September 19, 2008
Stoll – Robust FZ
Driving impression: Stoll Robust FZ front-end loader The Robust name may still decorate the side of Stoll's new range of FZ loaders, but that's pretty much where the similarities end with the hardware that came…
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Gottfried Eikel
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June 21, 2008
Claas 1050 header
Claas V 1050 header: Claas could hardly have got its timing better. Just as the smaller UK arable farmer decides to return to the new combine market, the harvester manufacturer introduces a range of machines,…
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September 6, 2007
Strautmann – Verti-Mix 1300 Double K
Practical test: Strautmann Verti-Mix 1300 Double K feeder Build height has long been a criticism of vertical-auger feeders when mounted over conventional running gear. Strautmann's solution? To develop the Verti-Mix Double K, a machine that…
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June 21, 2007
6 single rotor rakes – Claas, Krone, Kuhn, Niemeyer, Pöttinger and Vicon
PRACTICAL TEST: The six single rotor rakes in this test provide a good cross section of the different designs on offer. Our test criterion was ease of operation and quality of work. All the machines…
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March 21, 2007
JF – GXT12000/GD3205 F
Driving impression: JF-Stoll GXT12000/GD3205 F mower combination While most of Europe's mower makers have been heading down the ‘butterfly' route to maximising output, Danish firm JF-Stoll has seemed noticeably reluctant to follow suit, preferring to…
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November 23, 2006
Claas – Scorpion 7040 Varipower Plus
Driving impression: Claas Scorpion 7040 Varipower Plus telehandler It would be fair to say that Claas's previous attempts to establish itself in the highly competitive European telehandler sector haven't been wholly successful. Yet this situation…
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June 15, 2006
Lemken – VariTansanit
Driving impression: Lemken VariTansanit plough Hybrid plough exhibits extra vigour There's nothing too revolutionary with the view that two contrasting machine configurations invariably have their respective good points and bad points. But if, somehow, a…
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June 7, 2006
Horsch – Maistro 11RC
Driving impression: Horsch Maistro 11RC precision drill Although not yet offered within the UK, Horsch's Maistro maize drill is currently enjoying its first full season of sales on the Continent, the results of which will…
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November 21, 2004
Claas – Targo K60-122
Practical test: Claas Targo K60-122 telehandler Quite why the Claas Targo telehandler hasn't sold in large numbers in the UK remains a real mystery. Machine availability? Lack of marketing push from the manufacturer? Dealer apathy?…
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July 21, 2004
Case IH – Axial-Flow AFX8010
Driving impression: Case IH Axial-Flow AFX8010 combine harvester Going with the Flow Case IH has struggled to maintain its high-output Axial-Flow image in recent years largely due to competition from other rotary monsters: The 2300s…
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March 21, 2004
Claas – Cougar
Driving impression: Claas Cougar self-propelled mower Quite a bite Put on show for the first time at Agritechnica 2003 the 14m wide Claas Cougar self-propelled mower boasts potential crop downing outputs of around 120ha/day. At…
