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.
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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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August 1, 2024
Comparing forage harvesting systems: Who has the cutting edge?
TECHNICAL: When we were field testing the Pöttinger forage wagon in first cut, we also had the opportunity to compare the throughputs and chop quality of other harvesting systems.
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April 1, 2024
DigiMilch project on NIRS: How accurate is a forager’s NIRS?
TECHNICAL: The DigiMilch field project investigated the performance of forager-mounted NIRS units to see how accurate the data really is.
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April 1, 2024
Schuitemaker Rapide combi forage wagon: Thorough revamp
PRACTICAL TEST: Schuitemaker has given its combi silage wagon a major rethink. Here is our exclusive report.
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September 22, 2023
New Holland forager comparison: Boxy and loud versus more than just new clothes
REPORT: Two iconic New Holland self-propelleds take on their modern-day successor in our three-forager comparison. Time to examine some chopper evolution.
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September 22, 2023
John Deere 9500i forage harvester: The big shot
PRACTICAL TEST: With a maximum of 755hp, the John Deere 9500i is the smallest model in Deere’s wide-body forage harvester range. Read on to find out why it's pretty near impossible to bring the almost…
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May 31, 2023
Whatever happened to the Deutz-Fahr Gigant 400?
After years of absence from the forage harvester market, Deutz-Fahr debuted the Gigant 400 at Agritechnica in 1995. The self-propelled extracted more than 400hp from a Deutz engine, while the chopping unit was sourced from…
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May 31, 2023
Pöttinger Jumbo 7400 forage wagon: Extra jumbo
While Pöttinger's moving headboard design is neat, it's something that nearly every other manufacturer now offers. Times, to be blunt, have moved on. So, today, it's the driveline with the power belt that sets the…
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April 25, 2023
Fendt Katana 850 Driving Impression
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Rumours suggesting Fendt was pulling out of the forage harvester market gained traction when production of the Katana 85 ceased in 2019. It turns out Fendt were just taking a pause, the new…
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September 27, 2022
Report: Bog and marshland management
There is no ready-made solution yet,” is the current reply when German farmers ask as to what crops they can plant and grow to best effect on the country's rewetted marshland areas. And possibly even…
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September 27, 2022
Tuning: John Deere 8000 and 9000 series foragers
TUNING: In this issue we have already looked at buying a second-hand 8000 series Deere forager. Here we speak to some end-users to glean some performance-enhancing tips. With a hectic maize and grass workload, the…
