April 14, 2005
Vicon – KM
Vicon KM-series trailed mower conditioners: Vicon was a major player with its Olympus and KM242 Swather in the 1980s. Then came the firm's modular cutting deck GMT and GMV ranges in the early 1990s, followed…
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James de Havilland
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January 14, 2005
Kubota mini excavators:
USED MACHINERY: Kubota mini excavators: Kubota shipped in its first mini excavators from Japan in the late 1970s, when the initial reaction to these dinky diggers was rather mixed: Some found them useful, while others…
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September 15, 2005
Horsch – 4 CO
The 4m Simba Horsch 4 CO, together with its 3m 3 CO brother, went into series production in 1999. Although both models have recently been replaced by the essentially similar Sprinters, the COs still remain…
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October 15, 2004
Kverneland LD series ploughs:
USED MACHNERY: Kverneland is not alone in producing what looks to be, on the surface, a bewildering array of new plough types and options. Break the various offerings down into their basic constituent parts, however,…
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June 8, 2004
Knight – Used trailed sprayers
USED MACHINERY: Knight Farm Machinery trailed sprayers: When Brian Knight built his first 2,000-litre, 12m boom trailed sprayer back in 1984, he fitted it with a mechanical tracking drawbar. Twenty years on, there has been…
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January 2, 2004
Simba Mono/Solo cultivators:
Back in the early 1980s, Simba was producing toolcarriers and trailed cultivators designed to reduce the cost of reclaiming land and establishing crops. Its current Solo cultivators have come on a long way since those…
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November 21, 2003
Case IH MX Magnum tractors:
USED MACHINERY: When introduced in 1999, the 200-270hp Case IH MX Magnum tractor range was presented with a tricky brief: It had to retain the ruggedness of its highly regarded forbears, as well as take…
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August 21, 2003
Househam self-propelled sprayers:
USED MACHINERY: Swift, Sprint, Super Sprint, Imp and Super Imp– names that, until 2002, represented the selfpropelledsprayers within the Househam line. James de Havilland reviews what the firmhas to offer those farmers in the market…
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May 9, 2003
Becker/Kongskilde Aeromat precision drills:
USED MACHINERY: First introduced back in 1972, the Becker Aeromat precision pneumatic drill metering system ‘blows’ rather than ‘sucks’ seed into its cell wheels. With no plans for a replacement, this Aeromat theory remains popular…
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October 17, 2002
Frazier Agribuggy sprayer:
USED MACHINERY: First introduced back in 1982, the Agribuggyhas developed considerably over the past 20years. As a used buy, even the earliest examplescan still make a sound purchase, with partsavailability making it feasible to ‘refurbish'…
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August 9, 2008
Driving impression: Kawasaki KVF360-A ATV
Hot on the heels of its KVF650-A auto, Kawasaki recently introduced the flagship’s smaller brother, the automatic KVF360-A. With features such as selectable 4WD, downhill engine braking, manual front differential lock and oil-immersed rear brake,…
