The Farmers Mart Aug/Sep 2016 - Issue 47 | Page 12

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Tom
Name

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suppliers to Tom Dirom

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Tom
went for the
John Deere
Hillmaster
because of its
all-round performance
on both monitoring yields and
its day-to-day versatility in the
field.
“I’m always checking grain
samples and yields. I went for it
because it means we’re also on
top of the game on the banks.
It keeps itself level, altering to
the contours all of the time, but
its GPS and mapping systems
are superb. I’ve just bought a
400hp Valtra tractor that has a
TopCon RTK system and that
is bang on straight every time.
I’ll change my Hillmaster for a
larger version next year as this
one will be three years old and
I like to keep machines new
and fresh. The other combine is
owned by Rob Park, it’s his and
his father’s farm where my farm
machinery fleet is kept.
“There isn’t one operation
of agricultural contracting that
we cannot provide and if we
find ourselves stretched at any
time on the number of tractors
we need in addition to the
dozen we have, then we will
hire in from Bryan Hoggarth in
Kendal.”
Tom comes from a farming
family in Wetherall near Carlisle
but left home at 16 to work for

a Cumbria-based agricultural
contractor. He’s now based at
Pool-in-Wharfedale.
“I didn’t bother with college
and I’ve never been on a
machinery course. I’d not even
driven a combine until three
years ago. I’m completely
self-taught and have watched
closely how others work. My
passion for farm machinery
and doing a good job is what
drives me. One day I might
like to farm in my own right
but I really do love contracting.
I’m very hands-on so I know
exactly what is happening with
the business all the time and
I’m very fortunate to have a
good team with me and a good
relationship with Rob and his
father.
“Contracting today is vastly
different to years ago. There
was a time when you may have
sat around in a field for a while
telling a tale and enjoying the
craic but now there is hardly
time to stop. Farm acreages are
bigger and the game has very
much moved forward. There
has never been a truer phrase
for our work than making hay
while the sun shines!”
More power to you Tom!
INFORMATION, TOM
DIROM AGRICULTURAL
CONTRACTORS
07787 565298.