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Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of ploughs and cultivators.
September 12, 2003
Previewed at the Cereals event, the Väderstad 442 cultivator is a cross-breed, a cross between the firm’s Carrier disc/press and Cultus tine machines. Andrew Faulkner tried out a 5m wide prototype example on sandy loam…
November 15, 2002
With its double star roller said to be capable of producing seedbeds in heavy soils in a single pass, Rau’s ground-driven Sterntiller was heralded as an alternative to pto-driven tillage equipment. Last autumn we put…
June 5, 2002
One of the recurrent major themes at last year’s Agritechnica show was shallow, fast cultivation, with a number of companies launching new kit for this type of work. And among those firms was Lemken, displaying…
March 8, 2002
Though not on UK sale yet, Rabe importer WestMac has plans to ship the firm’s Cormorant semi-mounted plough across the Channel. Here we test the seven-furrow, hydraulic vari-width heavyweight, including its distinctive beam turnover mechanism,…
July 13, 2007
Shallow cultivation requires high speed and plenty of horsepower for best effect. Andrew Faulkner develops a taste for all three, knocking down 50ha of autumn-ploughed ground with a 200hp Case MX220 Magnum and 5m wide…
December 21, 2000
PRACTICAL TEST: In this test we set the following parameters for our three cultivators: To loosen topsoil, incorporate stubble and any crop residues, and leave a fine and level tilth with tramlines and other wheelings…
April 12, 2000
Reversible ploughs are getting bigger, with articulated frames and a seemingly endless number of bodies, too. German maker Lemken is the latest to join the big league adding the Vari-Titan semimounted reversible to its range.…
December 23, 1999
Lemken introduced its DL plough range into the UK in 1979, with all models except the DL110 having gradually been superseded by the current Europlough range from 1994 on. If the potential age of these…
December 4, 1999
Or, more appropriately, hello Blue Bird because Rabe's tine/disc cultivator has yet to make it to UK shores. Potential buyers won't have to wait for long, though, with Rabe importer WestMac planning to bring the…
January 1, 1999
With the EuroPlough, Lemken is gearing up for European conditions, both in terms of badging and technical specification. Last autumn we tested the hydraulically variable furrow width version, the Vari-EuroPlough 7
September 18, 1997
When we tested Lemken’s Vari-EuroPlough reversible, we also assessed the differences between the firm’s two press types, the mounted FixPack and stand-alone VarioPack. Our conclusions are set out below
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