Kieran Coughlan: The all-consuming search for a farm machinery upgrade

Last week saw me scrambling around looking for an upgrade to our 20-year-old Matbro pivot steer telescopic farm loader.

With winter approaching, it was time to weigh up whether to give my old machine an overhaul, or take the plunge to upgrade.

For a farmer, when you decide to upgrade machinery, the search can become almost all-consuming.