Machinery
When, if ever, is an escort vehicle needed for wide agri machines?
Yesterday, Thursday, June 27, we brought you a report setting out the maximum legal road-going widths for various types of...
Machinery
Yesterday, Thursday, June 27, we brought you a report setting out the maximum legal road-going widths for various types of...
Machinery
It’s a time of year when self-propelled forage harvesters are roaming the countryside. Over the coming months, it will be...
Machinery
The topic of learner drivers (in cars) needing to be accompanied by qualified drivers has been prominent in the national...
Machinery
95 ‘fast tractors’ have undergone roadworthiness testing since the measure was first introduced on May 20, 2018. That’s according to...
Machinery
There is some lingering confusion out there regarding the use of flashing amber beacons on tractors. That prompted AgriLand to...
Rural Life
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) are appealing to road users to take extra care as...
Machinery
To date, two test centres have been authorised to carry out road-worthiness tests on ‘fast’ tractors – though the number...
Grass
The relaxation of certain rules for lorry drivers transporting fodder is set to continue until the end of this month...
Grass
HGV (heavy goods vehicle) operators transporting fodder during the current crisis will be given some leeway in relation to driver...
Machinery
News that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport will revisit proposed tractor testing measures has been described as a...
Rural Life
Gardai recently pulled over and reprimanded a driver of a 4X4 who was towing a trailer and mini excavator without...
Machinery
Concerns over new criteria for road-worthiness testing of ‘fast’ tractors will be addressed at a meeting between department officials, and...
Machinery
News emerged yesterday that ‘fast’ tractors with a maximum design speed of in excess of 40kph being used for “commercial...
Rural Life
Drivers of farm machinery should be aware of traffic building up behind them when travelling on public roads, according to...
Rural Life
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is urging drivers to ensure they have the correct licence for the trailers they are...
Rural Life
A driver of a 4X4 jeep has been fined by the Gardai for towing a trailer at speeds of 132km/h along...
Machinery
Proposed tractor road-worthiness tests will ‘cover basic road safety items’, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA). A regular road-worthiness...
Machinery
It is believed a regular road-worthiness test for four-wheel-drive tractors, capable of reaching speeds of more than 40kph and that are being...