Tractor test

Fendt Vario 514:

Box ticker

So what has changed since we tested the Fendt 516 in the May 2014 issue? Well a lot more than just the move to ‘NatureGreen’ paint. There is the Stage IV exhaust system and overall the fourcylinder family is more refined

Practical test

MX T412 front loader:

One stick, lots of jobs

It’s almost four years since French company MX launched its T400 series front loaders. We’ve been using a midsized T412 complete with brand new EPilot joystick — here’s the verdict

Bednar Swifter Disc XO 5000F disc cultivator:

Swift sweep of the field

Czechbased Bednar produces a wide range of tillage kit. This prompted us to take a closer look at the Swifter Disc XO 5000F compact disc for an extended practical test

Driving impression

New Holland RB125 fixed-chamber round baler:

Gobbling it up

New Holland has never really been in the fixedchamber baler game, but that could soon change with the RB125. We caught up with the demonstration machine touring Ireland this harvest … to see if it should be on your next baler shopping list

Massey Ferguson 5711 Global tractor:

Back to basics

It was 2014 when Massey Ferguson unveiled its plan for the Global range, but it is only now the 5700 is starting to make an appearance thanks to the phased introduction. We get a look at the Frenchbuilt show pony which has been touring around the UK and Ireland this year

Claas Axion 960 tractor:

Life is cushty for the upper Claas

Claas postponed moving its tractors to emission Stage IV for as long as possible … but now the switch has finally been made. In its wake come boosted engine power and a number of novelties including a nifty Cebis touchscreen terminal

Life is cushty for the upper Claas

Claas Axion 960 tractor:

Claas postponed moving its tractors to emission Stage IV for as long as possible … but now the switch has finally been made. In its wake come boosted engine power and a number of novelties including a nifty Cebis touchscreen terminal

Livestock equipment

Gea Monobox single robot milking box:

Back in the race

In 2015 Gea unveiled its single milking robot Monobox; just two years later there are now said to be over 300 in operation. We tracked down a farm that has installed a pair of the ‘boxes’ to see how they work

Used machinery

Massey Ferguson 8600/8700 tractors:

Big used Massey for big used value?

When we first put a Massey Ferguson 8690 through the DLG test wringer back in early 2010, it was the first tractor profi had tested to gain a ‘very good’ rating for fuel economy. Subsequently proven in the field, fuel efficiency is reason enough to consider an 8600 and subsequent 8700 series as a used buy but what else do you need to know?

Workshop

Bolt and nut grades:

Use your heads

There’s so much more to the topic of nuts and bolts than you may imagine. Sizes, standards, strengths, materials, suitable applications … Here we try to bring some order to the befuddling world of the agricultural fastener

Machine management

John Deere Machine Sync:

Keeping it in sync

With its Machine Sync system, John Deere claims to have come up with a key aid to enhancing infield harvest performance, enabling combine operators to manage the complete grain unloading process. But does it work in practice?

Report

North American adventure:

On tour with a 12m Catros … and its 500hp tug

Over the summer Amazone embarked on a demo tour across the USA and Canada, racking up many thousands of miles through the Mid West and Great Plains. Star of the show was a set of 12.0m wide Catros discs

Vehicles

Land Rover Discovery — New vs D4:

Voyage of discovery

Land Rover modestly bills the New Discovery as ‘the best family SUV in the world’. Here we put one alongside its predecessor to see what a potential buyer might gain or lose

Self-propelled Fendt slurry rig:

More weight up front

Dutch contractor van Diepen has taken drastic action to ensure a better tractor weight distribution when applying spring slurry. A Fendt tractor forms the basis of the novel selfpropelled concept