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James de Havilland
March 21, 2014
To dismiss trailed forage harvesters as old hat is to ignore parts of not just the UK but also the much larger Irish market, where trailed machines remain the forage-making tool of choice. Here James…
February 21, 2014
USED MACHINRY: We first drove a Fendt 936 in 2005, the tractor making headlines due to its 60km/hr top speed, new cab, a switch to Deutz power and a price of around £130,000. James de…
January 17, 2014
USED MACHINERY: Replacing New Holland 177hp TM175 and 194hp TM190 tractors for the 2007 season, the four-model T7000 series spans rated powers from 167hp to 213hp. Although these tractors carry over a substantial amount of…
December 21, 2013
Kuhn Axis fertiliser spreaders — Rauch in Eire — were first offered from December 2005 in basic 30.1 D and electric variable-rate 30.1 Quantron E ‘QE’ versions. James de Havilland takes a look at the…
December 6, 2013
USED MACHINERY: With its hydrostatic transmission and standard power steering, the nominal 22hp diesel Kubota RTV 900 was unique in the utility vehicle sector when it was launched in 2005. More than seven years later,…
November 22, 2013
After its purchase of Dutch sprayer maker Douven, John Deere first entered the UK sprayer market in 1998. Its own in-house trailed models, the 800-series, arrived in time for the Smithfield Show in 2000, and…
September 21, 2013
USED MACHINERY For clarification purposes Claas divided its nominal 120 to 160hp six-cyl Arion tractor series into three lines: the entry-level C, and the more advanced CIS and CEBIS. Yet for the used Arion buyer…
February 14, 2013
USED MACHINERY: At first glance, McHale F550 balers might appear to have changed little over their product life cycle — from their launch in 2005 to the 2011 season, when the final machines were built.…
February 1, 2013
Anyone thinking that a second-hand Väderstad TopDown will save huge sums over buying new might be in for quite a shock. The TopDown is a fashionable bit of kit, with used demand typically outstripping supply…
October 12, 2012
USED MACHINERY: If the once ubiquitous Massey MF30 dominated UK drill sales in the 1970s, then the 1980s Accord DA, perched atop a power harrow, was its nemesis. The power harrow drill went on to…
May 31, 2012
The 2003 New Holland TS-A tractors (100-140hp) were replaced by Stage II-/Stage IIIA-compliant T6000 units in 2007.
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