June 21, 2007
Fendt – 700 and 800 Vario
USED MACHINERY: Fendt 716 and 818 tractors: No surprises here. Second-hand Fendt 700 Vario and 800 Vario tractors command premium prices. Take the 716 as an example. With perhaps 6,500 hours plus on the clock…
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May 4, 2007
Chafer – T- and E-series
USED MACHINERY: Chafer ‘T' and ‘E' series trailed sprayers: Following a management buyout in October 2000, Chafer Machinery has continued to refine and develop its new trailed sprayer range. Of greater importance to second-hand buyers…
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January 12, 2007
Väderstad Rapid RDF and RDA pneumatic drills:
It is six years since James de Havilland looked at the Väderstad Rapid within profi’s used machinery section. Here he returns to the Swedish drill which, as might be expected, has continued to evolve over…
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June 15, 2006
Zetor – 7341 Super and 8441 Proxima
Zetor 7341 Super and 8441 Proxima tractors: Fancy a Czech, mate? Part of the now superceded UR1 Super range, the 7341 quickly became Zetor's biggest UK seller after it was introduced in 1998 as a…
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July 12, 2006
Claas – Targo K-series
USED MACHINERY: Claas Targo K-series telehandlers: Last Targo enjoys final turn around the farming floor When Claas launched its Targo ‘K' series telehandlers in 2000, the models' modern lines and clear operator visibility attracted favourable…
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March 15, 2006
Chillton – MX Technic and Utility
Chilton MX Technic and MX Utility tractor front-end loaders: Bigger loaders on larger tractors Not only are tractor loaders enjoying an upsurge in popularity, but the past four to five years
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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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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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March 18, 2004
Vaderstad – Carrier
USED MACHINERY Väderstad Carrier cultivator: A comprehensive overview of some of the better known ‘compact disc' shallow cultivators appeared in profi 01/05. These machines may be prohibitively expensive for the smaller grower, but how about…
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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,…
