November 1, 2024
Case IH, New Holland and Steyr tractors: Colourful tips
TUNING: We put the call out, and owners and operators replied with their tips and mods for Case IH Puma, New Holland T7 and Steyr Absolut models. Here's the round-up.
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Christian Brüse
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October 1, 2024
Sampo Rosenlew Comia C12 combine: Finnish alternative
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Sampo Rosenlew is best known for plot combines, but the Scandinavian machinery business also makes bigger models such as the Comia C12, the irm's largest six-walker harvester. We tucked it into a crop…
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October 1, 2024
Sukov Downhil Spring 4+ plough: Simply ploughing
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Red and green and not from Norway, Sukov is looking to entice farmers with its range of fully and semi-mounted ploughs. Having recruited dealers in Germany, it now wants to do the same…
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September 1, 2024
TMC Cancela TFT225 forestry mulcher: Tearing it up
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Straying away from its usual parts business, Spaldings has been selling the TMC Cancela for several years now. We caught up with one of the heavy-duty machines from the Spanish maker, the TFT225…
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July 1, 2024
Spreading granular fertiliser wider: Spread wide, gain acres
REPORT: Dutch potato growers will often work with 45m tramlines, which is no easy task. We visited one grower in the polder area to discover how chucking fertiliser to such widths is possible.
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June 1, 2024
Bale trailer mods: A load of potential.
TUNING: Bale trailer mods: A load of potential. Not long now (fingers crossed) until the first silage bales start popping out of balers, and the task of clearing fields hits the top of the to-do…
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June 1, 2024
Tanco Autocut M3 and M9 mower combination: Razor blade on wheels
PRACTICAL TEST: Tanco Autocut M3 and M9 mower combination: Razor blade on wheels. Has Tanco hit the market bang on cue with its mower combination? The rise of more powerful but relatively lightweight tractors means…
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June 1, 2024
Talex Sprinter 1500 versus Vielitz FW160 SL: Double pack
PRACTICAL TEST: Talex Sprinter 1500 versus Vielitz FW160 SL: Double pack. Names like McHale and Tanco dominate the trailed wrapper market, and then there are others such as Kverneland and Kuhn touting their wares, too.…
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May 1, 2024
Four loading shovels from Claas, JCB, New Holland and Volvo: Four in action
PRACTICAL TEST: With all of the measurements and specifications boxed off in part one, we can now switch our test attention to what these machines are like to use and live with. Our comparison is…
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April 1, 2024
How much film goes onto a round bale: Larger bales save wrap
TECHNICAL: Most farms now have a means of handling heavier bales. Which begs the question: if you increase the bale diameter, can you save on wrap?
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April 1, 2024
Claas Disco 9700RC AS Business rear mower: Triple Disco revival
TRACTOR TEST: Last summer Claas introduced the Disco 9700RC Auto Swather Business, which is designed for a wide working width and producing a boxy swath, especially in high-yielding crops.