September 3, 2025
Rhys Lewis Agri Hire: Knowledge and a dollop of bravery
REPORT: With the jump in machinery prices, it takes a bit of nerve and a healthy dollop of ambition to go out and buy a selection of kit with the aim of starting a hire…
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Tractors
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of tractors.
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September 2, 2025
J & J A Venables and Son, Cheshire: Well rounded business
REPORT: J & J A Venables and Son farm under the shadow of Joderal bank observatory in Lower Withington, Cheshire with 40 hectares of their own, and another 80ha rented, they have grown their business…
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August 30, 2025
Massey Ferguson 5M: Mmmmmbop
DRVING IMPRESSION: If you were asked which is the best-selling tractor to come out of Massey’s plant in Beauvais, you might think a livestock favourite like the 5S135, or the general all-rounder 7S180. But you'd…
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August 29, 2025
150hp, four-cylinder user survey: Four cylinders – 450 opinions
TRACTOR TEST: We asked 450 owners from Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway about their experiences with eight 150hp four-cylinder tractors. Here are the results.
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August 4, 2025
Valtra S280 vs Valtra S416: S with high-tech versus the Finnish big Boss
REPORT: The first-generation S-Series had lots of special features, even when compared with the now current sixth generation Valtra flagship.
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August 4, 2025
Coombe End Farms: Adapt and thrive
REPORT: With the ongoing uncertainty concerning farm support and thus cropping plans, machinery investment involves some tricky decisions over which equipment will remain cost effective over its lifetime. A Müthing MU-M 600/F Vario flail mower…
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August 3, 2025
Fendt E100 Vario: £200k for 70hp
TECHNICAL: Electrification has found its way into a full-size Fendt tractor, in the guise of the E107S Vario. But how has it been done and what does it offer, over and above its far cheaper…
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August 2, 2025
Claas Axion 800 series – 2014 to 2025: Getting in on the Axion action
USED MACHINERY: Claas launched its ‘second generation’ Axion 800 tractors back in 2014, with the oldest examples now past their tenth birthday. This means there should be a used example available to suit a range…
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August 2, 2025
John Deere 6R250: From hunter to hunted?
TRACTOR TEST: On the market since 2017, the big-frame six-cylinder 6R has become the best seller in the 6R range. Reason enough, then, to take a fresh view on this refined Mannheim heavyweight in its…
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August 1, 2025
Stoll ProfiLine ISObus Connected: Easier to fit and better to use
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Stoll’s ISObus Connected loader controls is now an option on the ProfiLine range making it not only easier to install and use via the tractor’s onboard joystick and ISObus terminal. With this simplified…
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June 8, 2025
Best-selling loader tractors 120-130hp: The do it all
REPORT: End user demands for a 120-130hp tractor can be very varied, to say the least. So to narrow things down a bit, we asked the mainstream makers what their best-selling loader tractor is for…