Tractor test
Deutz-Fahr 6210 CShift
It’s the little things
Granted it’s not that long ago since we looked at the Deutz 6180P (06/2014), which uses the same Stage IIIB motor as the 154kW/210hp 6210 CShift featured here. However, we reckon there are sufficient other changes to warrant a further run on the test bench
Practical test
Four loaders compared
Light loaders for small jobs
In the April issue we compared a quartet of 75hp tractors. Then the focus was on the tractors, so now it’s time to take a closer look at the loaders. We assess their strengths and weaknesses
Amazone, KRM, Kverneland, Kuhn
Four ways to spread
After laying out our findings on GPS section control in profi 04/16, this month we finish off by exploring the test group’s hardware and calibration options
Driving impression
Kverneland Optima TF Profi precision drill
More wheels, less load
Kverneland has stuck some extra rubber under its six- and eight-row trailed precision seeders. The updates don’t just stop there, though, as we reveal in this Optima TF Profi workout
Fendt Katana 65 forager
Pleasing operators
On the back of the move to Stage IV emission targets, Fendt has subjected the Katana 65 to its first major revamp. Detailed fettling is based on feedback from existing users
New clamp climber
New Holland W170C
As well as farming kit, the New Holland name also appears on a broad range of construction equipment. Shovels are one example, and, since they can already be found on farms, New Holland has now taken the decision to sell certain models through its ag network, including this farm spec W170C
Five wheels rolling
Vervaet Hydrotrike XL
While Vervaet sugar beet harvesters have been a familiar sight in the eastern parts of England for some time, the Dutch firm’s self-propelled slurry tankers are now starting to roll out across the UK. We climb aboard the new five-wheeler Hydrotrike XL
Livestock equipment
Northern Ireland dairy farmer invests for the future
Making ends meet
Encouraged by decent milk prices four years ago a County Armagh dairy farmer decided to invest £200,000 in a new dairy unit to help secure the future of milking cows on the family farm. The new unit was much needed, but, with milk prices now on the floor, a few cost cutting exercises have also had to be implemented
Used machinery
Massey Ferguson 7600 series tractors
One series, baffling choice?
Massey Ferguson 7600 tractors started arriving in mid-2012, initially with four models (7619 to 7624) spanning 185 to 235hp with either Dyna-6 semi-powershift or Dyna-VT stepless transmissions, ahead of then being joined by the small-frame 7614 to 7618, with the option of a Dyna-4 transmission, at the back-end of 2012. The range-topping 7626 completed the line-up in 2013. So, there was a broad
Workshop
Fitting central tyre inflation (CTI)
Fit for purpose
Why wait for tractor and implement makers to get round to offering central tyre inflation if you can fit it yourself? We follow the job step-by-step at specialist TractAir. The subject tractor patiently awaiting CTI attention is a 300hp Case IH Optum CVX
Machine management
Getting started in contracting
Accidental contractor
Getting any new business off the ground is challenging enough, and daring to be different can make the process even harder and slower. Yet in just four years, Ashridge Country Services has gone from being one man and a tractor to having a fleet of three tractors, and it has just taken on its first employee
Around the world
For the price of a quad bike / Heat is on at the field days / Host of new options for planting in the US / Red, amber, green … telehandlers are go
Report
Grass harvesting for a drying plant
Light-footed foraging
Two stunningly different Claas Jaguar 960s are the star attractions at the Dutch Hartog grass/lucerne drying operation
TUNING
Claas Jaguar 800, Part I
Make the big cat purr with contentment
With the silage season fast approaching we’re treated to a tour of a Claas Jaguar 880 that has been heavily modified — to make it more productive, more efficient and more user friendly. Perhaps you can apply some of the featured tweaks to your own 800 back home
Vehicles
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV vs Renault Kadjar
White goods
Two Discovery Sport 4×4 alternatives line up this month, one with an unusual twist — you can plug it in to the mains. Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV takes on the more conventionally powered Kadjar from Renault
Under the hammer
White Cross Farm sale, Darlington
Retirement sale attracts plenty of spring buyers
A large crowd was in attendance at a recent retirement sale near Darlington, in County Durham, where home buyers had to ward off strong competition from Irish visitors in the battle to make the winning bid
UK contractor charges
This is the National Association of Agricultural Contractors’ (www.naac.co.uk) charge guide, based on info supplied by its members last spring. The figures are only a guide and assume a red diesel price of 60p/litre. Prices will vary according to UK region, size of job, type of equipment used etc
