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Machinery

Brockhills of Yorkshire Ltd
Dalton Lane, Dalton,
Thirsk, North Yorkshire,
YO7 3HR
Tel: [phone]
www.brockhills.co.uk

Fendt 720 Profi,
2013yr, 2650hrs
£ P.O.A

John Deere 7530,
2008yr, 4950hrs
£33,900.00

Krone Comprima V150XC,
2011yr 26000 Bales, Chopper,
Braked Axle Dealer Serviced,
V.G.C, £16500.00

Due in

Fendt 415, 2009yr, 3400hrs, 55Kph, Air Brakes, Front Linkage
& Front PTO, As New Condition £P.O.A

New Machines in Stock

KRONE Comprima V150XC & Comprima V150XC X-Treme Round
Balers, available with 3yr 0% Finance, 3yr Warranty
MASCHIO Giraffa 2.10m Offset Flail………………………………£ 4950.00
HE-VA 2.5m, 4 Leg Combi-Lift, Disc-Roller…………..……...…..£P.O.A
LEMKEN 3m, Zircon 10 Power Harrow c/w Trapeez packer…...£10000.00
GUTTLER 3m, Simplex Front Press c/w 3 Rows of Tines………£P.O.A
MASCHIO 3m Dama 300 Drill Combination….Disc Coulters…..£18500.00

Peter Swales 07792 510204 Stu Butterworth 07984 183910

Covering
Yorkshire
for both agricultural
& construction
industries

01904 489 988

www.yorkshirehandlers.co.uk
Unit 4/5, Fryers Close, Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5UY

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PERFECTIONIST
JIM CHOOSES
McCORMICK!
»»As something of a
self-confessed perfectionist,
completing a length of
fencing that looks right
and does its job well is
a satisfying outcome for
Derbyshire contractor Jim
Brocklehurst.
And the ingredients that
help get a fence looking right
as well as being functional
include careful planning,
having good equipment and
paying a lot of attention to
detail.
“Good preparation helps; I
take pictures on my iPhone of
potentially awkward spots and
try to visualise the fence from
a sheep’s viewpoint, looking
for areas that could be used
as a springboard.
“Putting in a curve may lose
a bit of ground but will avoid
‘closed corners’ and I like to
allow space to prevent young
hedges being nibbled as they
grow,” he adds.
Ideas for stock drafting and
holding will often influence
gate orientation, and gates
are hung with the bottom
hinge upside down so than an
enterprising bull – or anyone
wanting to bypass a lock –
cannot lift it off.

“Previous tractors I’ve run
had their good features, but
this new McCormick is the
best all-round package,”
he says. “It’s easy, fast and
comfortable to drive over long
distances, with a lovely smooth
transmission. And being able
to set up the precise hydraulic
oil flow needed for different
equipment is fantastic.”
The 165hp McCormick
X7.660 Pro Drive supplied by
Derbyshire machinery dealer
Alkmonton Tractors carries
a Bryce Suma Supreme post
driver on the rear linkage,
towing a trailer laden with
posts, wire and all the tools and
other materials needed for a
day’s work. Up front, there is a
Quickfencer for dispensing rolls
of barbed wire and high tensile
netting.
“I wanted something with
a bit more grunt than the
previous tractors and also
with the stability to carry the
heavier Bryce post driver,”
says Jim. “I must admit I also
liked the idea of getting a
McCormick to match the
CX90 and CX95 we have on
the farm – my dad’s CX95 is
immaculate despite being 13
years old!”