January 17, 2025
Claas Jaguar V-Flex forage drum: Chop, chop
DRIVING IMPRESSION: For next season, Claas is offering a new chopping cylinder in its Jaguar 900 foragers. The V-Flex boasts a number of design changes, including an increased V-angle.
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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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December 10, 2024
Krone XDisc 710 wholecrop header: On and gone
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Krone has launched a new wholecrop direct-cut header — not only is it wider, but it also has integrated transport running gear. We had the opportunity to get an early first look.
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December 1, 2024
Fendt Katana 850 forage harvester: Bella Katana
PRACTICAL TEST: In Italy we were able to make up for what we were unable to do in our practical test last season. Near Verona, the Fendt self-propelled showed off its strong throughput and impeccable…
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October 1, 2024
Grimme factory, Niedersachsen, Rieste, Germany: 55 years of Grimme harvesters
REPORT: We’ve been to Rieste, the German home of Grimme self-propelled potato and sugar beet harvesters, to see how they are made and discuss future plans for the plant.
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October 1, 2024
Fendt Katana 850 forage harvester: An endurance test
PRACTICAL TEST: Last season’s woeful conditions for maize harvest certainly proved a challenge for our test Fendt forager … as, to be fair, they would have done for any harvester. Apart from a few minor…
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October 1, 2024
Strautmann Magnon 11 forage wagon: No shorter cuts?
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Strautmann is looking to meet the needs of farms wanting a shorter chop length from a forage wagon. The new Magnon 11 has an 84-knife chopping unit with just 22mm between the blades.…
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October 1, 2024
Desiccation with Crop.Zone 12m System: Electricity kills foliage
TECHNICAL: The new high-voltage desiccator, from innovative young German company Crop.Zone, combines electric current with a conductive solution to increase the efficiency of electrical desiccation. We discover how it works.
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September 1, 2024
Steve Jones, Hoof Trimming: Still here!
REPORT: The last time we caught up with Hoof Trimming’s Steve Jones, he had just spent one million pounds on kit to kick-start a new contracting business. Ten years on, we caught up with the…
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September 1, 2024
Krone GX440 moving floor trailer:: Belt and braces trailer?
PRACTICAL TEST: A jack of all trades. That is Krone’s promise for its GX trailer with its belt-based moving floor. We used it to shift all sorts of farming materials in our practical test.
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September 1, 2024
TMC Cancela TFT225 forestry mulcher: Tearing it up
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Straying away from its usual parts business, Spaldings has been selling the TMC Cancela for several years now. We caught up with one of the heavy-duty machines from the Spanish maker, the TFT225…
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August 1, 2024
Pöttinger Jumbo 8450 forage wagon: Closing the gap
PRACTICAL TEST: Has Pöttinger managed to answer the demands of farmers wanting a short-chop forage wagon? We see if the extra knives in the Jumbo 8000 provide the answer.
