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Daily Mail
17 hours ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Jeremy Clarkson's latest addition to his Diddly Squat farm has Kaleb Cooper fuming that it will put him out of a job
Jeremy Clarkson 's latest addition has left his farmhand Kaleb Cooper fuming that he could be out of a job. The journalist, 65, revealed that although he finds driverless cars to be 'pointless', there is one automated piece of machinery that has captured his attention. But his right-hand man on the Diddly Squat farm in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, isn't too happy about Clarkson's new purchase. And in his latest column, the former Top Gear revealed his new and 'extremely expensive' purchase for his sprawling 1,000-acre farm that Kaleb 'hates'. The landlord shared he had bought a brand new AgBot T2, describing it as the 'coolest machine in the world'. To his joy, instead of spending 30 hours on the back of on a cultivator preparing his land for seeds, now he can use the driveless tractor with less mistakes and boredom. The autonomous piece of farming machinery comes with a £300,000 price tag, according to Farmer's Weekly, while also boasting a 156 horsepower-diesel engine. But 26-year-old farmer and media personality, Kaleb, is less than thrilled about Clarkson's new toy. 'Kaleb hates it. He says it'll put him out of a job,' he wrote in his column for The Times. He recalled that he told Kaleb how he the machine could be used as part of his contracting business, allowing him to work several farms at once. Although he initially agreed, the 26-year-old eventually became aggravated by the AgBot once again, because he had to spread wildlife waste across the fields before the machine could get to work. 'And the simple fact is that he had to stop occasionally, to sleep for instance, and the AgBot didn't,' Clarkson added. 'He was literally being hounded by a machine that absolutely will not stop.' The broadcaster also announced he would be taking this development one step further, as his machine will attempt precision drilling alone, in a world first. Clarkson is still unsure if his plan will be successful, and will continue to be until harvest time rolls around. For now, he watches footage the AgBot from bed next to his partner Lisa, as the machine works across his fields in the darkness. The former Top Gear presenter is seen walking among pieces of farm machinery at the tractor sale in Sutton, near Ely in Cambridgeshire. His trusted farm manager Kaleb Cooper (right) was also spotted at the event The new purchase comes shortly after Jeremy sold his new Lamborghini tractor just months after making the agonising decision to buy it. The former Top Gear presenter was spotted at a farm machinery and tractor sale in Sutton, near Ely in Cambridgeshire, selling his colossal £85,000 tractor. He was seen attending the auction on Monday alongside his trusted farm manager Kaleb, as well as a large film crew. Onlookers at the event said Clarkson told fans he was selling the new tractor due to a host of electrical problems. The 65-year-old also vowed to bring his old cherished Lamborghini tractor back out of retirement - although it is unclear whether he was referring to his grey Lamborghini Trattori R8 270 DCR which he purchased for £40,000 second-hand. The move may come as a shock to fans of the hit Amazon series Clarkson's Farm, as just a few months ago Clarkson was filmed purchasing the high tech tractor and immediately falling in love with it. Episode four of the latest series sees Clarkson trying out loads of new tractors - much to the dismay of her partner Lisa Hogan. He eventually settled on a colossal £85,000 green Lamborghini tractor, boasting a 7.8-litre engine and 340 horsepower, leaving Kaleb gobsmacked.
Agriland
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- Agriland
51ac ploughed in 24 hours by Kverneland and Agxeed
Kverneland has partnered with Agxeed to establish a new challenge in the world of agricultural robotics by ploughing 20.8ha (51.37 ac) in a 24-hour period. The event took place at Birch Farm, Stonegrave, North Yorkshire using a driverless 156hp Deutz-powered AgBot 5.115T2 pulling a five-furrow Kverneland LO 300/85 plough. Working on-land at furrow widths of 40cm (16in) and at a depth of 22.5cm (9in) to prepare land for maize and fodder beet, the rubber-tracked autonomous AgBot operated at forward speeds from 5.6kph up to 8kph, slowing only to carry out headland turn sequences. Agxeed fuel economy Telemetry from the AgBot confirmed that fuel consumption from the diesel-electric powertrain totalled 382.72L over the 24-hour period, delivering a fuel efficiency figure of 18.4L/ha. Kverneland suggests that the output would have taken an operator using a similar powered tractor pulling a five-furrow plough two working days to complete. Agxeed is a Dutch company partially owned by Claas The company also believes that the Kverneland No.28 bodies mounted on the LO plough makes it one of the easiest on the market to pull, and it is this low draft requirement that resulted in the favourable fuel consumption figures. Creating this record has highlighted the efficiencies available from using autonomous tractors for repetitive tasks, according to the company, as the technologies are now capable of more complex tasks such as ploughing. One stop The 7t autonomous tractor was equipped with a 1.5t front weight to reinforce traction for the fully-mounted, five-furrow Kverneland LO plough. The AgBot was momentarily stopped during the night, to top-up its 375L fuel tank for the remainder of the 24-hour work period. Other than a brief nighttime halt to refuel, the combination worked continuously for 24 hours The total area ploughed during the 24-hour challenge was verified by North Yorkshire farmer and former director of the Society of Ploughmen, James Whitty. Kverneland UK would like to thank the following for their cooperation in this exercise: Peter Armitage of Birch Farm, Stonegrave, near York, for providing the location; and James Whitty for verifying the area ploughed.
