November 20, 2018
Loves to shift – John Deere’s 5125R
TRACTOR TEST: When we first looked at John Deere’s 5125R, it’s fair to say we were rather smitten with the big tractor feel in a small tractor package. Top of the 5R’s many attractions is…
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Hubert Wilmer
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May 17, 2018
Amazone UF 1801 mounted sprayer with FT 1001 front tank: Massive Mountie
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Amazone now offers 30m booms for its UF mounted sprayers. Take the largest of these machines, the 1,800-litre UF 1801; then add a 1,000-litre front tank, and you end up with a tractor-mounted…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone UX11200 trailed sprayer
DRIVING IMPRESSION: While the UK is still coming to terms with running 6,000-litre trailed sprayers, there are other parts of Europe where there’s demand for even more spraying capacity. This has prompted Amazone to develop…
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March 21, 2018
Deutz-Fahr 5100C tractor
The new Deutz-Fahr 5C is powered by an engine from Deutz, through a gearbox from SAME Deutz-Fahr — and the whole caboodle is assembled in Treviglio, Italy. Here are our initial impressions of the 69kW/95hp…
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March 21, 2018
Headland management systems compared
PROFI TEST: Arrive at the headland, linkage up, pto and diff lock off, markers up, shuttle back and forth – today’s tractor drivers need hands and plenty of them. Most tractor makers now recognise the…
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March 21, 2018
12 cabs in comparison: Tractor cabins in close-up
PROFI TEST: Our July issue gave a general assessment of the 12 tractor cabs selected for our comparative test. In this issue we continue the analysis of the various platforms’ individual strengths and weaknesses in…
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March 21, 2018
Comparing ways to tune an engine
Engine chip tuning manufacturers make plenty of bold claims about improving overall fuel economy and performance. But just how effective is this controversial technology? profi decided to find out by testing a chip box and…
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March 21, 2018
Berthoud Major 32 trailed sprayer practical test
PRACTICAL TEST: Looking around Europe, certain manufacturers sell strongly in small pockets without ever achieving blanket coverage. Sprayer maker Berthoud falls into this particular distribution camp, but through no fault of its product line –…
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March 21, 2018
The Amazone-BBG Pegasus SG 4003-2 cultivator
PRACTICAL TEST: It’s almost as if they’re breeding. Walking around the tillage events over the past couple of seasons, observers could not fail to notice the proliferation of shallow disc/tine cultivators. Amazone added its contribution,…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone ED 601K precision drill practical test
PRACTICAL TEST: KIK is the rather intriguing German tag for Amazone's 'compact and integrated fold-up system', fitted to its eight-row ED 601K precision seeder. We operated a prototype version of the 6m KIK drill in…
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March 21, 2018
Becker maize drill: Extra nozzle and a longer ejector
PRACTICAL TEST: Marketed on this side of the Channel by Kongskilde UK, the Becker Aeromat maize drill was updated in 1998 with the addition of an extra air nozzle and a longer ejector. Last season…
