RURAL LIFE 30 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong> New machine making big tracks By ROBYN BRISTOW Murray Kees went to Canada andbrought home a‘‘souvenir’’—a14 1 ⁄2tonne 3000horsepower mulcher. The track machine deals with everything in its path, from large trees and slashtoscrub and vegetation, leaving a railofpulverisedmaterial in its wake. Murray, who has been based in Central tago, is planning to baseBeaver ulching in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> in the near uture. He says the mulcheristhe ideal achinefor vegetationmanagement, ilding pines and fire control. Most mulchersinNew Zealand are owedbytractors. However, his is atrack achine, andwith its lowcentre of gravity an go placestractors can’t, he says. Murray says it is ideal for cleaning up orestryslash,and would helpprevent lashbeingcaught in flooded streams and ausing issues, as has happenedinthe orthIsland. ‘‘There is ashortage of dedicated large, rackmachines in New Zealand. ‘‘This one is very stable, and is one of a Mulching ... ACanadian ‘‘souvenir‘‘ is relocating to <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>. kind here,’’heexplains. Murray,who has arural background and experience in the farm machinery industry, said there was alot of interest in the machine when he took it to the <strong>Canterbury</strong>A&P Show when it first arrivedinNew Zealand late lastyear. PHOTO:SUPPLIED He says the Prime Tech PD 300 would be ideally sited in <strong>Canterbury</strong>. Whilethere was workaroundthe Queenstown area, he believes amore central <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>site would position the machine to service the South Island. Driving home amessage Tractors could be making their way through <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> next month to raise awareness about mental health. In the leadup to Gumboot Friday on April 3, Mike King and 30 supporters plan to travel 2000km from Bluff to Cape Reinga on afleet of 20 tractors to host free community and school events throughout the country. While details are still being finalised, the group plans to stop in Christchurch on March 9and 10, before passing through <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> on March 11. The Gumboot Friday initiative was launched last year and aims to raise $5 million for free counselling. Last year, $1.3m was raised to provide 10,670 critical counselling sessions to more than 2500 children and young adults. New Zealand's latest suicide statistics released in August last year show that, in the year to June 30, 685 people took their lives. “Now, more than ever, we need Kiwis to reach out to friends and whanau,’’ Mr King says. ENJOYMILK ANDVAT COOLING PEACE OF MIND Fonterra suppliers, have you had your vat monitoring system installed and you’re getting alerts that you are failing to meet the MPI regulations? As NewZealand’sleading milk andvatrefrigerationexperts we can give youpeace of mindthatyour systemwillbecompliant. Giveour Area SalesManager,TrevorGreen, acall foranobligation-free, honestassessmentand cost-effectivesolution. It’s allabout helping farmers grow through innovation. TREVORGREEN P: 021 534373 E: trevor.green@dts.co.nz 0800 500 387 WWW.DTS.CO.NZ HIGH COUNTRY FENCING HILL COUNTRY SPECIALIST - Dozer and Digger RURAL STOCK YARDS EARTHWORKS FARMBIKE SPECIALISTS Servicing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> for over 25yrs! •Sales, Servicing & Parts •All Makes &Models •Qualified Motorcycle Engineers (NCME, TRADECERT) •Electrical &Mechanical fault testing •Quality 2nd Hand Bikes &UTV’s •Repairs &Dismantling •Insurance Repairs 2177981 163 Stokes Road, Balcairn Ph (03) 312 9844 or 027 205 5724 (AH) farmbikesnc@orcon.net.nz www.farmbikeservices.co.nz WE STAND BY OUR WORK GEOFF ROGERS 021 640 748 www.highcountryfencing.co.nz 2209036
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