April 14, 2005
Vicon – KM
Vicon KM-series trailed mower conditioners: Vicon was a major player with its Olympus and KM242 Swather in the 1980s. Then came the firm's modular cutting deck GMT and GMV ranges in the early 1990s, followed…
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Mowers, tedders & rakes
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of mowers, tedders and rakes.
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March 21, 2004
Claas – Cougar
Driving impression: Claas Cougar self-propelled mower Quite a bite Put on show for the first time at Agritechnica 2003 the 14m wide Claas Cougar self-propelled mower boasts potential crop downing outputs of around 120ha/day. At…
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August 27, 2003
Practical test: Vicon Fanex 903 tedder
As tedder width grows, so does the machine’s weight. Which means that some smaller tractors may struggle to hoist the larger tedders at the headland or on the road. Vicon’s solution? To fit a pair…
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July 21, 2002
Practical test: Claas Volto 870 H rotary tedder
Practical test: …and Claas claims that its Volto grass tedders, complete with their so-called Permalink driveline, really do ‘go’. Other Volto unit changes include a beefed-up frame and the option of a hydraulic crop deflector,…
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October 5, 2001
Driving impression: Kverneland Taarup 4040C mower conditioner
Kverneland claims to offer the only mower of its kind in the 4040C mower conditioner – a 4m wide trailed machine with its own integrated grouper. Andrew Faulkner travels across the Irish Sea to operate…
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September 13, 2001
Vicon Red Bull self-propelled mower:
With forager outputs continuing on their seemingly relentless upwards climb, the mower sector is doing its best to keep up – hence the move towards 9m+ self-propelled units. First there was the Big M from…
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August 21, 2001
Claas Liner 3000 rake
Practical test: Electro-hydraulics play a big part in the Claas Liner 3000 four-rotor rake, which is capable of gathering in a massive 12m of grass into the one swath. Is such sophistication justified on what…
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August 23, 2001
Krone mowers in comparison:
The obvious route to boosting rear-mounted mower workrates is to stick a second unit onto the front of the tractor. But there are alternatives. Perhaps surprisingly, a big trailed mower is capable of returning similar…
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July 21, 1999
Claas Corto 270 SC and Disco 300 C mowers
Practical test: That's the question – and a question that needs sorting very early on in the mower decision-making process. As an example of this disc/drum dilemma, profi compared two Claas mower conditioners – Corto…
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February 5, 1998
Practical test: Vicon KMT 3000 trailed mower conditioner
Three knives per disc and a substantial frame are the two distinguishing features on Vicon’s KMT 3000 mower, which was introduced for the 1997 season. profi tested a central drawbar version throughout the whole season…
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July 21, 1997
Claas second-hand drum mowers:
USED MACHINERY: If you are after a used drum mower and a Claas WM or Corto becomes available, make a point of taking a look. These are good machines. But you do need to know…
