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Machinery special: New Holland shovel provides telehandler replacement

Looking to improve materials handling efficiency, a Dorset grower has opted for New Holland鈥檚 W170D wheeled loader to replace a telehandler.

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Peter Snell (left) and operator Scott Critchell say that having a wheeled loader in addition to a telehandler, gives operational flexibility at North Farm.
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Peter Snell (left) and operator Scott Critchell say that having a wheeled loader in addition to a telehandler, gives operational flexibility at North Farm.

With extensive drying and storage facilities alongside a diverse combinable crop rotation, there is always plenty to lift and shift at the Snell family's North Farm, Horton, near Wimborne. It is a task...

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