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James de Havilland
November 11, 2009
Valmet 05 four-cylinder tractors: … or not by much, anyway. In 1982, Volvo BM Valmet introduced the ‘Nordic' 05 tractor series. Features included a flat-floor cab, 4WD, synchro box with splitter, decent rear lift and…
October 3, 2009
Driving impression: Caterpillar TH407 telehandler Despite Caterpillar entering the telescopic handler sector way back in the 1980s, the UK market continues to be dominated by the likes of JCB, Manitou, Merlo and Claas. Cat importer…
June 18, 2009
Driving impression: Kubota M9540 tractor At the beginning of 2008, Kubota outlined its plans to make greater inroads into the northern European agricultural tractor market. A previous drive in the company's range-topping 128hp M128X tractor…
June 12, 2009
Welger 730 and 830 balers: Welger AP 730 and AP 830 conventional balers have been in production since the late 1980s with a design that has much in common with their AP 73 and AP…
April 21, 2009
USED MACHINERY: Claas Ares 500-/600-/800-series tractors: Minimal delving is required to appreciate that the Claas Ares ‘06' and ‘07' tractor series are closely related to the Ares ‘II' models launched by Renault in 2002. And…
February 21, 2009
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Case IH Puma 210 CVX and 225 CVX … with no steps at all. By the time you read this ‘drive', Case IH will be shipping its Austrian-built Puma 210 CVX and Puma…
January 9, 2009
Vicon BalePack fixed-chamber round baler/wrapper: Vicon introduced its BalePack in-line round baler and wrapping system in 2000. Built around the RF 130 fixed-chamber baler, the BalePack system was expanded to include variable-chamber RV 1601 and…
December 12, 2008
Valtra T-series tractors: Valtra introduced its six-cyl T-series tractors in the second half of 2002, initially just in highspec ‘electronic' form. But not for long. As the old square-profile Valtra 8000 tractors were phased out,…
September 12, 2008
USED MACHINERY Challenger MT700 series: The four-model 235-306hp Caterpillar Challenger MT700 series tractor range was introduced back in 2002, superseding the Challenger 35/45/55 models. Today, early MT700 units are starting to appear on the used…
July 10, 2008
USED MACHINERY: New Holland TM short-wheelbase tractors: Back in 1996, New Holland launched its 60-series tractors that duly went on to become the TM in late-‘99. All then stayed much the same until the end…
April 12, 2008
PROFI USED MACHINERY: James de Havilland offers a few reminders of the key points to look for when considering a used trailer purchase.
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