Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2010 Edition
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Table C42 Number of load handling machinery items, transport vehicles and miscellaneous machinery items on main holdings, December 2005, 2007 and 2009
| December
2005 | December
2007 | December
2009 |
|---|
Load handling: | number | number | number |
|---|
Wheeled automatic bale accumulators and packers | 1,546 | 1,491 | 1,273 |
|---|
Linkage and loader attachment: |
|---|
Big bales | 11,145 | 10,895 | 11,323 |
|---|
Conventional bales | 2,968 | 2,636 | 2,473 |
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Fork lift trucks: |
|---|
Rough terrain type | 1,291 | 1,309 | 1,188 |
|---|
Factory type | 1,165 | 1,200 | 1,232 |
|---|
Telescopic | 3,888 | 4,299 | 4,835 |
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General purpose tractor trailers: |
|---|
Under 6 tonnes capacity | 14,808 | 13,594 | 12,507 |
|---|
6 to 12 tonnes capacity | 12,920 | 13,093 | 13,418 |
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12 tonnes capacity and over | 1,894 | 2,254 | 2,717 |
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Transport: |
|---|
Land rover or similar 4-wheel drive vehicles for farm use | 7,517 | 7,635 | 7,902 |
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Lorries, vans and pick-ups: |
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Up to 2 tonnes capacity | 3,640 | 3,925 | 3,992 |
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2 tonnes capacity and over | 1,269 | 1,430 | 1,587 |
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All-terrain vehicles: |
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3 and 4 wheeled motorcycles | 8,214 | 8,839 | 9,266 |
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8 wheeler and other types | 262 | 392 | 499 |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Mounted hedge cutters | 1,192 | 833 | 843 |
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Cattle weighing crushes | 2,604 | 2,442 | 2,315 |
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Page updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010