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galleries'Do everything' ARION 460
Posted: 26 May 2021
An ARION 460 PANORAMIC is the latest in a long line of tractors and machinery that Kevin Heywood’s family has bought from HAMBLYS, going back to his grandfather and the days when he used to buy a new David Brown tractor off them most years.
The number of machines and implements with HAMBLYS stickers on, bears witness to the excellent relationship Kevin has with his local CLAAS dealer HAMBLYS.
The 122ha farm is mainly down to grass to support a flock of sheep, but Kevin also grows 12ha of winter barley, with the aim that he does as much as possible in-house. So aside from general livestock work, the ARION is also used for arable work such as ploughing, power harrowing, drilling and spraying, supported by a second 1976 David Brown tractor and loader.
The 140hp ARION 460 with its FL80 loader arrived in June 2018 to replace a 115hp 6-cylinder ARION 610C which had been the first CLAAS tractor to be bought. “After my father retired, as I was going to be running the farm by myself I decided to get rid of the cattle and just concentrate on sheep.
HAMBLYS have always been good and there when we have needed them,” says Kevin. “It’s a long established relationship and its one that’s based on the service they provide, which is invaluable.
The ARION 610 was the main tractor on the farm and we also had a second loader tractor, so by buying the ARION 460 my aim was to trade in both and have just one
smaller, but more powerful tractor that could do everything.
The ARION 460 is fantastic. It’s compact for getting around the yard and for loader work, but it’s easy to drop the loader off and it has plenty of power for field work. You certainly know the power is there as its really lively and responsive.
For loader work the PANORAMIC cab is fantastic, but it also makes the cab seem far more spacious. And I really like having all the loader and tractor operating controls on the multifunction joystick. That is definitely one of the tractor’s best features and it makes it very easy to set-up and use the transmission and hydraulics.
Kevin Heywood
ARION 460 PANORAMIC, Cornwall
