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Hubert Wilmer
March 12, 2015
DRIVING IMPRESSION: With its acquisition of Kverneland in 2012, Kubota made no secret of its intention to expand its activities in European agriculture. Not convinced? Well, take a look at its new 130 to 170hp…
March 21, 2015
When Claas introduced the Tucano back in 2007 it was a case of right place, right time, as a profitable cereal harvest saw many smaller farms grab the opportunity to replace their old combine with…
December 12, 2014
TRACTOR TEST: If you want something with a little more spec, splendour and finesse than the standard Farmall has to offer, then there’s always the Pro version, complete with its four-step powershift and other extra…
November 21, 2014
POWER: Brrrr....While the South Pole may have been discovered over 100 years ago, today there are as many as 200 people living in and exploring a region that remains one of the most hostile environments…
October 21, 2014
Tractor test: Yes, the Arion may still use a DPS motor, Carraro front axle and GIMA back-end, but today’s Claas tractor has moved away from the mould created by Renault Agriculture, the French company that…
April 21, 2014
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Agritechnica 2013 saw the arrival of Challenger’s E-series crawlers. With either seven or 12 cylinders and from 378hp to 637hp on boost, these are some mighty bits of kit — and prior to…
April 21, 2014
DRIVING IMPRESSION: It’s no surprise that Claas’s new mid-range middleweights come with the option of a stepless CVT, but few could have predicted that the German firm would opt to build the gearbox in-house. We…
March 21, 2014
Building an annual 180,000 tractors and 700,000 diesel engines, there’s no denying the massive scale of Kubota’s manufacturing operation, especially in Japan and Asia. And it’s still growing. The global giant has plans in place…
January 8, 2014
Zetor’s new Major sports a big capacity four-cylinder turbodiesel. A test drive? Certainly, sir. We find out what this refreshingly simple tractor has to offer…
December 21, 2013
Tractor test: Capable of thumping out a claimed 306kW/416hp/411PS (97/68 EC), the Axion 950 is currently the world’s most powerful conventional tractor on offer from a mainstream maker — or it was when we tested…
November 21, 2013
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Claas has learned lessons from the first-generation Axions, and with a revised series for 2014 sets out to put the wind up the opposition. We see what’s changed...
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