April 12, 2008
Buying second-hand grain & silage trailer
PROFI USED MACHINERY: James de Havilland offers a few reminders of the key points to look for when considering a used trailer purchase.
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Materials handling equipment
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of materials handling equipment.
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January 2, 2007
Driving impression: Walton Eclipse 5668 bale stacker
Bale cart has come on a long way since having to manually arrange flat eights onto a trailer and then shove them, one by one, up an elevator back at the barn. Nonetheless this operation…
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November 23, 2006
Claas – Scorpion 7040 Varipower Plus
Driving impression: Claas Scorpion 7040 Varipower Plus telehandler It would be fair to say that Claas's previous attempts to establish itself in the highly competitive European telehandler sector haven't been wholly successful. Yet this situation…
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September 21, 2006
MX (Chillton, Mailleux)Technic T
Driving impression: MX Technic T loader It's hard to make an implement as seemingly simple as the front-end loader seem ‘sexy', but Chillton's latest introduction from its French partner MX – formerly Mailleux – has…
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July 12, 2006
Claas – Targo K-series
USED MACHINERY: Claas Targo K-series telehandlers: Last Targo enjoys final turn around the farming floor When Claas launched its Targo ‘K' series telehandlers in 2000, the models' modern lines and clear operator visibility attracted favourable…
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March 15, 2006
Chillton – MX Technic and Utility
Chilton MX Technic and MX Utility tractor front-end loaders: Bigger loaders on larger tractors Not only are tractor loaders enjoying an upsurge in popularity, but the past four to five years
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March 4, 2006
Hawe Wester – ULW 2500T
Driving impression: Hawe Wester ULW 2500T chaser bin Chaser bin chase hots up Though they long ago established their place on the harvest prairies of the US, chaser bins have never really caught on in…
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November 21, 2005
Chillton – MX150 Flexpilot
Driving impression: Chillton MX150 Flexpilot loader Come fly with the Flexpilot... Oil is something best kept outside of a tractor cab, most would agree. There's nothing worse than trying to find your tools or sandwich…
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January 14, 2005
Kubota mini excavators:
USED MACHINERY: Kubota mini excavators: Kubota shipped in its first mini excavators from Japan in the late 1970s, when the initial reaction to these dinky diggers was rather mixed: Some found them useful, while others…
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November 21, 2004
Claas – Targo K60-122
Practical test: Claas Targo K60-122 telehandler Quite why the Claas Targo telehandler hasn't sold in large numbers in the UK remains a real mystery. Machine availability? Lack of marketing push from the manufacturer? Dealer apathy?…
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March 8, 2003
Practical test: Bobcat, Gehl and JCB skid-steer loaders
PRACTICAL TEST: There has long been a feeling that farmers could perhaps make better use of skid-steer loaders.
