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Further south, in Wiltshire, Tom Reed runs a business specialising in
soil stabilisation services and plant hire. Among the fleet of mainly high
horsepower tractors available for hire to contractors is an MF 8690, which
was bought to replace an 8480.
"The larger soil stabilisers can weigh more than 9.0
tonnes without the lime or cement that's mixed or
incorporated. They do take some pulling," Tom explains.
"The SISU engine copes really well, working mainly at
a speed of 600m an hour while constantly mixing and
despite having an extra 40hp over its predecessor, it
uses less fuel. We're very pleased with it."
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