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UK exports will top £600m at Smithfield
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:PORTS of agricultural ichinery, equipment and ctoirs will earn Britain over in foreign currency this ar. STEVE GRAY reports )mJ the Royal Smithfield o which opened on Mon y.
rh show, which will conue to be held at Earls Court t e next 20 years, attracts ye from all over the world s the major event for ri ultural equipment s.
Ho, ever, British manufac rei* don't necessarily have ins all their own way.
M rcedes-Benz was .o 'rig a smaller version of ; Lnimog 4 X 4 designed to eet UK farm regulations ith regard to roll over.
It s fitted with a sturdy roll ir he one already fitted in de he canvas topped cab is ot high enough) by ler edes-Benz' Scottish ist butors.
T e small Unimog — the 21. 24 — costs a basic 13,141; but the model at mithfield has been equipped s a personnel carrier, at extra os . It had the agricultural pe ification, including a rear ,to, rear lift and linkage.
Sixteen forward gears and ix reverse are provided, and he Unimog has diff locks on ioti axles which can be end on the move.
lihe perennial Land Rover' , of course, well reptresented at Earls Court whfre a particularly neat conve ion as a veterinary unit wa shown.
It has a completely equipped surgery, and a fold-out tent at the rear is large enough to allOw even sizeable animals to be operated on. The bodywork conversion is by PitcherGreene of Burgess Hill, West Sussex.
A choice of fouror sixcy inder petrol or fourcylinder diesel engines can be specified.
As yet, the 3.5 litre V-8 engined Land Rover is not availab e in the UK; but at Smithfield this year the Range Rover, with revised interior, N.vs shown. The modifications i4olve new steering wheel ard changes to the trim.
It's a sobering thought that when the Range Rover was launched in 1970 it cost £1997.67. Today its cost is well over £12,000.
The Boughton Group's RB44 was shown as a farm vehicle with low-compression engine and built-in winch. This allwheel-drive vehicle has a modified Ford A-Series cab and automatic transmission is standard.
The UMO Belarus Group was also showing a 4 x 4 on its stand — the Trekmaster.
A forward control goanywhere, it is available as either van or chassis cab. Fitted with a 2.5-litre engine which produces 80bhp, the Trekmaster can be used in twoor four-wheel drive form.
Smithfield always displays plenty of transport equipment and accessories, and this year was no exception.
SIP Welders of South Wigston, Leicester, had on show a MIG welder with a difference. This one, the Ideal 160, can also be used to spot weld.
A separate take off below the main switch is fitted for this purpose. Adjustments for wire speed welding time and pause time are also included.
The new Lucas lowmaintenance battery made its Smithfield Show debut. Launched earlier in the year, it features a plastic case and needs only annual topping up.
A novel use for the material Crane Fruehauf uses to insulate its van bodies has been found. The company now offers a building roof insulation service.
A mobile unit is despatched to the building requiring insulation, and the operative literally sprays on the foam. As it .sets hard and is also an adhesive, it stops loose slates or tiles from falling off and at the same time provides excellent protection.
Some of the more obvious uses for the foam are for insulating farm buildings and garage workshops.