There is an abundance of choice in the compact disc harrow market, from expensive premium models to less costly alternatives predominantly from Eastern Europe. It is the latter that come under the practical test spotlight this month, where the focus is on 5.0m mounted machines, all from Polish manufacturers

A brand new 5.0m disc harrow for less than £16,000 sounds like a bargain. But does such a machine live up to the standard set by the premium priced models? To find out we got three Polish manufacturers to supply their 5.0m mounted machines with 560mm discs.