September 1, 2024
Steve Jones, Hoof Trimming: Still here!
REPORT: The last time we caught up with Hoof Trimming’s Steve Jones, he had just spent one million pounds on kit to kick-start a new contracting business. Ten years on, we caught up with the…
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Geoff Ashcroft
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August 1, 2024
A Legge & Sons: Out the back
REPORT: Valtra’s reverse drive function is a feature that ticks many boxes for Herefordshire contractor A Legge & Sons. So much so that three of the Finnish firm’s reverse drive models handle a wide variety…
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July 21, 2022
3.0m drill combination systems – Part 2: Seed distribution, fuel consumption and more
In this second part of our 3.0m power harrow drill combination comparison we look at seed distribution, both across the drill and in the rows, plus looking at practical differences to include hopper emptying, handling…
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April 22, 2020
Tom Dirom Contractors, North Yorkshire: Coat of many colours
The search for a versatile 400hp tractor that could be so much more than a one-trick pony led one North Yorkshire-based contractor to turn his back on the usual suspects. It was a process that…
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May 2, 2019
Conservation tillage in Bedfordshire
Tasked with taking Woburn Farms forward, manager Will Haupt has faced some tough decisions since joining the 2,350ha operation a year ago. His first step has been to steer the farm towards reduced cultivations to…
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November 15, 2018
High capacity harvest
For one Oxfordshire grower, making the most of logistics when completing a 2,000ha harvest requires more than just combine capacity. The farm has invested in drying, storage and handling facilities ... and adopted a 40m…
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January 13, 2020
Househam Harrier: Evolution of the species
DRIVING IMRESSION: More evolution than revolution, the Harrier is Househam’s successor to the Merlin range. We take a close look at this heavily revised self-propelled sprayer
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May 4, 2017
Chafer Interceptor self-propelled sprayer
Chafer’s return to the self-propelled sprayer market comes as no big surprise. It is, after all, a marketplace that accounts for around 400 machines each year in the UK and is currently twice the volume…
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May 16, 2018
Househam Predator self-propelled sprayer:Househam on the hunt
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Predator is Househam’s new class of self-propelled sprayer, which will sit above its current range-topper, the Merlin. Ahead of the Predator’s Cereals Event launch, we take a close look at a pre-production model.
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February 21, 2017
Grimme Rexor 630 sugar beet harvester:
It is fair to suggest that Grimme has a firm grip on the potato market. The company now wants to repeat that success in the beet harvester market and has introduced its Rexor 630 to…
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January 13, 2017
Kubota M5111 tractor:
DRIVING IMRPESSION: Kubota has introduced its M5001 series tractors, complete with a Stage IV compliant engine, all-new cab with more internal space, revised instrumentation and fingertip control for the forward/reverse shuttle
