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Hubert Wilmer
January 21, 2014
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Back in the mists of time we nicknamed Case’s original Magnum 7120 the ‘Jolting Jumbo’ for the delicate way it shifted gears. Things have changed over the past 25 years…
January 21, 2014
TRACTOR TEST: Engine developments are just one part of John Deere’s mid-line 6R story. To see how the company’s mass-market tractor range is performing in the field we caught up with a 6210R model that…
December 21, 2013
TRACTOR TEST: To help identify its Stage IIIB/Tier 4i Maxxum models from their predecessors, Case IH has given them the Efficient Power tag line. Presumptuous? Maybe. Here we look at the range’s most powerful four-cylinder…
December 21, 2013
November 21, 2013
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Long anticipated, Case IH’s stepless-box Maxxum finally took a bow at this year’s SIMA show. We take a tour around one of the first examples
September 21, 2013
TRACTOR TEST: Exactly a year ago we published a driving impression on the latest Fendt 300-series tractors in which we focused on their new exhaust emission compliant engines as well as on some of the…
September 21, 2013
USED MACHINERY: Tractors competing in the sub-100hp livestock tractor sector traditionally featured a pared-back specification. Not always, though. With its 2003 launch of the 5020-series, John Deere offered a tractor with a comprehensive standard spec…
August 21, 2013
TRACTOR TEST: For John Deere in the UK and Ireland the 5M is the jewel in its sub-100hp crown. This tractor family offers owners a mix of key creature comforts, but stops short of providing…
June 21, 2013
TRACTOR TEST: While it may not rank as top dog in Massey’s 7600 tractor pack, the 163kW/222hp/219PS (rated output to 97/98 EC) MF 7624 still possesses a sizeable punch. Sold with either a mechanical or…
March 21, 2013
TRACTOR TEST: John Deere is making some substantial claims for its double-clutch DirectDrive transmission, which has been previewed across our technical and driving impression pages over the past couple of issues. So time now to…
March 21, 2013
DRIVING IMPRESSION: John Deere has a new 24-speed transmission — DirectDrive — which uses two clutches, three ranges and eight powershift steps to bring most of a CVT’s in-field/on-road benefits. How does it stack up…
