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, choppy 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).
This report rounds up just some of the Irish highlights (i.e. Irish manufacturers) from yesterday’s exhibition. A previous article covered loader and telehandler highlights.
Look out, also, for further coverage.
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.
- Abbey Machinery, located outside Toomevara, Co. Tipperary, was one of several Irish manufacturers at the big UK event
- McHale’s Pro Glide F3100 front-mounted mower has a seven-disc bed (cutter-bar). Its working width exceeds 3m
- Smyth Trailers was at the sprawling show; among other products on its stand was this beefy, triple-axle Fieldmaster trailer
- Broughan Engineering is well known – not just in Ireland but further afield too. The Co. Carlow based manufacturer was out in force at LAMMA
- Cross Agricultural Engineering is one of several manufacturers that build rear-discharge muck spreaders. Capacities are from 6t upwards
- Hi-Spec’s 3500 TD-R, as its name suggests, is a tandem-axle, recessed, 3,500-gallon tanker. Perched on the drawbar is a Jurop 11,000L/min vacuum pump
- Conor Engineering (from Tubber, Co. Clare, and in existence since 1969) brought this handy-sized rear-discharge muck spreader to LAMMA 2018
- Darragh Egan (Ballyealan Engineering) has won awards for his ‘Easy Arm’ bale handler. It was at LAMMA 2018, bearing a new ‘Blue Bull Machinery’ brand-name
- Hi-Spec’s ‘Kompactor’ trailer ejects (pushes off) its load instead of tipping up. This trailer is available in four sizes: 18ft; 20ft; 22ft; and 24ft
Stay tuned to AgriLand for more coverage – detailing other highlights from this year’s (LAMMA) show.