November 1, 2024
Horsch Leeb Xeric 14FS: Fertiliser rethink
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Horsch Leeb is hoping to put its mark on the pneumatic fertiliser spreader market with its first machine. And it's big. We take an early look at the Xeric in the field.
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November 1, 2024
Teagle Topper 8 and Topper 9 combination: Topping together
DRIVING IMPRESSION: A lot of machine for the money. That's not something you hear very often, but it's the case here. Teagle’s front/rear topper lists at £11,190 and offers an overall work width of 4.9m…
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November 1, 2024
Kioti RX 8040PC-GE Powershuttle: Some tricks under modern skin
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Kioti has replaced its 73hp RX7330 tractors with the RX8040, the PC-GE model we drive here representing the top model of a range that will ultimately include lower spec cab and roll-bar alternatives.
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November 1, 2024
Grimme Matrix 1800 Gen 2 precision planter: Operation at a glance
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Next season, Grimme will be deploying its new generation of Matrix precision planters. We were able to get an exclusive preview to pick out what has changed.
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November 1, 2024
Holmer SecatFlex SL slurry applicator: Digging in the muck
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Spreading slurry or digestate into a standing row crop is a specialist task. Holmer has developed its own strip-till hoe for such applications and calls the implement the SecatFlex SL. We find out…
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November 1, 2024
Claas Volto 1300TS tedder: Join the club
DRIVING IMPRESSION: There were a handful of the new wide-working Claas Volto 1300TS tedders operating in the UK this season. We caught up with one of the pre-series machines.
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October 1, 2024
Sampo Rosenlew Comia C12 combine: Finnish alternative
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Sampo Rosenlew is best known for plot combines, but the Scandinavian machinery business also makes bigger models such as the Comia C12, the irm's largest six-walker harvester. We tucked it into a crop…
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October 1, 2024
Roc RS1000 grass merger: The Rolls Royceof belt mergers?
DRIVING IMPRESSION: The list price would certainly suggest that Roc's product is the Rolls Royce of belt mergers. So, is it? Here we go with our impressions.
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October 1, 2024
Bramleys Seed Establishment Zone drill: Everything is optional
DRIVING IMPRESSION: There is no shortage of choice on the tine-based Zone drill: leading discs, two or three rows of coulters, rear press wheels or integrated depth wheels. But one thing Philip Bramley wants to…
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October 1, 2024
Strautmann Magnon 11 forage wagon: No shorter cuts?
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Strautmann is looking to meet the needs of farms wanting a shorter chop length from a forage wagon. The new Magnon 11 has an 84-knife chopping unit with just 22mm between the blades.…
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October 1, 2024
Lomma Profi 7600 grassland roller: Roll the German way
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Apparently this heavy grass roller has its place in rather marshy regions! To give farmers a wider working option, Lomma has come up with the 7.60m wide Profi 7600. We got to try…
