Latest Transtacker stacks up

Clearing fields efficiently with minimal compaction is the USP of the bale chaser, and a Yorkshire contracting operation has just invested in the latest Transtacker

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Latest Transtacker stacks up

Straw is an important part of the business for BHE Agricultural Contractors, based at Ampleforth, near York. When making and supplying 10,000 square bales each year for local livestock farmers, quality...

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