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Gottfried Eikel
January 10, 2003
At the ‘smaller’ end of the wheeled loader market Weidemann has launched the 2006 Teleboom as a telescopic alternative to its conventional pivot-steer. To get a feel for 2006 potential we put the model’s predecessor,…
November 21, 2002
Investing in any second-hand farm machine always carries a risk factor, but with a self-propelled forager getting the ‘buy’ decision wrong can have wealthwilting implications. Is there any way of increasing the chances of making…
November 15, 2002
Quality of planting work provided by the 3m wide mechanical seed drills from Amazone, Pöttinger, Howard, Lemken and Sulky came under the profi test spotlight last month. But other key attributes, such as machine design…
October 3, 2002
The first part of our comprehensive drill comparison looks at seed rate adjustment systems and seed placement accuracy. Here we test 3m drills from Amazone, Pöttinger, Howard, Lemken and French maker Sulky
June 5, 2002
One of the recurrent major themes at last year’s Agritechnica show was shallow, fast cultivation, with a number of companies launching new kit for this type of work. And among those firms was Lemken, displaying…
December 21, 2001
Driving impression: Claas has announced its combine fleet for the 2002 harvest, including the launch of a smaller rotary model, the Lexion 470, complete with 1.42m wide threshing system. Here we tuck the Lexion 470…
March 15, 2001
Every four years, the association of sugar beet growers in the Wüerzburg region of Germany arranges an international demonstration of sugar beet harvesters. Before the demo is open to the public, the Agricultural Machinery Institute…
March 21, 2001
Shortly after re-equipping the Jaguar 840 to 880 foragers with an ‘Overdrive’ transmission, Claas has now introduced the new 830 to 900 range. Flagship is the Jaguar 900, which draws power from a V8 DaimlerChrysler…
February 2, 2001
More even seed placement of rapeseed and cereals: That, Sulky argues, is the reason for buying into SPI Regul-line drill technology, which aligns seeds as they leave the metering unit. This driving impression looks at…
December 21, 2000
PRACTICAL TEST: In this test we set the following parameters for our three cultivators: To loosen topsoil, incorporate stubble and any crop residues, and leave a fine and level tilth with tramlines and other wheelings…
November 21, 2000
The UK launch of the all-new Claas Jaguar 900 forager is not just about yet more power and performance. The new forager's OverDrive transmission is an interesting development in itself. Here we take a look…
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