November 1, 2024
OneSoil Pro application maps: More than maps
TECHNICAL: Cloud-based program OneSoil Pro can be used for more than just creating application maps, as we find out.
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Workshop equipment
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of workshop equipment.
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October 1, 2024
Bergmann & Koch solar-powered camera system: Wireless camera for third eye view
WORKSHOP: There is nothing new in fitting a camera to agricultural equipment, but how about fitting a system that needs no wires or complex set-up? Here we look at the reversing camera system offered by…
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October 1, 2024
Load-sensing part 2: Plug and play load-sensing for open-centre tractors
WORKSHOP: Having looked previously at adding a load-sensing system to a tractor with a closed-centre hydraulics (profi 09/2024), we now turn our attention to open-centre fixed gear pump tractors.
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September 1, 2024
Relining drum brakes: Old drum, new beat
WORKSHOP: Old drum brakes can be refurbished by specialists to deliver braking performance that is as good, or better, than new. We visited Bremsen-Schöbel, a German company that specialises in refurbishing brakes of vehicles no…
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September 1, 2024
Retrofitting Power Beyond — Part 1: Power Beyond possibilities
WORKSHOP: With the right connectors and a bit of know-how, a tractor with closed-centre hydraulics can be retrofitted with Power Beyond. Here we outline how we did this on a 2003 Case IH CVX tractor.…
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August 1, 2024
How to fit a BekaMax auto greaser: Good lube, good times
WORKSHOP: An auto lubricator or greaser ensures moving parts always have enough of the slippy stuff, with the added bonus that you have less to do with the grease gun. We watch maker Groeneveld-Beka fit…
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July 1, 2024
Lemken Thulit MF/900 pressure harrow: Hydraulics replace springs
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Lemken gave an early sneak peek of its Thulit pressure harrow at SIMA before testing continued last summer. We managed to catch up with one of these machines to see how the novel…
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June 1, 2024
Forest of Bere Farm, Hampshire: Dispersal sale demand
REPORT: Forest of Bere Farm, Hampshire: Dispersal sale demand. Prices at on-farm sales across the south of England remain buoyant for tidy, well-kept kit, despite increased interest rates and depressed commodity prices. That said, there…
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May 1, 2024
Replacing components on printed circuit boards: Carefully does it
WORKSHOP: Replacing components on printed circuit boards: Carefully does it. When it goes really bad, a defective part on a circuit board can 'down' a whole machine. Although replacing the culprit — perhaps just a…
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April 1, 2024
Baier and Michels TrimNut: Dare to ream
WORKSHOP: If the threads on bolts or studs are dirty, rusted, damaged or even painted over, repairs can be quite a challenge.
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December 1, 2023
Storage and other ideas: Easy and tidy
We like being organised here at profi, and it seems our readers do, too. Frank Berning has compiled several of your workshop tips ... for making it easier to find tools and get jobs done.
