April 1, 2024
New Holland CX860 vs CX8.90: A high-class benchmark
REPORT: It's hard to believe that New Holland’s curvy CX models hit the market over 20 years ago
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Gottfried Eikel
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August 25, 2023
Horsch Versa 3KR drill combination: Reliable seeder?
PRACTICAL TEST: Horsch has loads of experience in building seeders, but has that know-how been included in the Versa 3KR, the firm’s first mechanical drill? To find out, we ran one of the 3.0m power…
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August 4, 2023
Amazone Tyrok 400V 6+1 plough: Really good work …
PRACTICAL TEST: … but some cause for criticism. The semi-mounted Tyrok reversible, with new STW35 slatted bodies, reached its limits with us in just the one set of conditions. And its handling and operation were…
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August 4, 2023
Horsch Versa 6SW power harrow drill: Chassis with thrust
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Following on from the Pronto DC, Horsch has developed a new 6.0m power harrow drill combination. The name Versa is different, and there have been some technical changes, too — especially in the…
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February 13, 2022
Claas Scorpion 960 telehandler: Well-proportioned heavyweight
PRACTICAL TEST: With a load capacity of 6.0t and about 9.0m lift height, the Liebherr-built Scorpion 960 is the Claas telehandler flagship. From its proportions, though, it’s hard to believe that’s possible until you pop…
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June 10, 2021
Biso 3D Varioflex Air i 1070 header: Flexible friend
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Biso’s 3D Varioflex Air i is the German firm's first Vario header with a flexible knife. A key feature of the new table is that it can actively control the cutting height while…
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March 16, 2021
Claas Torion 956 Sinus loading shovel: From site to farm
PRACTICAL TEST: When it comes to materials handling, Claas dealers can now sit you in a Scorpion telehandler or the Torion family of shovels. As part of the shovel range there is the 956 Sinus,…
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September 24, 2020
Whatever happened to … … the Case IH Mammut 8790
REPORT: The first three pre-production machines of what was the world’s most powerful forager were hard at work in 1996 in Mengele blue, although, by the time it reached production in 1999, the Mammut 8790…
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May 2, 2019
Claas Scorpion 741 telehandler
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Back in 2015 Claas announced it was to cease its long-standing telescopic handler partnership with Kramer and join forces with construction equipment giant Liebherr instead. Although said to be new models from the…
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March 21, 2018
Becker Aeromat Profi-Line 8 DTE precision drill practical test
PRACTICAL TEST: Becker Aeromat Profi-Line 8 DTE precision drill Since our last look at Becker's Aeromat maize drill (profi 8/2006), the maker has changed the seed metering system. That's reason enough to take a closer…
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March 21, 2018
Amazone ED 601-K tronic Contour precision seed drill practical test
PRACTICAL TEST: Pneumatic maize drills certainly don’t rank as most farmers’ first choice when it comes to planting pelleted beet seed. This didn’t put Amazone’s designers off, though. The result: The Amazone ED 601-K tronic…
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