Alistair Matthews at Sowerby Bridge-based Yorkshire Compact Tractors has started supplying the McCormick X10 Series, a range of compact tractors from 22-54hp that can be used as yard-scraping tractors on dairy units or for horticultural and light paddock work.
“I started my business supplying low-cost compact tractors, mostly to private users and smallholders that don’t put a lot of hours on them,” he said. “But there’s also a market for well-built machines produced by major manufacturers, so I jumped at the chance to supply the McCormick X10 range.”
His introduction to the X10 Series started at the Harworth, Doncaster, premises of distributor AgriArgo UK: “I could see that the X10 tractors are up there with the best,” Mr Matthews said. “I’m ambitious to grow my business and move to bigger, better premises, so taking on a professional range was a no-brainer to expand my potential customer base.”
Parts support will be provided by the extensive stock held by AgriArgo at Harworth, backed up by a European parts distribution centre in northern France.
“If you’re using a compact tractor day in, day out it needs to be durable and robust, and it needs to be supported by a professional parts and service operation,” Mr Matthews said. “That’s what buyers get when they put a McCormick X10 on to their farm.”
In addition to these general-purpose power units, Yorkshire Compact Tractors is also an agent for the Valpadana range of Alpine tractors also distributed by AgriArgo. These heavy-duty machines are designed for maximum stability and traction to work in challenging locations or where plenty of power and traction are needed in the tight confines of a polytunnel – for table top strawberry production, for example.
“They may be relatively small in size but with power outputs up to 100hp they can tackle all sorts of demanding jobs,” Mr Matthews said. “Valpadana takes a lot of beating for the combination of size and power, as well as the stability needed for upland work.”
“I started my business supplying low-cost compact tractors, mostly to private users and smallholders that don’t put a lot of hours on them,” he said. “But there’s also a market for well-built machines produced by major manufacturers, so I jumped at the chance to supply the McCormick X10 range.”
His introduction to the X10 Series started at the Harworth, Doncaster, premises of distributor AgriArgo UK: “I could see that the X10 tractors are up there with the best,” Mr Matthews said. “I’m ambitious to grow my business and move to bigger, better premises, so taking on a professional range was a no-brainer to expand my potential customer base.”
Parts support will be provided by the extensive stock held by AgriArgo at Harworth, backed up by a European parts distribution centre in northern France.
“If you’re using a compact tractor day in, day out it needs to be durable and robust, and it needs to be supported by a professional parts and service operation,” Mr Matthews said. “That’s what buyers get when they put a McCormick X10 on to their farm.”
In addition to these general-purpose power units, Yorkshire Compact Tractors is also an agent for the Valpadana range of Alpine tractors also distributed by AgriArgo. These heavy-duty machines are designed for maximum stability and traction to work in challenging locations or where plenty of power and traction are needed in the tight confines of a polytunnel – for table top strawberry production, for example.
“They may be relatively small in size but with power outputs up to 100hp they can tackle all sorts of demanding jobs,” Mr Matthews said. “Valpadana takes a lot of beating for the combination of size and power, as well as the stability needed for upland work.”
For more information visit: www.yorkshirecompacttractors.com.
