June 15, 2023
Krone VariPack V190XC Plus round baler: Fast and firm with belts
PRACTICAL TEST: It's three years since Krone started offering the VariPack Plus round balers with a variable chamber that employs three belts. How are they going?
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Christian Brüse
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April 5, 2023
Kuhn VBP7190 OC23 baler wrapper combi: One four all
DRIVING IMPRESSION: With a redesign of the wrapper and chassis, Kuhn’s variable-chamber baler wrapper can now pump out larger bales. Meet the new VBP7190.
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November 17, 2022
Pöttinger Impress 3190VC Pro baler wrapper: More comfort
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Having gained experience with the first Impress balers, Pöttinger has come out with a facelifted version. Read on to find out what's changed. Although there have been tweaks along the way, this is…
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November 18, 2022
Driving Impression: Claas Disco 1010 mower
While mower conditioners are the tool of choice for the majority of silage crops on British and Irish farms, there are certain regions where plain mowers are popular. And as with most things in the…
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July 4, 2022
Arcusin Forstack FRS12 bale chaser: Perhaps four is the magic number
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The Forstack, does just that ... stack four square bales and then deposits them at the edge of the field. The system has its advantages and disadvantages, as we found out in our…
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March 9, 2022
Kverneland FRO280 flail mower: Just smashing
Produced in-house by the Kverneland Group at the Ravenna plant in Italy, alongside the balers and wrappers, the FRO/PF is part of a much bigger range of flail mowers
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March 9, 2022
Claas Liner 4900 Business rake: Nearly all new
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Claas has pretty much gone back to the drawing board for its latest generation of fourrotor rakes, with only the rotor head recognisable from the old range. We caught up with the biggest…
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August 30, 2020
Becklönne hydraulically adjustable dual wheels: Moving with the times
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Becklönne has come with a hydraulically adjustable dual wheel system, which allows the outer tyres to tuck in tight when on the road. We visit the farm that helped to develop the design
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July 29, 2020
Becklönne Lademonster transfer hopper: Gets the job done
DRIVING IMPRESSION: There's a vast area of maize grown in Germany to feed anaerobic digesters, which invariably means loads of mud dragged out on to public roads at harvest time. Not popular. To address the…
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June 7, 2020
Claas Liner 3600 four-rotor rake: Simple yet efficient
PRACTICAL TEST: If you think a four-rotor rake has to be high-tech, think again. Not only is the entry-level Liner 3600 relatively simple, but it also delivers high outputs
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April 30, 2020
John Deere C441R baler wrapper: Fused design
DRIVING IMPRESSION: When John Deere introduced the 440 series in 2013 it was a major overhaul of its previous fixed-chamber machine. Now it has further refined the design with the 441 models, which include a…
