August 1, 2024
Lemken Karat 10/500 KUA cultivator: Karat chop
PRACTICAL TEST: Lemken is moving up a Karat, with the 9 being superseded by the 10. We put the new version of the tined cultivator through its paces.
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July 1, 2024
New Holland CH7.70: Shaken, not stirred
PRACTICAL TEST: New Holland media focus may well concentrate upon the high-capacity CR11 combine, but the company’s ‘bread and butter’ models are just as important. Here we take a further look at the twin-rotor CH7.70,…
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June 1, 2024
Tanco Autocut M3 and M9 mower combination: Razor blade on wheels
PRACTICAL TEST: Tanco Autocut M3 and M9 mower combination: Razor blade on wheels. Has Tanco hit the market bang on cue with its mower combination? The rise of more powerful but relatively lightweight tractors means…
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June 1, 2024
Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 2: Tasks with many hurdles
PRACTICAL TEST: Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 2: Tasks with many hurdles. In the second part of our ISObus test, the seven 300hp tractors were tasked with sowing beet at variable spacing using GNSS and…
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June 1, 2024
Talex Sprinter 1500 versus Vielitz FW160 SL: Double pack
PRACTICAL TEST: Talex Sprinter 1500 versus Vielitz FW160 SL: Double pack. Names like McHale and Tanco dominate the trailed wrapper market, and then there are others such as Kverneland and Kuhn touting their wares, too.…
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May 1, 2024
Four loading shovels from Claas, JCB, New Holland and Volvo: Four in action
PRACTICAL TEST: With all of the measurements and specifications boxed off in part one, we can now switch our test attention to what these machines are like to use and live with. Our comparison is…
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May 1, 2024
Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 1: On the Bus
PRACTICAL TEST: Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 1: On the Bus. As part of the test comparison of seven 300hp tractors (see the January and February issues) we also took a closer look at their…
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September 22, 2023
John Deere 9500i forage harvester: The big shot
PRACTICAL TEST: With a maximum of 755hp, the John Deere 9500i is the smallest model in Deere’s wide-body forage harvester range. Read on to find out why it's pretty near impossible to bring the almost…
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August 25, 2023
Horsch Versa 3KR drill combination: Reliable seeder?
PRACTICAL TEST: Horsch has loads of experience in building seeders, but has that know-how been included in the Versa 3KR, the firm’s first mechanical drill? To find out, we ran one of the 3.0m power…
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October 15, 2020
Horsch Leeb 4AX trailed sprayer: Is it really budget?
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July 12, 2020
New Holland CR9.80 Revelation combine harvester: Plenty of punch
PRACTICAL TEST: New Holland currently holds the world record for combining wheat — 800 tonnes in eight hours. With this in mind we had high expectations for the CR9.80, which we put through its paces…