October 1, 2025
Best selling walker combines: Walker combines march on
REPORT: If you have a preference for straw walkers, then keep reading as we round up the best selling five- and six-walker combines currently sold in the UK and Ireland.
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Combine harvesters
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of combine harvesters.
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October 1, 2025
New Holland CR11 at North Farm Horton : The Beast of Belgium
REPORT: New Holland’s flagship CR11 combine has been chomping through harvest for Dorset grower Peter Snell, having replaced a pair of CR10.90 models. As the end of its first full harvest draws to a close,…
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September 30, 2025
Early detection of bearing wear keeps combines on a roll: Look, listen, feel
WORKSHOP: A thorough check of a combine’s bearings can help to ensure you have a trouble-free start to the harvest, with a much reduced risk of frustrating downtime.
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September 30, 2025
Agco (Massey Ferguson and Fendt) Ideal combines: Any colour you like as long as it is black
USED MACHINERY: Agco’s Massey Ferguson and Fendt Ideal combines differ in two ways. Badges and Fendt having access to the highest capacity variant, the Ideal 10T. Everything else is the same including the black finish.
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July 8, 2025
Only Fendt 9390R in the UK: Different crowd
REPORT: Massey Ferguson’s US-made rotary combines were trialled and evaluated in the UK numerous times during the 1990s and 2000s, but never made available for sale. Having tried and liked these machines, John Davie-Thornhill of…
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December 10, 2024
John Deere S7900: Harvesting foresight
DRIVING IMPRESSION: This latest update not only gave the S series a new cab, but John Deere has also taken automation of its single-rotor combine range to a new level. Our driving impression explains how…
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December 1, 2024
Harvesting, GDR style: Team culture
REPORT: Threshing again, as in the days of the GDR — the motto for a special harvesting event that took place at Hohenfinow, Brandenburg, Germany in early July. We take you on a journey back…
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November 1, 2024
Claas Trion 750 TT user review: And the winner is..
REPORT: After carefully considering equivalent machines from three manufacturers, Euston Farms in Suffolk opted for a new Claas Trion 750TT for the 2024 harvest. We visited during its first week to find out more about…
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October 1, 2024
Semi-electric combine drive system: E-boost for combines?
TECHNICAL: Last year, Claas presented a semi-electric drive system for its combines. Could this really work, and exactly how does it improve efficiency? We find out a little more.
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October 1, 2024
John Deere HarvestLab 3000 Grain Sensing: Measuring grainprotein in the field
TECHNICAL: If A-grade wheat doesn’t meet the required quality, it will not achieve the best price from your buyer. Potentially, this risk can be minimised by using a NIRS sensor on your combine. We look…
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October 1, 2024
Combines: Harvesting ideas
TUNING: Managing narrow harvest time windows takes top kit and smooth processes. Here are reader tips that should help you to optimise your own combine harvester.