User review: Contracting outfit opts for high-spec second-hand tractors as costs grow

As the cost of new tractors grows ever higher, Warwickshire-based firm JH Kirkham has opted to seek out high-spec, second-hand tractors, freeing up cash for implement purchases.

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User review: Contracting outfit opts for high-spec second-hand tractors as costs grow

As the cost of new tractors grows ever higher, Warwickshire-based firm JH Kirkham has opted to seek out high-spec, second-hand tractors, freeing up cash for implement purchases. Geoff Ashcroft reports....

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