November 1, 2024
Amazone Teres 300V plough: Turning it over with a Teres
PRACTICAL TEST: Amazone has a new fully-mounted plough in its range, the Teres. We operated the five-furrow vari-width last autumn.
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Ploughs & cultivators
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of ploughs and cultivators.
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October 1, 2024
Horsch Cultro 5 TC cultivator: Whirlwind in the field
PRACTICAL TEST: Chopping and redistribution: Is the Cultro TC knife roller combined with three rows of harrow tines a sensible solution for stubble management?
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October 1, 2024
Saphir Grindstar 600 cultivator: Spin and till
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Saphir’s Grindstar is a different take on shallow cultivations, tilling no deeper than 3cm but still aiming to mix soil and trash to encourage weed seeds to germinate.
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October 1, 2024
Sukov Downhil Spring 4+ plough: Simply ploughing
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Red and green and not from Norway, Sukov is looking to entice farmers with its range of fully and semi-mounted ploughs. Having recruited dealers in Germany, it now wants to do the same…
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September 1, 2024
Lemken Karat 10 with ContourTrack and IQblue Connect: Between theory and practice
TECHNICAL: As part of our Lemken Karat 10 practical test, we also tried out two electronic features — contour adaption and geo-referenced depth control.
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September 1, 2024
Väderstad Extract L hoe: A lopsided eagle
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Now that Vaderstad has made itself comfortable with the former Thyregod mechanical weeding division, we caught up with one of the first machines to leave the Danish factory in its new red livery.…
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August 1, 2024
Lemken Karat 10/500 KUA cultivator: Karat chop
PRACTICAL TEST: Lemken is moving up a Karat, with the 9 being superseded by the 10. We put the new version of the tined cultivator through its paces.
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August 1, 2024
Weaving Rota Strip cultivator: Strip-till earns its stripes
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Strip-till maize is starting to gain momentum in the UK as farmers look to reduce establishment costs and hopefully improve the soils ability to carry traffic at harvest.
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July 1, 2024
Cereals 2024 preview: Cereals goes to work
REPORT: The Cereals Event moves to a new site this year – Bygrave Woods at Newnham Farm, Hertfordshire – on June 11th to 12th. There will be plenty of machinery on show, with an increased…
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July 1, 2024
Jagoda Zusa 3: Whirling around weeds
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The Zusa in-row hoe is no fancy tech-laden machine; its mechanical weeding components are operated by humans who guide these elements around the plants.
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June 1, 2024
Pöttinger Servo T6000 Plus semi-mounted plough: Served on top
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Pöttinger Servo T6000 Plus semi-mounted plough: Served on top. Pöttinger has been busy expanding its plough portfolio, and the latest addition is the Servo T6000 as an on-land version. We were able to…
