March 21, 2018
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Drills / planters
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of drills and planters.
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March 21, 2018
Used machinery: Accord DA pneumatic drill
The pneumatic DA drill range from Accord has been on the market since 1982. Its long history means older examples may have changed hands two or perhaps even three times, with their availability and proven…
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March 21, 2018
Used machinery: Accord sugar beet drills
In the market for a used sugar beet drill? Then the Monopill line-up certainly provides a good starting point, having sold well in a number of countries over many years. Here we detail what to…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone Cirrus 3003 Compact drill
PRACTICAL TEST: Recently revised, the Amazone Cirrus seeder range sports (amongst other things) new, apparently easy-pulling Matrix soil consolidation tyres. Here we see how they, plus the various other updates, fare in the field
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March 21, 2018
Amazone EDX 6000-TC precision drill
PRACTICAL TEST: Back in 2007 Amazone introduced its Xpress system. This moved away from the traditional precision seeder concept, instead using a single central hopper with integral drum-based seed singling. The result was a Gold…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone power harrow/drill combinations
PROFI USED MACHINERY: Amazone power harrow/drill combinations: Now offered in five ranges to suit tractors developing 140 to 300hp, the Amazone rotary harrow/rotary cultivator range can also be specified with up to five different tine…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone Cayena 6001 tine drill High on output, low on hp
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Amazone Cayena 6001 tine drill Last year's Agritechnica in Hanover saw the European launch of Amazone's Cayena 6001 drill. Before the show we had the chance to use one, albeit in some tricky…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone KE and AD 303 cultivator drill
PROFI TEST: It has to be admitted, despite its popularity, that Amazone’s mechanical drill was showing its age. So for the 2000 season the firm rejuvenated the tractor-mounted D9 drill and implement-mounted AD 03 drill.…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone Airstar AD-P 302 seed drill: Amazone with air? Surely not!
PROFI TEST: Red and blue models dominate the pneumatic drill sector. Now Amazone is aiming to change all that by bringing a touch of green to the scene. The first few Amazone pneumatics were trialled…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone ED 601-K tronic Contour precision seed drill practical test
PRACTICAL TEST: Pneumatic maize drills certainly don’t rank as most farmers’ first choice when it comes to planting pelleted beet seed. This didn’t put Amazone’s designers off, though. The result: The Amazone ED 601-K tronic…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone ED 601K precision drill practical test
PRACTICAL TEST: KIK is the rather intriguing German tag for Amazone's 'compact and integrated fold-up system', fitted to its eight-row ED 601K precision seeder. We operated a prototype version of the 6m KIK drill in…
