Welcome to the website of the magazine Profi, one of the leading professional magazines about agricultural technology. The website contains news about agricultural machinery, a broad online proposal with a lot of useful information and experience, as well as extensive tests and valuations of all sorts of farm machinery, an online discussion forum, tractor reviews and a lot more. There is also the ability to browse the archive for older articles with the possibility to download these.
Although looking externally similar, the new generation of 133-185hp Valtra T series tractors benefits from a total of 21 different upgrades.
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JCB has announced that, as of 1st January 2007, all of the company's Dieselmax engines are approved for the use of B20 Biodiesel (20% biofuel).
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JF-Stoll's 11.55m GXT12005 mower combination will be on full European sale for the 2007 grass season, following a launch at January's Danish Agromek show.
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Major cultivation machinery launches at LAMMA 2007 included the Watkins Quad-Till, with three leading cultivation tine rows, hydraulic auto-reset subsoil legs, eradicator tines, levelling board and rear packer.
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A direct replacement for the CS94 tractor phased out three years ago, Case IH is boosting its red-only offering with a new Austrian-built CS100, to be sold alongside existing Maxxum 100 and JX1100U models.
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The first of the MT900B wheeled versions of AGCO's Challenger MT800 tracklayers has reached Europe, following an unveiling at the marque's European HQ in the Netherlands.
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The tractor industry needs to rethink advertised prices and use discounts more intelligently than as a simple “give-away”, according to McCormick Tractors sales director Jeremy Lamb, who suggests that the 'artificial' prices quoted in price lists, advertisements and press articles are inflated by as much as 30% to allow big ‘discounts’ to be given.
"These bear no relation to transaction prices and, while they may give people a nice feeling when they think they’re getting a big discount, it’s just an illusion.
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The Agricultural Engineers Association has appointed Roger Lane-Nott (right) as director general of the AEA, to succeed Jake Vowles (left) upon the latter's retirement.
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The Irish farm machinery association, the FTMTA, has announced a record attendance for its three-day biennial show, which was staged earlier this month at the Punchestown Event Centre, County Kildare.
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At its series of February factory open days, McConnel announced a series of new products including a completely new loader range and additions to its Power Arm hedgecutter range.
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JCB's Fastrac 3170 2WS and 2140 4WS tractors are replaced by two new machines based on the latter format for this spring, but both get a lengthened chassis and are capable of 60km/hr travel, an extra 10km/hr on the speed of the 2140.
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Tractor registration figures from the AEA for February 2007 suggest the bullish machinery spend by farmers and contractors shows no sign of abating just yet.
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Sourced from AGCO sister company Hesston, Massey Ferguson's new SIMA-launched big square baler line is headed by the 1.2 x 1.8m 2190, which replaces the 190.
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Six months after its US launch (profi 12/06 p58), Case IH has unveiled the European version of its Puma tractor line, which replaces the top end MXM machines.
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Comprising five models from 424-824 max hp (395-768 at 2,100rpm rated speed), New Holland has replaced its FX forage harvesters with the five-model FR9000 line for the coming grass season.
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Simba has announced a deal with Bonnel, the Normandy-based plough and cultivator manufacturer, to sell certain items of Simba machinery on the French market in Bonnel's blue livery.
The deal was announced at the SIMA show, where Bonnel exhibited a 4.6m X-Press painted in the French company’s pale blue livery.
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Ag-Chem's Challenger Terra-Gator 2244 and 3244 models are now available with the firm's Nutrient Management System tanker, max capacity of which is 27.5m3 in two compartments.
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Yorks silage inoculant and applicator specialist Ecosyl has revised its Ecosyler SP forager additive applicator to include an integral pump and control box unit, which the firm claims makes it faster and simpler to fit and reduces hose and wiring requirements.
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Danish muck and slurry specialist Samson has ended its 15-year-old agreement with UK importer Samson International in favour of a direct import arrangement with its key UK dealers, backed by the Danish factory.
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Opico's new Pro models of its Variocast 8 (up to 6.5m working width) and Variocast 16 (up to 12.5m working width) feature a hydraulic fan to allow them to be used on wider cultivators and for higher seed rate applications.
As it provides increased airflow, the hydraulic fan is also claimed to enable more efficient operation on host machines where the hopper has to be mounted a considerable distance from the outlets.
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Agricultural Engineers Association tractor registration statistics show that 1,851 units of 50hp+ were registered during March, a rise of 14.8% on the same month in 2006.
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Vicon is introducing a new disc mower-conditioner range to its line at next month's Sctograss event, with a revised bed design, quieter-running gears, a pull-type suspension system and semi-free swinging steel tine conditioner among the key features.
The Vicon Extra 600 (mounted) and 800 (trailed) ranges replace the ten-year-old KMT series at the top end of the brand's mower line.
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To be unveiled at Scotgrass (May 15), the new Disco Contour mowers from Claas use similar centre-pivot technology to that used on the Cougar SP mower.
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Norfolk SP sprayer maker Sands Agricultural Machinery (SAM) says it can now offer tailor-made packages to large-scale potato growers, following the delivery of a ‘dual purpose’ sprayer and suspension fertiliser unit to agronomy firm Frontier.
The inital machine was built primarily for suspension application, but specced to also carry out full spraying duties.
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Agricultural Engineers Association regional analysis of tractor registrations for the first quarter of 2007 indicates that arable farmers are beginning to gain confidence and invest in new machines, suggests the AEA.
While livestock areas were less strong, with a 10% dip in Wales after several strong years, a 7% fall in the South West and a 5% drop in Northern Ireland, the region showing the biggest increase was Yorks & Lancs, with a 59% rise in registrations over the comparative 2006 period.
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Due to make its debut UK appearance at this year's Cereals Event, the Väderstad Spirit is designed for high-speed seeding across Europe’s lighter soils.
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Eurotechnics Agri Group is the new name for the merged sales interests of French firms Suire (toppers and bedding equipment), Goizin (ploughs and cultivators) and Jean de Bru (disc harrows and rolls).
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The British Agricultural & Garden Machinery Association (BAGMA), the body for ag and garden machinery dealers, has appointed Keith Christian to replace Ian Jones at the head of the organisation.
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Three of JCB's business units have been honoured for export achievement, including the Loadall division which makes machines for the farm and construction market.
Also earning awards were JCB Compact Products, based at Cheadle, and the firm's Wrexham-based International Transmissions Ltd, the sales business unit within JCB Transmissions.
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Danish machinery show Agromek, the annual traditional launchpad for domestic manufacturers such as Samson, He-Va, Hardi and JF-Stoll, is to move from a January to an end-of- November slot from 2008, organisers have announced.
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Due for launch at Cereals 2007 in June, the Sabre Seeder from Opico and its Danish partner He-Va is said to bring to cereal sowing the benefits of the Till-Seeding concept the firms initially developed for oilseed rape.
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Ahead of its production relocation from Doncaster to Italy, McCormick plans to launch a refreshed livery, Tier 3 spec MC and MTX tractors, and two new six-cylinder models - the 145hp XTX145 and 167hp XTX165, which respectively boost up to 156hp and 171hp when on pto and transport applications.
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Claas is to display a maize header-equipped Lexion 570 Terra-Trac combine at this year's Cereals event, in response, the firm says, to growing UK interest in the grain crop.
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Successor to the popular Ag-Chem Terra-Gator 8103 three-wheeler, the new 8203 model sources its propelling muscle from a Tier III 357hp Cat C-9 engine through the firm’s proven 9F/3R Terra-Shift powershift box.
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This year's Royal Agricultural Society of England machinery awards scheme medal winners include Irish mixer wagon specialist Keenan, which has earned a silver medal for its six-paddle Klassik in recognition of the machine's contribution to sustainability in agriculture.
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Somerset-based Kelvin Cave has introduced a range of improvements on its Korte crimpers, including the launch of a new contractor model – the 1400S2x2HD.
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Kuhn's latest revisions to its Axis fertiliser spreader range include a new 1,000-litre 20.1 model aimed at small to medium-sized farms and an Axis range retrofit option for the Quantron E electronic management system.
The latter move is in response to significant uptake of the Quantron system over the past 2-3 years, says the firm, with one in every three machines sold now equipped this way.
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Available in capacities of 2,800-, 3,500-, 4,300- and 5,500 litres and with steel or - at larger widths - aluminium booms in sizes up to 42m, Berthoud's new Tenor trailed sprayer range replaces the DPTronic versions of the Maxor and Major machines, with the landwheel-drive pump DPA variant of the latter pair set to continue for now.
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New Holland is replacing its Manitou-sourced rear-engined telehandler line with a new side-engined range produced in-house at the NH construction equipment plant in Lecce, Italy.
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For the first time, Massey Ferguson now reckons to offer all of the main machine guidance options, from £2,500 lightbars right through to the full auto-steering Auto-Guide package, priced at about £25,000.
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Knight Farm Machinery is to unveil a new high-capacity trailed sprayer at next week's Cereals Event, alongside a 3m addition to its C-type cultivator line.
The new sprayer is available with 4500 or 5000 litre stainless steel tanks and booms up to 36m.
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North Yorks vegetation kit specialist Ryetec has introduced a new side-arm flail mower, the Avant, with a hydraulically-variable second parallel arm which can operate forward for improved operator vision or rearward for flail access into confined areas.
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Cannock-based Chillton Agric Equipment has introduced the Synchronised Control System (SCS) for its MX Technic tractor loader models T8, T10, T12 and T15 suitable for 60-230hp tractors.
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Househam chose this week's Cereals Event to display its next generation of trailed sprayers; this 4,000-litre machine is likely to be joined by 3,000- and 5,000-litre variants.
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Aimed at potential min-till adopters with 150-175hp tractors, Knight’s 3m C-Type cultivator is based on the same principles as its larger (up to 7m) brothers, with the possibility to fit different cultivation elements as required.
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AGCO has announced that, subject to competition authorities' approval, it has acquired 50% of Laverda, the combine and forage equipment arm of the Italian ARGO Group.
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Kellands chose the Cereals Event earlier this month to unveil the largest version of the new Chafer spraypack for its Multidrive tractor unit.
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Debuting at this week's Royal Show, the Simba Spread-A-Bale SBL R1.6 SD straw shredder can be fitted onto either telehandlers or 1,500kg front-end loaders and, most importantly, measures just 2.4m wide so it should be able to squeeze down most building passageways.
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Tractor registrations in the UK (over 50hp) returned to an upward pattern in June with 1,509 units being recorded in the month, an improvement of 12.3% on June 2006.
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On the back of its best-ever sales year in 2006, with over 1,000 tractors retailed in the UK and Ireland, Same Deutz-Fahr UK has revealed that its Barby HQ near Rugby is to become the northern European hub in a new SDF international sales structure.
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On sale for harvest 2008, John Deere increases the power, performance and automated control functions across its walker and rotary combine line-up.
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Buhler Industries, the Canadian farm machinery maker which bought the Versatile and G/70 series (Genesis) tractor lines from New Holland when the latter was forced to divest them to enable its merger with Case IH, has received an offer from the Russian harvester maker Rostselmash to purchase 80% of Buhler's outstanding common shares.
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UK-owned Russian Farming operation Heartland Farms has finalised a deal to buy an additional 14,170ha in the Belinsky region, bringing the farms' total area to 26,000ha.
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Sussex sprayer company Allman Sprayers incorporates a slimmer tank design - 800-, 1,000- and 1,200-litre capacities - on its Spraymaster tractor-mounted range.
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Case IH North America has launched its largest-yet Magnum and Steiger tractors, on the back of the brands' respective 20th and 50th anniversaries.
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Case IH has confirmed the new Magnum and Steiger tractors it will be bringing to the UK and Europe for 2008, following the US launch of the machines (see below).
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French machinery maker Kuhn has extended its line-up of trailed twin-rotor rakes with the introduction of a new 6.85-7.45m central delivery model.
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In order to enable operators of its flagship Lexion 600 combine to make full use of the potential capacity of their machines without having to work at excessive forward speeds, Claas has introduced a 10.5m - 35ft - cutterbar, the Vario 1050.
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Landini has introduced a new transmission option for what it claims is the UK’s most popular high clearance tractor for specialist fruit and field vegetable work, the 99hp Powerfarm 105 HC.
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John Deere has launched its new 9030 tractors onto the north American market, with one of the major innovations on the new range being a walking I-beam AirCushion track air suspension system for T models.
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