Issue: September ( 2025 )
Valtra S280 vs Valtra S416: S with high-tech versus the Finnish big Boss
REPORT: The first-generation S-Series had lots of special features, even when compared with the now current sixth generation Valtra flagship.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
N & S GREEN AND SON: Going off-grid
REPORT: Faced with extortionate costs to install power to his family’s farm, one Derbyshire farmer and contractor decided to go totally off-grid, adopting roof-mounted solar panels with energy storage using battery packs, in combination with…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Brookside Farms self-propelled feeding: More meals on self-propelled wheels
LIVESTOCK: Brookside Farming took delivery of their self-propelled feeder in April 2025. It has been delivering daily rations for 750 cows since, bringing increased efficiency and consistency with the aid of AI driven ration prescription.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Maize stubble cultivator: 4 in 1 combi-roller
WORKSHOP: Master of all? Maybe. Or perhaps just the master of a few? This farm-built combi-roller is capable of performing a number of tasks, including cultivating, seeding and rolling.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Coombe End Farms: Adapt and thrive
REPORT: With the ongoing uncertainty concerning farm support and thus cropping plans, machinery investment involves some tricky decisions over which equipment will remain cost effective over its lifetime. A Müthing MU-M 600/F Vario flail mower…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Fendt E100 Vario: £200k for 70hp
TECHNICAL: Electrification has found its way into a full-size Fendt tractor, in the guise of the E107S Vario. But how has it been done and what does it offer, over and above its far cheaper…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Determining axle lead and selecting tyres: A simple calculation
TECHNICAL: Whether it's replacing worn-out tyres or you're wanting to fit a different size, there are several things to consider when booting up with different rubber.
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Swift-Cut CNC plasma cutter: Swiftest of cuts
WORKSHOP: If you want to take farm engineering to the next level and regularly cut various pieces of sheet steel, then a CNC plasma cutter might not be a ridiculous purchase. We take a look…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Claas Axion 800 series – 2014 to 2025: Getting in on the Axion action
USED MACHINERY: Claas launched its ‘second generation’ Axion 800 tractors back in 2014, with the oldest examples now past their tenth birthday. This means there should be a used example available to suit a range…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
Agriweld Min-Dis cultivator: Make way for fun tines
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Over the past eight years, Agriweld has grown its cultivator range with a number of compaction-busting soil looseners in various configurations. The Min-Dis is one of those machines that utilises the minimal disturbance…
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Issue: September ( 2025 )
John Deere 6R250: From hunter to hunted?
TRACTOR TEST: On the market since 2017, the big-frame six-cylinder 6R has become the best seller in the 6R range. Reason enough, then, to take a fresh view on this refined Mannheim heavyweight in its…
