September 3, 2025
Rhys Lewis Agri Hire: Knowledge and a dollop of bravery
REPORT: With the jump in machinery prices, it takes a bit of nerve and a healthy dollop of ambition to go out and buy a selection of kit with the aim of starting a hire…
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Forage harvesters and wagons
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of forage harvesters.
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September 2, 2025
Engles Machines Spider asparagus harvesting assistant: Creepy, not crawly
REPORT: A 48-strong fleet of electrically-powered Spiders are allowing Dutch grower De Wit to slash harvesting costs by nearly 50%.
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August 29, 2025
Krampe RamBody 750+ trailer: On the push
PRACTICAL TEST: Krampe debuted its first push-off trailers over three years ago, and now the second version of the RamBody is out and about. We tested the German trailer maker’s middle model, the 750+, on…
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July 5, 2025
John Deere F8 600 forage harvester: Pulling new stops
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Just as the 8000 series foragers celebrate their 10th birthday, John Deere’s new range of F8 and F9 self-propelleds is about to start rolling out of the factory.
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June 8, 2025
Lely Trac LT7 self-propelled forage wagon: Fast feeding
Lely Trac LT7 self-propelled forage wagon: The Lely Trac LT7 is a self-propelled that not only cuts the grass but lifts it as well. It was the pinnacle of the range in 1970, yet sadly…
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May 9, 2025
Functional models on a scale of 1:5: It has to work
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April 20, 2025
Haworth Agricultural Contractors: Extra cost but bigger benefits
REPORT: Helping its customers to realise the full value of slurry, Cumbrian firm Haworth Agricultural Contractors has invested in Near Infra-Red (NIR) sensing to improve application accuracy for umbilical slurry spreading, creating traceability and compliance…
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March 14, 2025
NCS Project on forage bean wholecrop: Spilling the beans…
TECHNICAL: Could growing more pulses and legumes help UK farming reduce its carbon footprint and become self-sufficient when it comes to animal-fed protein? This is part of the NCS study, and last year we took…
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March 14, 2025
Claas CSPS chop quality analysis: Clever scanning, perfect silage
TECHNICAL: It sounds almost too good to be true: the forager operator takes a few photos of the chopped material and is able to clarify the machine is achieving the best chop quality and a…
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March 14, 2025
New Holland FR920 Forge Cruiser: Cruisin’ for a …
DRIVING IMPRESSION: New Holland has updated its FR forager, so what's it like to drive? Last summer we didn't need asking twice to climb aboard the titillated and refreshed Cruiser.
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March 14, 2025
Wagon capacity boost: Cranking up the volume
WORKSHOP: After 300 hours in the workshop, Stefan Hauzinger has managed to increase the load volume of his Krone Titan R48 GD wagon by an impressive 5.0m³.