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When East Lothian-based J. Haig Hamilton & Sons, decided to upgrade their potato grading operations to ensure the most advanced handling of the company’s valuable 550-acre crop, they chose long-standing manufacturing partner Tong Engineering’s flagship Caretaker mobile grader to increase capacity and capability. Based near the beautiful North Berwick coastline, Haig Hamilton farms a total…

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Further to the company’s ongoing product development strategy, which has most recently included a suite of new and advanced on-farm handling machines including the FieldLoad PRO, MonstaFill Box Filler and the latest optical sorting systems for dirty crop, Tong Engineering has reported continued record demand for its renowned Caretaker mobile grader in the UK and…

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Since Tong Engineering launched the option of integrated optical sorting within its market-leading grading machine, the Caretaker, back in 2016, the inclusion of advanced optical sorting on dirty grading systems has proved to be a very welcome addition. Introduced to offer vegetable growers and processors automated optical sorting of dirty crop, Tong has been offering…

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Click the play button to see a recent video of Tong’s latest Caretaker mobile potato sizer in action; dirt elimination, sizing and sorting potatoes at high capacity. The gentlest handling and most advanced design to ensure carefully sized potatoes. With over 85 years of engineering experience, Tong has unrivalled experience in designing and building the…

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The option of integrated optical sorting within Tong’s market-leading grading machine, the Caretaker, has been available since 2016. Optical sorting of potatoes Introduced to offer potato and vegetable growers and processors automated optical sorting of dirty crop, Tong has been offering the advanced sorting option within its Caretaker mobile grader and static grading lines, as…

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Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering, is once again exhibiting at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, to present its latest range of equipment for 2018, on stand R34. Further to advancements in the company’s Auto-Touch HMI controls, which have seen the introduction of Pro-Series control features including safety, diagnostics and maintenance features…

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Tong’s market leading Caretaker mobile grader is now available with a new option of trailer reversing sensors, make loading the grader’s hopper much quicker, safer, easier and more accurate than ever before. Designed to provide operators with the hopper loading version of parking sensors, the new trailer reversing system features a fully adjustable proximity sensor…

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Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering, is once again exhibiting at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, to present its latest range of equipment for 2017, on stand R37. Further to advancements in the company’s Auto-Touch HMI controls, which have seen the introduction of Pro-Series control features including safety, diagnostics and maintenance features…

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The Caretaker mobile vegetable sizer is Tong’s market leading mobile optical potato sizer which can be fully custom built to meet your exact requirements and is equally suited for handling other crops including onions, carrots, parsnips, bulbs and more. With full inverter driven variable speed, the Caretaker offers significant energy savings when compared to mechanical variation…

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Tong Engineering has announced it is launching an upgraded version of its market-leading Caretaker mobile grader for 2015. The new models of the Caretaker mobile vegetable grader, will be built to include a host of new features that ensure the company’s market-leading mobile grader continues to offer the most efficient running, effective crop cleaning and advanced…

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