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Gottfried Eikel
December 24, 2014
Last season Lemken was showing UK farmers a pre-production example of its big-disc Rubin 12, and we managed to spend time with the 6.0m version to see what all the fuss was about. Key feature…
November 5, 2014
On the market for over 20 years and still a bread and butter product for Väderstad, the Rapid drill has been subjected to several tweaks by the Swedish manufacturer. But that’s not to say the…
October 21, 2014
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Claas’s new 800-series Jaguars have been out in the field for over a year now and are reported to be showing their true colours. We tested a 462hp 2015-spec 850 and spoke to…
September 18, 2014
Bring together a power harrow and a trailed drill and what do you get? A new breed of universal drill. Lemken’s Compact Solitair 9/300 Z10 is one of a very select group. We find out…
April 13, 2012
At the Agritechnica show Väderstad unveiled its first precision drill, but, as you might expect from the innovative Swedish manufacturer, the Tempo is no ordinary seeder. Stand-out features include an on-board alternator and an all-new…
March 8, 2012
Horsch has spent five years developing its new precision seeding unit, which puts in its first on-machine appearance within the Maestro precision planter. Yet this ‘seed on demand’ metering system is destined for much more…
January 5, 2012
Here’s an overview of the six drill combos tested. By comparing the linked lines across the page, you can see how each outfit fares against the competition in term of its power harrow, press, hopper…
January 6, 2012
For a combination drill to be a pleasure to use, its calibration should be simple and adjustments easy to make. So for the third and final part of this six-drill comparison, we put power harrow…
February 10, 2011
Swedish manufacturer Väderstad has a medium-heavy soil drill in the shape of the Rapid. Three years ago it set out to cover the lighter, looser-land sector with the Spirit. Here’s our field experience with this…
December 9, 2010
Driving impression: Weidemann T4512 CC35 telehandler If you need a compact loader, then there's not too much choice in the tiny telehandler market. Last year Weidemann introduced the T4512, which not only squeezes into the…
October 8, 2010
PRACTICAL TEST Telehandlers compared, part two …is in the eating. Last month we compared the performance of four telehandler models, all of which would love to oust the current top names in the farm-popular 7m,…
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