WC Young & Sons Big X 630, Tyrone

Contracting is a way of life for Alwyn Young, he recalls growing up he spent a lot of time out on machines with his father, who has been running the business ever since he left school himself. Now his father is taking a step back and Alwyn is taking over the contracting business based from Castlederg. Along with the contracting they also run the family farm.
For Alwyn the decision to move to a Krone forage harvester was made three years ago, when they got a demo out during conditions that were anything but good. “It was wet, and the grass was a month overdue,” explains Alwyn “the rows were heavy and lumpy but straight away we could see the Krone was better. We’re that far west ground conditions in our area are wet but with the Big X we can put on bigger, wider tyres but stay within the width of our previous machine so now we travel better and do less damage to the ground”