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James de Havilland
June 8, 2004
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…
January 2, 2004
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…
November 21, 2003
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…
August 21, 2003
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…
May 9, 2003
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…
October 17, 2002
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'…
August 9, 2008
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,…
May 16, 2002
Replaced for the 2002 season by the current Vicon RV 1601 and 1901 designs, RV 156 and 186 variable-chamber balers are proven machines. Only when it comes to baling silage does care need to be…
May 4, 2002
PRACTICAL TEST: A motor of around 300cc powers the bulk of ATVs sold in the UK. We spend two event-filled days trying out the biggest and meanest ‘farm’ models the ATV industry has to offer.
March 1, 2002
Kawasaki has made much of the fact that its KVF650 is the most powerful ‘working’ ATV currently available in the UK. With its 650cc V-twin punching out over 40hp, this is certainly a meaty machine.…
February 21, 2002
USED MACHINERY: Introduced in 1997 with power outputs that spanned 50-100hp, the six-model Case IH CX series became an early casualty to the massive New Holland/Case ‘merger’: By 2001, Case-branded CXs were no longer produced…
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