June 15, 2006
Vicon – Andex 843
The Vicon Andex 843 centre-swathing twin rotor rake put in strong performances in our profi test, both in silage and straw crops.
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March 11, 2005
Kuhn AGT 6036 pneumatic spreader
Driving impression: Kuhn/Rauch AGT 6036 pneumatic fertiliser spreader With increasing interest in moving to 36m wide tramlines for spraying work it is inevitably the fertiliser spreader that struggles to keep up – and particularly so…
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March 18, 2005
Sulky – DPA XLT
Driving impression: Sulky DPA XLT trailed spreader One of the pioneers of bulk fertiliser application French maker Sulky debuted its DPA XLT trailed spreader complete with hopper capacities of 4,000 and 6,600 litres (plus extensions)…
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December 16, 2004
Hardi – Alpha Plus
Driving impression: Hardi Alpha Plus sprayer ... or do you have an unhindered view from the ‘bridge' of your SP sprayer? Farmers this side of the Channel have never warmed to Europeanstyle front-engined machines preferring…
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December 24, 2004
Vaderstad – TopDown 500
Practical test: Väderstad TopDown 500 cultivator With cereal prices languishing at £60/t for many the prospect of spending £40000+ on a cultivator would seem to border on the profligate. Not at all say the likes…
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October 21, 2004
JF – VM12 vertical-auger
Driving impression: JF VM12 vertical mixer Danish grassland kit firm JF may be best known in the UK for building mower conditioners and trailed foragers but for the past five seasons it has been producing…
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September 9, 2004
Valtra – C120 EP
Driving impression: Valtra C120 EP tractor Fully loaded… … with climate control a total of four time- and flow-controlled spools auto powershift and an array of other specification goodies. Oh yes – and there's the…
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July 8, 2004
Kellands – Agribuggy 1000
Driving impression: Kellands Agribuggy 1000 SP sprayer Buggy goes back to basics Few would argue that Tony Frazier's original Agribuggy 2/3/4/5D machines popularised LGP self-propelled spraying in the 1980s. Now under new ownership but with…
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January 8, 2004
New Holland – TS-A Fast Steer
Exclusive driving impression: New Holland Fast Steer Both clever and simple yet producing a staggering effect. That's the New Holland Fast Steer system which enables the NH operator to put a tractor into full lock…
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March 21, 2004
Great Plains – NTA 1000
Driving impression: Great Plains NTA 1000 mulch/direct drill Out on the Plains Sold in red in the UK by Keith Rennie Machinery (KRM) we tried out the green European version of the Kansas-built Great Plains…
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March 12, 2004
Maschio/Gaspardo – DC-V/PE300
Practical test: Maschio/Gaspardo drill combination Not all combi drills cost £30000+ as can be seen on the technical data table at the bottom of this article. Yes you guessed it. This month's profi practical test…
