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…
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February 18, 2004
Vicon – LB12200
Driving impression: Vicon LB12200 big square baler Upping the big baler ante Vicon is making a much bigger push into the UK's seemingly ‘plateauing' 330-unit big square baler market with its new LB8200 and 12200…
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October 22, 2003
Driving impression: Zetor 11741 tractor
Zetor has revamped the upper end of its range, Forterra 90hp+ tractors, and introduced its first sixcylinder flagship model for some years to the top of the line. Martin Rickatson drives the 120hp 11741 tractor…
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August 27, 2003
Practical test: Vicon Fanex 903 tedder
As tedder width grows, so does the machine’s weight. Which means that some smaller tractors may struggle to hoist the larger tedders at the headland or on the road. Vicon’s solution? To fit a pair…
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September 12, 2003
Driving impression: Väderstad 442 cultivator
Previewed at the Cereals event, the Väderstad 442 cultivator is a cross-breed, a cross between the firm’s Carrier disc/press and Cultus tine machines. Andrew Faulkner tried out a 5m wide prototype example on sandy loam…
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September 21, 2003
Driving impression: Grimme SF6-20 beet harvester
More familiar as a big potato machinery specialist, Grimme is transferring some of its spud know-how into the sugar beet sector with the firm’s first selfpropelled six-row harvester unit. Martin Rickatson caught up with the…
