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Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of combine harvesters.
September 28, 2026
REPORT: There are a lot of self-propelled machines that sit idle for most of the year. Massey Ferguson’s mounted combine, which could be quickly attached to the tractor, was pitched at farms wanting to make…
September 27, 2026
REPORT: With many farms reducing their combinable area to take advantage of environmental support payments or grow other crops, added to two ‘easy’ harvests which have minimised wear and tear on these machines it is…
September 26, 2026
WORKSHOP: Although organic farmer Anton Maier had his eye on a new combine, he decided to buy a used machine and embark on a major DIY repair job.
September 26, 2026
USED MACHINERY: If you home in on a Claas Lexion hybrid as your next used combine choice, take a deep breath. When we last looked at buying a Lexion 700 back in 2017, matters were…
August 31, 2026
REPORT: When we last visited Yorkshire contractor Tom Dirom, his tractor choices leant towards the Finnish Valtra brand, topped by a 400hp reverse-drive S-series. As the business and its workload has evolved, so too has…
August 3, 2026
REPORT: A lifetime’s work of agricultural contracting and engineering for Nottingham-based D Clifford & Sons has recently evolved to include 60 hectares of stubble-to-stubble contracting. Alongside its general contracting business, the shift into direct farming…
July 5, 2026
REPORT: British contractors Peter Steward and Paul Stent are both fans of the Vervaet Q616 six-row sugar beet harvester. One is a fervent user of the axial rollerbed option. The other prefers turbines. We find…
May 15, 2026
REPORT: We return to Brixworth Farming, a 2,000ha arable joint venture business based in Northamptonshire with six farms operating in collaboration to see how it has adapted to changes over the last six years.
May 11, 2026
PRACTICAL TEST: The Evion is now the smallest Claas combine sold here. A mash of proven parts, can the Evion follow in the footsteps of the legendary Claas Dominator? We tested the small straw-walker machine…
March 15, 2026
DRIVING IMPRESSION: New Holland launched the CX combine harvesters 25 years ago, and it has continually developed. The latest generation is the CX series which was unveiled at Agritechnica 2025. Prior to the show we…
February 15, 2026
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The AF10 is the largest single-rotor combine currently on the market and propels Case IH into the premier league. We caught up with one of the big reds during harvest.
