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LAMMA Show 2025: 5 things to buy for under £20,000

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AODES Workcross 1000CC-6 HVAC on display at LAMMA Show 2025
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AODES Workcross 1000CC-6 HVAC on display at LAMMA Show 2025

ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã columnist Amy Wilkinson hunts down some of the best kit available at LAMMA 2025 for under £20,000.

1. Thorburn Group Premier Cattle Feed Saver Trailer

Where to find it: Hall 7, Stand 932 

What it costs: £5,250.00 (+ VAT)

The is designed and manufactured in the Scottish Borders. The trailer has an angled bar design, which the manufacturer claims prevents waste as it allows livestock to reach the centre of the trailer and encourages them to drop feed back into the trailer rather than on the floor when pulling away. The says customers have reported saving one in every 7-10 bales fed out through this design.

The trailer features fully galvanised feed barriers, a timber slatted floor, stockboarding and a heavy-duty drawbar all used to prevent rusting and ensure the longevity of the trailer. 

Thorburn Group Premier Cattle Feed Saver Trailer at LAMMA 2025
Thorburn Group Premier Cattle Feed Saver Trailer on display at LAMMA 2025

2. Brocks Wheel & Tyre AC Hydraulic Wheel Handling Trolley

Where to find it: Hall 9, Stand 550

What it costs: £2,495.00

is a UK manufacturer of wheels and tyres for agricultural machinery, specialising in row crop wheels. Featuring on their stand this year is their hydraulic wheel trolley. Built to aid safety and reduce fatigue when changing machinery tyres, the trolley includes a handle to facilitate easy turning of the wheel on the trolley, two robust handles to aid in manoeuvring around a workshop, and a switch allowing expansion or retraction of the jaws. The wheel can also be secured with a ratchet strap for maximum safety.

Brocks Wheel & Tyre AC Hydraulics Wheel Handling Trolley at LAMMA Show 2025
Brocks Wheel & Tyre AC Hydraulics Wheel Handling Trolley on display at LAMMA Show 2025

3. AODES Workcross 1000CC-6 HVAC

Where to find it: Hall 6, Stand 830

What it costs: £19,999.00 (+VAT)

announced its appointment as the distributor for off-road vehicles in the UK and Ireland in November 2024. AODES, established more than 30 years ago and headquartered in Shandong, China, is a multinational brand that sells in more than 100 countries. With the brand's first ever showing in the UK happening this year at LAMMA on the Boss ORV stand, the Workcross is an affordable six-seater UTV with a V-twin, four-stroke engine offering both two- and four-wheel drive with a minimum ground clearance of 30.5cm and a cargo bed capacity of 454kg.

AODES Workcross 1000CC-6 HVAC at LAMMA Show 2025
AODES Workcross 1000CC-6 HVAC on display at LAMMA Show 2025

4. 1st Containers 20ft/40ft Container

Where to find it: Hall 17, Stand 360

What it costs: 20ft £2050 (+VAT), 40ft £3750 (+VAT)

is one of the UK's leading suppliers of shipping containers. For decades, 20-foot containers have been a staple on UK farms for extra storage due to their ease of mobility and adaptability. With the rise of more diversification on farms, containers are seeing a new lease of life as farm shops, relief staff living quarters or as rentable self storage units. To aid this, the company also operates a container conversion division which specialises in creating bespoke, custom-built containers for customers. Examples include extra office space, a pop-up shop and even a restaurant.

The 1st Containers stand at LAMMA 2025
The 1st Containers stand at LAMMA 2025

5. Maschio Giraffa XXL 230 SE

Where to find it: Hall 17, Stand 840

What it costs: £12,500.00 (+VAT)

The Giraffa XXL is the highest performing side-mounted mulcher available in the 's range, with the ability to shred woody brush measuring 8-10cm in diameter, which is perfect for mowing along headlands, ditches and hedgerows. The mulcher is available in working widths ranging from 2.1-2.6 metres requiring a tractor in the 120-200hp range. It is implements like the Giraffa that the Italian brand is best known for here in the UK since arriving 35 years ago.

However, the company now aims to broaden its available product range after establishing a UK subsidiary located in Lincolnshire in November 2023. The stand this year features a wide variety of kit, including tillage, green maintenance, seeding and planting, fertiliser application, crop protection and grass.

Maschio Giraffa XXL 230 SE at LAMMA 2025
Maschio Giraffa XXL 230 SE at LAMMA 2025

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