Newman Engineering

The LANDPLANE is the brainchild of Ross Whatmough & produced by Newman Engineering - (a company with years of experience in fabricating farming equipment) is designed to efficiently remove and fill any soil surface irregularity with a minimum of passes leaving behind a smooth surface suitable for the sowing of seed, either by drilling or over sowing.

* Excellent for clearing and levelling drain tailings.
* Repair pugged land.
* Reduce hillside cattle ruts.
* Cultivation and contouring.
* Repair farm tracks.
* Ideally used with a hydraulic top link.
* A cost effective alternative to a scoop.
* Suited for in excess 50hp tractors.

Latest Developments

Farmers are now using the Landplane whilst forming the silage bed as well as leveling their silage stacks.

After consultation with farmers we have now developed a set of removable ripper-teeth as an optional extra for working particularly heavy soil. These ripper teeth have proved useful on motorcross tracks. Please contact us for more information or to speak with someone that has a Landplane.

de-CRAP-it - scrapes and cleans Feed and Stand Off pads. Made to fit 3 point linkage or FEL attachments as required. The de-CRAP-it features a wear adjustable rubber skirt and side guide wheels to help prevent damage to feed bins and the implement.

QUAD SCRAPER or MINI-de-CRAP-it - ...now available to fit most makes and models of quad bikes. Farmer feed-back has been very positive, indications to date have show a serious reduction in water usage and wash down time as a result of this clever bit of kiwi - ingenuity!

WATER CARTS - 2000L capacity Aluminium. Waters 4 rows at once by gravity feed or pressure pump (optional extra).

KUMARA HARVESTER - Our double or single row harvesters can be customized to suit your individual requirements. Options include one or two way steering, hydraulic shakers and PTO pump. On our Harvesters the steering, hydraulic tilt & main belt speed are controlled from your t