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James de Havilland
December 21, 2001
USED MACHINERY: Introduced in 1990 to replace the established TW series, the 132hp to 186hp Ford 8630, 8730 and 8830 tractor models can be considered as a bridge between old and new tractor generations. From…
October 7, 2001
PROFI USED MACHINERY: There is nothing wrong with setting out to buy a specific make and model of used combine. But keeping an open mind can be the key to securing the most cost-effective used…
September 21, 2001
After its first showing at the 1996 Smithfield show, the Grimme GZ1700 harvester range received enough attention over the following year to generate over 80 sales for the 1997 season. Few companies could have hoped…
August 15, 2001
The ability to plant six rows of potatoes at once is not new. It is the sheer size of the rigid planters currently available that has prevented the idea from taking off in the UK.…
August 21, 2001
Launched across the Pond in 2000, Honda’s 499cc Rubicon all-terrain vehicle is now available on this side of the Atlantic. James de Havilland and Andrew Faulkner take their turns on what is badged in the…
May 11, 2001
USED MACHINERY: Sold as Claas machines since August 1997, Caterpillar-made Challenger 35/45/55 ‘row-crop’ rubber-tracked tractors have undergone only one set of major changes since launch in 1994. But are these significant for the used buyer?…
March 21, 2001
USED MACHINERY: Although it always pays to spend time looking over any item of used equipment before making a purchase, care and attention is never better rewarded than when appraising a second-hand combine. The difference…
November 3, 2000
Although they first appeared back in 1991, the Väderstad Rapid drill range can trace its ancestry back even further; the Rapid disc and coulter mechanism shares the same basic design as used on Väderstad’s first…
September 21, 2000
USED MACHINERY: First introduced in May 1994 as replacements for the popular and well-established 85/95 tractors, the 50hp to 90hp Case IH 3200 and 4200 models were essentially upgrades of what went before. Compact and…
July 20, 2007
Harry West’s Shropshire works has produced about 5,000 Dual Spreaders in the past 20 years, with the majority staying within the UK. Although that may not sound an impressive total in a world dominated by…
July 6, 2000
Yamaha is the latest ATV maker to extend its auto bike line-up. Andrew Faulkner and James de Havilland spin the auto belt aboard Yamaha’s 401cc Kodiak YFM400FWA.
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