October 1, 2024
Seed drills: More drill tips
TUNING: It seems that owners and users take great pride in their seed drills, sowing the seeds for a new season with high hopes. Here we work through several on-farm mods and tips to help…
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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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October 1, 2024
JB Farms no-till drilling: A new direction
REPORT: Seeding specialist Dale Drills has continued to develop and modernise its range of direct drills, offering options and modifications to suit evolving drilling requirements. Some of the latest updates to the high capacity Eco-L…
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July 1, 2024
Novag T-Force Plus 450CT: A disc with shoes
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Novag has been quietly poking away at the UK direct drill market, with a number of machines now finding homes here. We take a look at how the coulter system works to see…
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June 1, 2024
Amazone Cirrus 9004-2C Grand cultivator drill: Grand design
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Amazone Cirrus 9004-2C Grand cultivator drill: Grand design. At Agritechnica, Amazone presented a new generation of Cirrus drill, topped off with a working width of 9.0m. But this Cirrus isn't just big; it's…
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May 1, 2024
Lemken Solitair DT cultivator drill: The big ‘un
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Lemken Solitair DT cultivator drill: The big 'un. Lemken has completed its Solitair DT line-up with the addition of a 9.0m model that can tuck itself into a neat sub-3.0m wide, 4.0m high…
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April 1, 2024
Agriculture in Australia, Part 2: Big country with monster murals
REPORT: As well as big-scale agriculture there are plenty of other intriguing things to see for those prepared to head off the beaten track in Australia
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February 14, 2024
Pöttinger Terrasem V6000 DZ Profiline seed drill: Fully automatic
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Pöttinger is now equipping its Terrasem cultivator drill with a comfort control system, which leaves almost nothing for the operator to do.
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February 1, 2024
Horsch Solus 1047SX precision drill: One drill, many seeds
DRIVING IMPRESSION: With the Solus, Horsch is revisiting the topic of precision planting cereals, but the machine should also be suitable for many other types of crop. Our German colleagues caught up with the prototype…
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January 1, 2024
Horsch Avatar 12.25 SD: One-pass sowing
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Two years ago, Horsch introduced a new generation of Avatar seeders. Here's an overview of the changes on this latest upgrade to the firm's no-till drill.
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August 25, 2023
Erth Agriseeder: Grass precision
DRIVING IMPRESSION; While the Agriseeder is now in its second generation, there's one key aspect that hasn't changed — the three-section, contour-following system, a critical aspect for any seed drill ... and even more so…
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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…
