November 16, 2016
Lemken Solitair 25/600 KA drill
Pretty much new from the ground up, the only familiar components on the Lemken Solitair 25 are its OptiDisc doubledisc coulters. We had a chance to sow some oats with a 6.0m pre-production model.
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Ploughs & cultivators
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of ploughs and cultivators.
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February 2, 2016
Väderstad Opus 600 tine cultivator
Väderstad concedes the TopDown remains its mass-market cultivator. Those who prefer a tine-dominated machine, however, will be happy to see the arrival of more Opus models for the coming season, including this 5.75m 600
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March 17, 2016
Kverneland 2500 i-Plough
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Plough fans visiting Agritechnica will no doubt have spotted the 2500 i-Plough on the Kverneland stand. This is the first in the Norwegian firm’s range of new generation ploughs, and we had a…
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September 5, 2015
Köckerling Rebell Profiline 500 discs
PRACTICAL TEST: No, not a rabble uprising in consequence of this spring’s UK general election. The Rebell is Köckerling’s first shot at a disc-based cultivation train, introduced at Agritechnica 2013. It’s wide, long, solidly built…
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September 16, 2015
Lemken Zirkon 12/600 KA power harrow
Lemken’s hydraulic-folding models are the first to make the move from Zirkon 10 to 12, with the rigid models gaining the features later this year. More than just a change in digits, the new models…
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February 13, 2015
Kverneland NG-H F30 power harrow and CX-II disc coulters
At the last Agritechnica, Kverneland introduced its new folding power harrow combination for highcapacity applications. Boasting the firm’s latest CX-II disc coulters in combination with press wheels, we trialled the seeding outfit in the field…
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February 7, 2015
Väderstad Swift SW 440 + Rollex RX 450 cultivator
The Swift is a large cultivator that works at relatively shallow depths — down to 200mm — using heavy spring tines. In Väderstad’s UK lineup it sits between the lighter-tined NZA tine cultivator and deeper-working…
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December 24, 2014
Lemken Rubin 12/600 KUA disc/press cultivator
Last season Lemken was showing UK farmers a pre-production example of its big-disc Rubin 12, and we managed to spend time with the 6.0m version to see what all the fuss was about. Key feature…
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March 21, 2014
Great Plains Simba SLD 460 cultivator
Over the past decade — and more — the Simba Solo has proved a popular tool for many UK arable farmers taking their first steps into min-till, with its large conventional discs mixing soil and…
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May 11, 2013
Väderstad Carrier Crosscutter
Straw harrows may be one of the latest must-have fashion accessories for the arable farmer wanting to just tickle the surface, but Väderstad is adopting a slightly different approach on the front of its Carrier…
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February 8, 2013
Teagle – Tulip 300XL Vario
Combining discs and legs in the one cultivator is now pretty much the norm for UK min-till gear. So, with this in mind, Dutch manufacturer Tulip worked with its British distributor, Teagle Machinery
