Reviews

Giant Tobroco G500 wheel loader review

Giant machines are a global phenomenon, renowned for their high tipping load compared to their own weight. The recently released Giant G5000 is no exception and sees Tobroco-Giant active in the five-tonne wheel loader class for the first time. Farm Trader NZ’s Mark Fouhy reports.
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Review: Valtra T174EV

With a secret appreciation for MTV’s Pimp My Ride, when there was the whisper of tractors getting blinged out down in the Manawatu, it didn’t take much to convince Farm Trader NZ’s Jaiden Drought to find out more. When told that this would also afford the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the Valtra T174EV, he was there even faster.
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Review: Ubco 2X2 electric bike

Farm Trader NZ’s William McKnight managed to get a Ubco 2x2 (version 4.5) electric bike delivered to a hilly 200-hectare farm on the outskirts of Cambridge for a prolonged test ride
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Hino’s shifting focus

Hino’s long wheelbase addition to its long-serving 700-series heavy-duty range certainly packs plenty of punch for a truck essentially designed for three-axle rigid work. It also packs enough extras to soften the view – at least for now – that time is starting to catch up with this stalwart of the Hino stable. Best of all, however, is the way ZF’s Traxon transmission adds new vim and vigour to a true toiler, uphill and down.
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