July 5, 2025
John Deere F8 600 forage harvester: Pulling new stops
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Just as the 8000 series foragers celebrate their 10th birthday, John Deere’s new range of F8 and F9 self-propelleds is about to start rolling out of the factory.
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Tobias Bensing
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July 4, 2025
Fendt 620 Vario: Big performance, massive price
TRACTOR TEST: The Fendt 600 has it all — not only its monstrous performance for a four-cylinder, but also its outstanding operator comfort and operator flexibility. But the calculator is going to take some bashing…
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March 14, 2025
Claas CSPS chop quality analysis: Clever scanning, perfect silage
TECHNICAL: It sounds almost too good to be true: the forager operator takes a few photos of the chopped material and is able to clarify the machine is achieving the best chop quality and a…
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March 14, 2025
John Deere 6120M: Faithful servant
LONG-TERM TEST: The 6120M with its sloping bonnet and 120hp rated output is proving an ideal loader tractor. Our long-term candidate doesn’t just have to take a load from A to B, but it has…
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December 1, 2024
Pacam 2525 yard loader: A mixed bag
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Pacam from the Netherlands sells yard loaders that use a Chinese-made chassis, whereas the hydraulic components are sourced from Western manufacturers. We put the 2525 to work to find out if this is…
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November 1, 2024
Holmer SecatFlex SL slurry applicator: Digging in the muck
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Spreading slurry or digestate into a standing row crop is a specialist task. Holmer has developed its own strip-till hoe for such applications and calls the implement the SecatFlex SL. We find out…
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October 1, 2024
Rhizomes and saplings: Less hard graft
REPORT: If you want to mechanically harvest tree saplings, then you are going to need to embrace technology. Mark Pasveer visits one such farm in the Netherlands.
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October 1, 2024
Claas Commandor 115 CS: Wet harvest saviour
REPORT: The Claas Commandor is a special combine harvester. The threshing system and chassis are different … and even the harvesting conditions were unique when we caught up with our featured machine.
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October 1, 2024
Strautmann Magnon 11 forage wagon: No shorter cuts?
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Strautmann is looking to meet the needs of farms wanting a shorter chop length from a forage wagon. The new Magnon 11 has an 84-knife chopping unit with just 22mm between the blades.…
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September 1, 2024
Hydraulic wheel drive motors: A shove in the back
TECHNICAL: Wheel motors are becoming more popular, especially on larger trailers and tankers ... or on more specialist machines such as potato harvesters, where they can lend a helping hand in wet conditions or on…
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September 1, 2024
Krone GX440 moving floor trailer:: Belt and braces trailer?
PRACTICAL TEST: A jack of all trades. That is Krone’s promise for its GX trailer with its belt-based moving floor. We used it to shift all sorts of farming materials in our practical test.
