March 21, 2017
Driving Impression: John Deere 5125R
New to the John Deere literature stack is the 90-125hp 5R, which will start reaching UK and Irish farms later this year. Pegged as the premium model, we got our hands on one of the…
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Mervyn Bailey
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February 21, 2017
Fendt 312 Vario:
TRACTOR TEST: Fendt has switched engine breeds, with its 300 series tractors now using in-house AGCO Power motors in place of the more familiar Deutz unit. To find out if this change of heart makes…
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February 21, 2017
John Deere 6155M CommandQuad Plus tractor:
DRIVING IMPRESSION: John Deere has introduced an automated range change for the 6M. We took the first CommandQuad Plus-equipped tractor to be sold in Ireland, a 6155M, for a spin to look at this new…
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February 21, 2017
Massey Ferguson 6718S tractor:
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The 6718S from Massey Ferguson is the first four-cylinder tractor to push past the 200hp marker. Simply staggering
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January 21, 2017
Case IH Optum 300 CVX:
TRACTOR TEST: Case IH absolutely nailed it when it came to styling its new high horsepower ‘lightweight’ tractor. But why call it Optum? Perhaps this most intriguing of titles equates to ‘Optimum’, or maybe simply…
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January 21, 2017
Driving impression: Massey 6490 Dyna-6 tractor
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December 21, 2016
John Deere 6250R:
According to Deere research, European contractors want a lightweight, high-hp tractor — something like the Case IH Puma 240, Fendt 828, New Holland T7.270 ... So to get in on this act the Mannheim engineers…
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December 21, 2016
New Holland T7.230 AC:
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December 15, 2016
Schuitemaker forage wagons gain NIR sensor:
TECHNICAL: Large-scale dairy farmers may be interested in the latest from Dutch firm Schuitemaker. A nearinfrared (NIR) sensor kit for its Rapide forage wagon lets the user see/record crop dry matter yield at the point…
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October 21, 2016
John Deere 7R series tractors
USED MACHINERY: First appearing in the UK at the tail end of 2011, John Deere 7230R, 7260R and 7280R tractors looked all set to take over from the outgoing 7030 series, with a host of…
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September 21, 2016
John Deere plus Fliegl Smart Drive Control
DRIVING IMPRESSION: For some time John Deere has worked with Fliegl — a maker of trailers and trailed equipment — on electric implement drive, steadily refining a 2013 system that saw a powered axle added…
