Several agricultural machinery shows are taking place over the coming weeks here in Ireland. Across the pond – in Britain – LAMMA 2018 opened its doors to the farming public yesterday (January 17).
Alas, due to severe winds, the event was cancelled today. Today should have been the second day of the two-day exhibition.
Also Read: LAMMA Show cancelled due to ‘serious wind damage’Nevertheless, the event did attract sizeable crowds yesterday – exact figures have yet to be confirmed. There was a plethora of farm machinery on display; this is not surprising, given that LAMMA is now the biggest event of its type in the UK.
Photographer Tim Scrivener was there for AgriLand, capturing these shots from the Peterborough-based event.
It’s worth noting that this is LAMMA’s last year at its current location; the 2019 event will move to the NEC – an exhibition centre in Birmingham (England).
Also Read: UK’s largest machinery show on the move: New location for LAMMAThis report rounds up the loader and telehandler highlights from yesterday’s exhibition. Look out for further coverage, detailing other equipment highlights (including, of course, tractors).
Click on a thumbnail in the gallery (below) to open up a full-size image; once opened you can scroll sideways to see the next picture. Refer to each caption to see details of each machine.
- Manitou’s new pivot-steer (articulated) telescopic handler was at LAMMA. This machine boasts a maximum lift capacity of 3.3t and a maximum lift height of 5.2m
- Claas showed off its new Torion loading shovel; this unit was kitted out for silage duties. These machines are the result of a collaboration with Liebherr
- Gehl’s new T750 is similar to the existing 750, but has the added benefit of a telescopic boom – with a lift height of almost 5m. A 74hp Deutz engine supplies the necessary muscle
- JCB’s Teleskid has a maximum boom reach of 4.05m and, at full extension, a rated operating capacity of 611kg. JCB says that it is the first skid-steer with both a vertical and radial lift – achieved using a telescoping boom
- Arbos – a Chinese entity with an Italian twist – had a significant presence at LAMMA. Alongside tractors, it also offers ‘own-brand’ front loaders
- JCB’s (35.5hp) 403 Agri is aimed at dairy farms, pig and poultry units, plant nurseries and equestrian centres. It is less than 2.2m tall and only 1.1m wide (on narrow tyres)
Stay tuned to AgriLand for more coverage from this year’s (LAMMA) show.