Machinery
Known for its tillage implements and sprayers, Horsch has a long a history of attempting to mount its products directly onto tractors
Agri-Business
Kirovets, once known for gun tractor production, has recently announced that the latest 600hp K8 series will be launched later in 2022
We talked to champion plough-man Liam O’Driscoll - the owner of a Kirovets K-424 (one of Ireland’s most unusual new tractors).
AgriLand was certainly curious to find out more a Russian-built Kirovets K-424 that arrived in west Cork at the start of this year.
Kirovets claims to have built 2,400 agricultural and industrial tractors at its factory in St. Petersburg (Russia) last year.
Well-known champion plough-man Liam O'Driscoll - from Co. Cork - has just taken delivery of a Russian-built Kirovets K-424.
The Kirovets K-700A was designed to haul either a 10m-wide cultivator or a chunky piece of cold war artillery across the steppes of Russia.
Kirovets - a Russian brand of tractors - was among a plethora of 'foreign' manufacturers at this week's Agritechnica show.
