MACHINERY

LDV delivers first electric ute for Australia

LDV has launched Australia’s first electric ute, the eT60.

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 LDV has launched the first electric ute in Australia. Image courtesy LDV.

LDV has launched the first electric ute in Australia. Image courtesy LDV.

Prices start at an eye-watering $92,990 for the vehicle which has a permanent magnet synchronous motor that delivers 130kW and 310Nm via the rear wheels. Regenerative braking turns kinetic energy into...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: High Horsepower Tractors (05/2024)

Kondinin Group has rounded up some real broadacre muscle in this Research Report - looking at 447kW (600hp)-plus tractors.

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Research Report: Sheds (04/2024)

Sheds play a vital role in farming, offering shelter and protection for people, machinery, livestock and valuable inputs like chemicals and fertiliser.

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Research Report: Self-Propelled Sprayers (03/20204)

In this month’s Research Report, the Kondinin Group research team of Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli present the results of the latest round of self-propelled sprayer testing. The team traversed several states to round up six of the latest sprayers, which can cost upwards of $1 million each.

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Research Report: Battery-powered grease guns (02/2024)

Battery-powered grease guns have been something of a revelation for farmers, with some likening them to having a ‘spare set of hands.’ Let’s face it, the easier you make maintenance tasks, the more likely you are to do them. This certainly applies to greasing farm machinery. In this month's Research Report, Kondinin Group engineers Josh Giumelli and Ben White put battery grease guns to the test.