August 31, 2025
Weidmüller RT1 cable-tie snips: Tug tight and snip
WORKSHOP: One of a number of tools on the market that will pull a cable tie consistently tight and then snip off the excess is the RT1. We find out if it is a useful…
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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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August 2, 2025
Swift-Cut CNC plasma cutter: Swiftest of cuts
WORKSHOP: If you want to take farm engineering to the next level and regularly cut various pieces of sheet steel, then a CNC plasma cutter might not be a ridiculous purchase. We take a look…
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December 1, 2024
Tine sleeve replacement: Roll up your sleeves
WORKSHOP: Wobbling tines on a bale spike or muck fork will eventually wear the bushes. If you want to restore that tight fit, then weld-in sleeves are one workshop solution.
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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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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…