March 14, 2025
John Deere 6120M: Faithful servant
LONG-TERM TEST: The 6120M with its sloping bonnet and 120hp rated output is proving an ideal loader tractor. Our long-term candidate doesn’t just have to take a load from A to B, but it has…
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Tractors
Here you can find the archive of profi test reports on a wide range of tractors.
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February 14, 2025
Kioti HX1402 PC: Lots to like, more to explore
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Following our drive of the 73hp Kioti 8040PC-GE Powershuttle (profi 11/24) we were keen to have a longer spell behind the wheel of its bigger brother, the 140hp HX1402 ATC. A couple of…
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February 14, 2025
Drawbar power compared: Stepless, but different strides
TRACTOR TEST: There's an ongoing debate — is a continuously variable transmission the right ‘box for heavy-lugging draft work? To throw some cats among the argumentative pigeons, we've compared the drawbar power measurements of 15…
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February 14, 2025
High turnout at first German MB trac rally: All the stars align
REPORT: Back in August 2024, MB trac owners staged their first major get together in Dohren, a small town to the south of Hamburg. The event proved a huge success, with a wide range of…
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February 14, 2025
Zetor ZTS 16245: The Slovakian Zetor
REPORT: 160hp for around 55,000 Deutchmark, or a little over £22,000. Back in 1994, the Zetor ZTS 16245 had one very compelling argument — its price. Thirty years on, we catch up with one these…
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February 14, 2025
DLM Hohenheim farm machinery museum: A university’s treasure trove
REPORT: The German Agricultural Museum (DLM, Deutsch Landwirtschaftsmuseum) in Stuttgart Hohenheim is operated by the Hohenheim University of Agriculture. We visit this treasure trove.
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January 17, 2025
Massey Ferguson 6S v 6700S: Latest tech v older spec?
USED MACHINERY: Massey Ferguson launched its six model 6700S tractor range at the tail end of 2016, its successor, the 6S series previewing in 2021 with the first units arriving on farm from 2022. Now…
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January 17, 2025
Entertainment and hands-free systems compared: Concert hall or tin bucket orchestra?
TRACTOR TEST: Despite all of the testing we've done over the years, this is the first time we have ever compared entertainment and hands-free systems on tractors. There were some big differences ... as you…
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January 17, 2025
New Holland Basildon tractor plant: Big and blue in Basildon
REPORT: A wind of change is blowing through the Basildon plant and one that will soon see Case IH and Steyr tractors for the European market built alongside the New Holland T6 and T7 ranges…
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January 17, 2025
Tractor hire online: Flexible fleet
REPORT: EasyTraktor is a tractor hire company that carries out the majority of its business online. Is this something hire firms in the UK and Ireland could also do? We visited the Hamburg-based hirer to…
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January 17, 2025
Sauerburger Grip 4-140 slope tractor: Scrambling the stepless way
DRIVING IMPRESSION: Sauerburger, from southwest Germany, has been making specialist slope tractors for over 15 years now. We were able to use its latest mountain climber without any steps to worry about.
