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Kawasaki MULE
Find out more about the Kawasaki MULE from someone
who has one. David McCallum owns four, Farming
Monthly chatted to him in the McCallums Farm Shop in
Yorkshire…
et on 30 acres of
Yorkshire
countryside, Bank
End Coarse
Fishery and the
McCallums Farm
Shop are popular with fisherman
as well as those looking to buy
local produce and try out the
famous farm shop breakfasts –
helping David and the team look
after the site are three MULE
machines.
“My father Andrew calls them a
‘spare pair of legs’, they help us
carry out everyday tasks more
efficiently. Here at Bank End there
is over 1800m of banking around
the lakes, so to physically walk
that two or three times a day
would take its toll. We couldn’t
operate without it. We have
another site – Hayton Lakes at
Retford which is even larger than
this one, it sits on around 100
acres, so they’re vital for us.”, said
David
“The gentleman who looks after
the Hayton site does around 20
miles a day in the 4010, it’s been
faultless since we got it – he likes it
too as it has a heater, which
comes in handy as it starts getting
colder.
“We use the MULE’s in most
aspects of the business. For the
farm shop, we use it to bring back
the fruit from the fields, we stick a
generator on the back and it
enables us to weld the rails for the
strawberries easily. For the fishery,
I use it for collecting money from
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the pegs, taking pellets and bait
and maintenance around the
lakes. In the harsh weather, we use
it for spreading rock salt on the car
park too – the uses for them are
endless.”
As most owners, David has
added accessories to make the
machine even more suitable for his
needs.
“We’ve fashioned a tripod for
the front, it allows us to hang the
fish on to weigh, we throw the
keep nets in the back and do the
weighing at the front – it saves us
so much time. We’ve also added a
winch which has proved invaluable
– we’ve pulled numerous cars off
the grass when they’re parked
where they shouldn’t and get
stuck! It’s great as well because of
the low ground pressure of the
machine, we can go over the
grass and make no marks.”
It’s the strong reputation of the
MULE range which played a vital
role in David’s buying decision.
“We’ve always had them; we’ve
looked at other models from
different manufacturers but have
always stuck with Kawasaki. Our
local dealer – Wadsworth at Malton
– are absolutely fantastic and
extremely helpful so we always go
back to them. We’re looking to
add to our fleet with a model with
more seats to use when we go
shooting in North Yorkshire.”
To view the full range of
Kawasaki Utility Vehicles – visit
www.kawasaki.co.uk
Find out more about McCallums
The importance of a handbrake
Farm Shop and Bank End Coarse
Fishery here:
www.mccallumsfarmshop.co.uk
For more information, or to view the whole utility range from Kawasaki, visit: www.kawasaki.co.uk
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D H Wadsworth & Sons
Malton: 01653 692244
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www.wadsworthquads.co.uk
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Stalham, Norfolk NR12 9QG
01692 580513
www.stalhameng.co.uk
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