such as the Polaris Ranger EV. With them zipping about the hillsides and valleys onboard clean, zero-emissions vehicles, surely the countryside would be that little bit greener? Helping farmers reduce their eco footprint, rather than cranking up the regulations and red tape may also prove a novel and welcome approach. It’s worth considering beyond an abstract electioneering slogan when there’s a vast amount of electricity apparently going begging soon. Polaris have been at this EV game for some time now, and their usual method of feedback, improvement and incremental upgrades sees the 2020 model come out of the gate more well equipped and practical than ever. The key indicator of better performance for this iteration is range, the constant benchmark for any EV, on or off road. It’s a prime focus for the Ranger EV, with a dashboard dial displaying exactly the range left from a single charge, and an alternating current (AC) power supply to
Polaris Ranger EV — silent drive means a great advantage when herding skittish livestock, and there’s no fuel bill to contend with
deliver more kilometres on each plugin. The 30 horsepower on tap may not seem much in petrol terms, but seeing as it’s delivered by a high-performance electric motor, it arrives with an instant boost and wave or torque. Underestimating this Ranger is like underestimating a Tesla off the line, though it’s made more for steady
and smooth transit of rough terrain rather than tarmac speed.Could we really expect to see a package which redeploys our excess of national voltage to farmers, getting them out in the field with zero diesel emissions? It seems unlikely, even though it ticks several boxes. But is it practical to invest in
your own Ranger EV? If you’re using a side-by-side every day for light duties, and electrical supply to your property is reliable, then yes, it very well could be. The only way to know is to check the difference by comparing your current ride with the 2020 Polaris Ranger EV at a local dealership.
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The long view by Andy Bryenton
Take a look at a serious American farmer’s pickup truck, and you’ll notice a lot of horizontal steel between those chrome bumpers. Load capacity is taken very seriously in the US, and it’s the same on Kiwi farms, where the ability to carry all the gear for a big job is of paramount importance.
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Expect the usual easy to operate selectable two and four-wheel drive, turf mode and an auto-locking front differential, all of which are CanAm signatures. When it came to the question of ‘how can we make the Defender better’, the simple answer ‘give the people more of it’ seems to be a recipe for success. Get more done this winter with a machine that uses extra feet to go the extra mile.
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The skid steer concept is not a new one. It arose from the need to handle heavy loads in a tight and confined space, as typified by construction sites and barnyards worldwide. Give a small, hydraulically enhanced machine the steering system of a battle tank, and it can turn literally in its own footprint. Kubota is no stranger to improving small-format working machines, from diggers to tractors. So the move into the skid steer market was a natural one for the big orange brand. Their SSV series comes in two power levels, with the more potent SSV75 packing a little more punch to deal with arduous Kiwi conditions. It’s got a whole arsenal of heads and attachments to snap onto those hydraulic arms, making it a versatile little module for busy farmers seeking a mate for their big tractor. Kubota has armed their flagship skid steer with a 64hp engine they’re calling the best in its class, in terms of performance and reliability. The engine’s common rail system electronically controls the timing and amount of fuel that is injected in stages, ensuring optimal combustion for greater gas efficiency, better fuel economy and less engine noise. Emissions have also been tackled, with the SSV series meeting Tier 4 requirements, largely thanks to the adoption of advanced exhaust gas recirculation tech downstream of its
Kubota’s SSV skid steers are perfect for shifting heavy loads in tight spaces — a real bonus on the farm or the building site
cylinders. Diesel particles are trapped in the muffler and automatically burned away in a controlled fashion to keep the little skid steer breathing easy. Clever thinking doesn’t stop at the engine bay. There’s more on offer for the operator to ensure a comfortable and easy day behind the controls. A neat self-levelling function keeps the bucket or forks in a horizontal
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WINDSCREEN AND WIPERS NOT INCLUDED AND ARE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES.
KAIWAKA
C A Motorcycles - 104 Jervois St Dargaville | 09 439 0170
Warkworth Motorcycles Kaiwaka - 1916 SH 1 | 09 431 2123
HIKURANGI
KAIKOHE
WARKWORTH
WHANGAREI
Rouse Motorcycles - 1 King St | 09 433 8471
Warkworth Motorcycles - 22 Whitaker Rd | 09 425 8535
Rob Titter Farm Services - 55 Station Rd E | 09 401 1774
Shaw Motorcycles - 111 Cameron Street | 09 438 1183