Almond harvesting in Australia typically occurs from February to April and involves shaking, sweeping, and harvesting. To successfully shake almonds off the tree without causing damage, the shaker machines need to be well-maintained, and Motion recommends using heavy-duty Gates v-belts. Once shaken, almonds dry in the...
Farming has been around for thousands of years, with the first agricultural practices dating back to the Neolithic Revolution about 10,000 BC. Early farmers grew crops like wheat, peas, and lentils and gradually learned the benefits of soil cultivation for planting and sowing. Today, depletion...
Australian farmers are known to choose locally-manufactured air seeder hoses for a reason – they are built to last in the country's unique agricultural conditions, says Jeff Mrak, Motion’s Marketing Manager for Customer Insights and Market Research. The hoses play a large role in transporting...
On a routine site visit to a jetty conveyor site, the team at BSC were amazed to find a set of couplings running at full capacity, ten years after they were installed. Russell Randal, National Account Manager for Agriculture at Motion Australia, says that BSC...
As a family owned and operated business, Grainline supplies the rural agricultural industry key harvesting equipment such as mobile augers and rota doors. National Account Manager for Agriculture at Motion Australia, Russel Randal, has recently collaborated with Grainline to upgrade the standard bearings on their...
When Cameron Turner first started CP & EA Turner Baling Contracting Services from his home in Wodonga eight years ago, he welcomed the challenges and complexity of the baling business. Specialising in the Krone Square Balers that he was accustomed to operating for his baling contracts, Cam...
Anyone who has operated heavy machinery will be familiar with this story. Waking up early on a cold winter morning to start up a vehicle, only to discover the engine is still asleep. It may briefly roll over, cough, sputter, grumble and then turn back...
‘Location, location, location’ may be a cliché in real estate but like many clichés, it exists for good reason. Certainly, location is key when discussing why the BSC Wagga Wagga branch has become a destination point for farmers in the Riverina region. “We’re in a great...
For nearly two decades, BSC and Collier & Miller’s have worked together to provide wholesale and retail supply to industries in the Griffith region. BSC National Account Manager - Agriculture Russell Randal and Collier & Miller’s Mark Stewart talk look back at how the business relationship grew over...
For Stefen Lausch, a mechanic working with Wagga Wagga City Council in New South Wales, no two machinery breakdowns are ever the same. The team he is a part of manages a large fleet of graders, rollers, semi-trucks, trailers, tractors and slashers used by the...
