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rSiri has ■ oSSing I • jßj W Why he ctae a Ma™ . Ono of a series of reports .. j "D ®TJ ® i "S C3f ' Of Belarus tractors IIHHkT OIRIO now at work in New Zealand. o VuC&iLOJILILwV (LU.H'LiL “My farm is typical South Island hill country. When I first came here there was still a lot of ploughable virgin tussock. Each year I work up more land for forage crops. WCUOTDarid McElreas Belarus 704 fe a 52kW 1017 I? I <£3 («Ohp) four wheel drive model. To date It •iiVlJ'j• todotheploughingofthetussockraiherthanpayoucalotofmcßeyonafburwheel VII IJLILIILo. has been used with an eight foot set of the drive tractor - - T , . TTj U J- aU r. When I read about the Belarus range and saw the prices I decided to reappraise the al” I (SOS discs, a three furrow plain plough, a Single situation, although Belaras was a newmakeonthemaiket MadeansMadnnay are Htw OIIJV furrow swamp plough, a leveller, harrows, a highly respected firm around here. If they thought well enough of the Belarus to — J? TVKt oTharl- hlarip emthher and > become a dealer.it mustbe a good machine. On inspecting one I was impressed with 3- post onver, aoa , gru - \ f the rugged construction and as it cost $7,000 less than its nearest competitor I bought V JUUL’W a five and a half cubic yard muck WhWKM,. " it. I had duals fitted to the rear and Scott Sheet Metal in Gore built the cab. Spreader , The first thing that impressed me was its traction and stability on hills. With its high ora /üBHIt I D J * ' ground clearance and large wheels neighbours and visitors imagine that it would be vP’ S y VZ’Lr’Lr unsteady. Once they see it in action on the sidelings, over rocks and benches, they art > 1 F impressed. One neighbour came for a ride and was so impressed he has now bought ~ ‘J one for use on his own hillsides. . 3 Mt, J f ? .< & t/.r ~ vL’ * Hi ftThefrontautomaticdifflockandthemanualconttolforthereardifflockfonnverLt>’' ’ ’ft ® satile drive combinations that give traction in situations where other tractors prove *>-*> ****’</►**'' difficult and tiring to control. This continuous traction allows me, without the constant use of braking, to plough on rough hillsides with many benches and rocks. It’s a J 5 ' "it’s too far to take the Belarus home each comfortable tractor to drive. I particularly like the wide seat that allows me to si: ? !ght s ? A had « hi «« anv « cover “’?< t 0 sideways to see behind instead of having to twist around. Aho the good range of gear \ leepwindswept rain and snow off the with its quick easy change. The one lever change system is convenient, no messing ■"-■ls/'-'- t’Sssf S' about with a series of levers. T, The motor has plenty of guts atlowrevs. Fuel consumption is good averaging out at 1?4 gallons per hour ploughing on the Mis. s 1 Thehydraulicsarebetterthanmostandsoisthepto.Tlttyareagobdmatchformy bailer. The downthrust on the three point linkage is great. With a hade blade you Mm k SeW w ® W decision to buy a Belarus was a good one. lam no longer dependent on mpVj 111I 11 contractors and it didn’t cost a fortune.” ■ David McElrea farms 441 ha of rolling to steep South Island hill ■ “My Belarus four wheel drive system giv<s ' . ’ e-A- i 'te- • WTAI MtMHIw ‘ KSS f -• ft 7; ’ 1... from ft® world’s largest producer of Tractors ■■ ('-7 'i |TMKMSBK[ Kft ' ftr ftntißrWwmiB4qind«dMW!tbiHMMyBsr#wnfiTTß,esate«t yMMtttttMundnkr. COLIh!BARTON OF BARRON MACHINERY LTD ‘Despite its tall appearance it’s a very stable "Now Ido my own hill ploughing without 'David. McElrea showing Frank Eggelton of PHONE 497-862 ’ having to employ a contractor.” ’ U HANWORTH ST, CHRISTCHURCH Belarus.” . . '' ~ AXSti