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Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of ploughs and cultivators.
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…
October 13, 2000
PRACTICAL TEST: For this plough test, we take a close look at an eight-furrow Kverneland PM semi-mounted reversible plough. Suitable for both in-the-furrow and on-land ploughing, this versatile unit was also supplied with Packomat integrated…
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Lemken introduced its DL plough range into the UK in 1979, with all models except the DL110 having gradually been superseded by the current Europlough range from 1994 on.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
December 4, 1998
Plough, press and drill: That’s the autumn establishment Utopia chased by many arable farmers, but achieved by few. Swedish cultivations firm Väderstad has built its business on cost-cutting minimum cultivation drilling techniques. Now it reckons…
May 14, 1998
PRACTICAL TEST: Becker, the German machinery firm recently taken over by Kongskilde, chose its words carefully when naming its combination cultivator the Optimator. Designed for use in both spring and autumn, the unit can be…
September 17, 1997
Since its introduction in 1986, the Lemken Terradisc cultivator has undergone several modifications. One of the most significant was the change made to the disc depth setting system, a feature we criticised on an earlier…
