Back in June 2018, local Power Farming dealer Capital Tractors delivered a new powerhouse for the operation. A Deutz-Fahr F320, a brand new four-wheel drive tractor to replace an ageing 2WD tractor that had been at the property for many years.

Deutz-Fahr 5G series tractors have recently been updated. This move broadly synchronises the specification of the two models which will be joined by a third, more powerful tractor by the end of the year.

Its Italian Same cousin won Machine of the Year 2019 at the SIMA show in Paris. And now the arrival of the Deutz-Fahr Series 5D TTV will give specialised users another choice in a competitive market.

Designed as heavy-duty machines, these tractors are targeted at the larger farmer or contractor for roles such as mowing or twin rotor raking where manoeuvrability rather than the extra weight and cost of a larger six-cylinder machine is required.

Since Mulch and Mow Ltd started business in 2004, Duane Crow has run out of fingers counting how many tractors he’s bought, but he thinks the tally is 14.

Making the right choice with machinery comes as second nature to Rowland Smith from the Hawke’s Bay. Currently the 2018 Golden Shears Champion, and the World record holder for shearing 644...