February 14, 2025
Amazone Fertispot on Precea planters: Portion control
TECHNICAL: This spring Amazone introduced the Fertispot option for its Precea drills. This system places the granules in metered portions next to the seed.
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Drills / planters
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of drills and planters.
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February 14, 2025
Köckerling Ultima CS tine drill: Ultima versatility
USED MACHINERY: In the UK, the trailed 6.0m Köckerling Jockey drill has a strong following. Based around the company’s Allrounder cultivator, this simple tine drill is well suited to working into min-til and cultivated ground.…
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February 14, 2025
Four precision planters with front hoppers — Part 1: Starting with fertiliser
PRACTICAL TEST: Thanks to their faster work rates, precision planters with overpressure singling are becoming the go-to for maize sowing work. We compared front-rear combinations from Amazone, Horsch, Kverneland and Väderstad. In part one, our…
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January 17, 2025
M R and S A Morley: DIY drill fits the bill
REPORT: Justifying ever increasing machinery prices can be tough when there are plenty of other outgoings to consider. Add to this an enthusiasm for building farm equipment and developing his own min-till drill was a…
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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
Maize planting combination: New and old
WORKSHOP: To drill maize crops efficiently and cost effectively, we decided to put together a combi drill using our new Lemken Zirkon 8 power harrow and a rather older Monosem drill.
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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
Amazone ED – Classic maize drills: Simple and provendesign makes an ED drilla sound used buy
USED MACHINERY: Amazone launched its ED 01 precision drills way back in 1987, successor ED 02 models from 2003 sticking to essentially the same metering systems. The now six year-old Precea range has since taken…
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October 1, 2024
Seed drills: More drill tips
TUNING: It seems that owners and users take great pride in their seed drills, sowing the seeds for a new season with high hopes. Here we work through several on-farm mods and tips to help…
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October 1, 2024
JB Farms no-till drilling: A new direction
REPORT: Seeding specialist Dale Drills has continued to develop and modernise its range of direct drills, offering options and modifications to suit evolving drilling requirements. Some of the latest updates to the high capacity Eco-L…
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July 1, 2024
Novag T-Force Plus 450CT: A disc with shoes
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Novag has been quietly poking away at the UK direct drill market, with a number of machines now finding homes here. We take a look at how the coulter system works to see…