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Gerd Theißen
August 23, 2001
Already on sale for a number of seasons, the Sulky DPX fertiliser spreaders have benefited from a recent facelift. As well as the Prima version, capable of spreading up to a 24m bout width, the…
June 6, 2001
...Which is probably just as well for this month’s long-termer, the 92kW/125hp Valtra 8150. No tractor oil painting it may be, yet this Finnishbuilt mid-ranger has many other attributes – as we reveal in the…
April 20, 2001
Tanco may have been the first to bring out a baler with an integral wrapper, but grassland giant Kverneland – more precisely, its daughter Taarup – is hot on the Irish upstart’s heals. Early this…
January 19, 2001
Some monikers can be a little misleading. While Valtra’s – formerly Valmet – HiTech badge aptly describes its semi-powershift transmission, the name actually refers only to that gearbox. The idea that the whole tractor is…
December 21, 2000
Driving impression: Destined to be one of the stars at this year’s Smithfield Show, the all-new Claas Targo telehandlers replace the long-serving Teleporter line-up. Andrew Faulkner travelled to Hertfordshire for an exclusive drive on a…
November 3, 2000
Lely’s Welger RP 520 Farmer baler produces Europe’s biggest round bale, measuring up to 2.0m in diameter. It is also the first variable chamber belt machine from the company for a long while. Mick Roberts…
October 21, 2000
Grimme is building a new generation of selfpropelled potato harvesters. To gain a feel for what’s on offer, Andrew Faulkner climbs aboard the SF 170-60 two-row bunker harvester, the only one of its kind currently…
May 4, 2000
Hydrema's MPV 900 made its debut in January 1999 at the Agromek show in Denmark. Promising to be a telehandler, tool carrier and tractor all in one neat package, it struck a chord with many…
August 11, 2000
If nothing else, the thinking behind the 99kW/135hp Valtra-Valmet 8350 HiTech should stir debate. The theory is that by reducing engine rated speed to 1,800rpm from the more conventional 2,000rpm plus, the tractor should be…
March 21, 2000
Automatic combine steering in cereals is a vision that has finally become a reality in the form of the Claas Laser Pilot. This unique system scans the line of a standing crop in front of…
December 17, 1999
The recently launched Valtra-Valmet 8350 pumps out its rated 99kW/135hp at an ear-pleasingly low 1,800rpm. Impressive statistics indeed, but what’s it like to drive? Andrew Faulkner finds out
