THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) is pushing to improve the design of walk-behind tractors or hand tractors manufactured locally, with the aim of assisting ...

Having a comprehensive checklist to hand when going to view a second-hand tractor could make the difference between bringing home a stalwart and shelling out for a disaster. The second-hand market is ...

Reduce the risk when buying a used machine by following Tadhg Brosnan and Colm Egan’s checklist When thinking of buying a second-hand tractor, there are a number of items that need to be looked at ...

Rising input costs, falling subsidy payments and squeezed profit margins mean many farmers are turning to the second-hand machinery market to add extra firepower or replace their ageing prime mover.

Two Massey Ferguson tractors, both out of production for decades, are still seen as an essential piece of kit by farmers in dozens of countries around the world. What explains their appeal? A field in ...