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Tractor test Issue Page200HP POWERSHIFT TRACTORS (PART I) 7 10200HP POWERSHIFT TRACTORS (PART II) 8 12CASE IH PUMA 220 10 10CLAAS AXION 830 CMATIC (LONG-TERM) 6 10DEUTZ-FAHR 6140 POWERSHIFT 5 10JOHN DEERE 6155R (LONG-TERM) 1 16JOHN DEERE 7230R (LONG-TERM) 11 12KUBOTA M5111 3 12LINDNER LINTRAC 90 4 14MASSEY FERGUSON 130HP TRIPLE TEST 2 14ZETOR CRYSTAL 170 HD 9 14

Practical test Issue PageAMAZONE CENTAYA DRILL 11 25AMAZONE CEUS CULTIVATOR 9 24BERGMANN SHUTTLE 410S SILAGE WAGON 7 22BIG SQUARE BALER GROUP TEST (PART I) 3 20BIG SQUARE BALER GROUP TEST (PART II) 4 24CLAAS VARIANT 485RC PRO ROUND BALER 8 22DEUTZ-FAHR C7206 TSB COMBINE 7 26FOUR CONDITIONERS COMPARED 8 26GRIMME EVO 290 POTATO HARVESTER HS 20HARDI NAVIGATOR TRAILED SPRAYER 2 26HUSQVARNA CHAINSAW CHAIN 12 30KONGSKILDE GXS4005 MOWER 5 24KRONE BIG X 580 (LONG-TERM) FORAGER HS 14LEMKEN ZIRKON/SOLITAIR POWER HARROW/DRILL 6 18MANITOU MLA-T TELESCOPIC LOADING SHOVEL 11 20PÖTTINGER TOP 962C TWIN-ROTOR RAKE 6 24ROZMITAL SD 300 MOWER 12 26SIX UTVS COMPARED 1 22TELESCOPIC WHEELED LOADERS (PART I) 12 18VÄDERSTAD RAPID A 600S DRILL 10 20VICON FANEX 11M TEDDERS 5 20

Driving impression Issue PageABBEY VF2450 PLUS DIET FEEDER 10 26AMAZONE CENIUS 3003 CULTIVATOR 3 38ANDERSON RBM2000 PRO BALE TRAILER 7 36ARBOS 5130 TRACTOR 8 38BECKLÖNNE LADEMONSTER TRANSFER HOPPER HS 34BOBCAT TL30.70 TELEHANDLER 6 38BVL V-MIX DRIVE MAXIMUS PLUS 21-2S FEEDER 3 26CAN-AM OUTLANDER 6X6 450 ATV 4 38 CASE IH MAGNUM AFS TRACTOR 10 30CLAAS ARION 660 TRACTOR 12 32CLAAS DISCO 3600FC FRONT MOWER CONDITIONER 2 38CLAAS LEXION 8900 COMBINE HS 30CLAAS SCORPION 741 TELEHANDLER 5 28DIECI AGRI PLUS 42.7 VS EVO 2 GD TELEHANDLER 7 32DUNCAN ENVIRO DD30 NO-TILL DRILL 1 32FEIFFER LMS-PROFI GRAIN LOSS KIT 9 28FENDT 1290N BIG BALER 5 32FENDT 942 VARIO TRACTOR 8 34

FENDT ROGATOR 300 AND 600 SPRAYERS 3 42FLIEGL BÜFFEL FORAGE HARVESTER 9 44GRIFA SOFTSTEP CAB ACCESS 1 36HAYBUSTER H-800 BALE PROCESSOR 9 31HONDA FOREMAN ATV 11 34JCB LOADALL TELEHANDLER 3 30JOHN DEERE C441R BALER WRAPPER 1 42JOHN DEERE C461R BALER WRAPPER 11 40KAWASAKI MULE PRO-MX UTV 5 35KUHN MERGE MAXX 950 MERGER 9 34MASCHIO UNICO L VARIO PLOUGH 3 34MASSEY FERGUSON RB3130F BALER WRAPPER 7 40NEW HOLLAND FR920 SELF-PROPELLED FORAGER 9 38NEW HOLLAND INTELLIGENT BRAKING 2 32NEW HOLLAND T8 GENESIS TRACTOR 11 30PLOEGER CM4240 MERGER HS 26POLARIS RANGER DIESEL UTV 6 32PÖTTINGER TERRADISC CULTIVATOR 5 38SCHÄFFER 8620T TELEHANDLER 4 32 SCHÄFFER HOFLADER 23E WHEELED LOADER 10 38SIWI QUICK HITCH 8 40SLY BOSS NO-TILL DRILL 6 28SPREADPOINT SP600 LIME SPREADER 2 34STORTI TERRIER EVO AS SW 160 DIET FEEDER 6 36STRAUTMANN MAGNON FORAGE WAGON 12 42SUMO VAXIO 6 CULTIVATOR 12 36VÄDERSTAD TEMPO 24 PRECISION DRILL 4 34 VALTRA A104 HITECH TRACTOR 8 32VERMEER ZR5-1200 SELF-PROPELLED BALER 1 38VICON IXTRACK T4 TRAILED SPRAYER 6 40VIRKAR DYNAMIC NO-TILL DRILL 10 34VOGELSANG BLACKBIRD SLURRY APPLICATOR 11 38WIENHOFF PTW PROFI LINE TANKER 12 40

Livestock equipment Issue PageBATTERY-POWERED DIET FEEDER 3 44CLEANMELEON CM2 PRO TOOL CARRIER 6 50GEA MONOBOX MILKING ROBOT COSTS 5 42GEA MULTI ROBOT TEST 10 50GRANJA SAN JOSE DAIRY FARM IN SPAIN 12 46GROSVENOR FARMS SLURRY SYSTEM 11 42LELY ASTRONAUT A4 ROBOT TESTED 7 44LELY ORBITER MINI DAIRY 10 46LELY VECTOR AUTONOMOUS FEEDING SYSTEM 9 56NITROGEN STRIPPING SLURRY 1 46RITCHIE WEIGHING SYSTEM 8 42ROSENDALE DAIRY FARM, WISCONSIN 2 40SELF-PROPELLED FEEDING IN DORSET 4 40

Used machinery Issue PageAMAZONE ZA-TS FERTILISER SPREADERS 3 50CLAAS ARION 500/600 TRACTORS 9 48CLAAS SCORPION TELEHANDLERS 11 46HEATH SUPERCHASER BALE CHASERS 5 52JOHN DEERE 750A NO-TILL DRILLS 10 54

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MCCONNEL PA HEDGE TRIMMERS 1 50MCCONNEL ROTARY MOWERS 7 48NEW HOLLAND CR COMBINES HS 36SANDS SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYERS 8 52STOCKS AG FAN JET APPLICATORS 12 52STRAUTMANN GIGA-VITESSE SILAGE WAGONS 2 44TRIMBLE GPS SYSTEMS 4 52VÄDERSTAD SPIRIT DRILLS 6 44

Workshop Issue PageDPF REGENERATION 10 66FEROBIDE WEAR STRIPS 1 70HOW IT WORKS: COMPRESSOR 8 58HOW IT WORKS: DYNAMOMETER 9 60HOW IT WORKS: FIFTH WHEEL COUPLING 12 62HOW IT WORKS: POWDER PAINT 2 56HOW IT WORKS: POWERED AXLES ON TRAILERS 6 72HOW IT WORKS: PTO FRICTION CLUTCH 5 58PAINT CORRECTION 1 64TUB FEEDER RELINE 11 56WELDING FUMES 5 60

Whatever happened to Issue PageDEUTZ-FAHR 8XL COMBINE HS 63ROC 350 TRACTOR 8 78SAME GALILEO CAB 5 78

Vehicles Issue PageMAZDA CX-5 VS VOLVO XC40 8 82MERCEDES X-CLASS PICK-UP 5 82SSANGYONG MUSSO UPDATE 6 74SSANGYONG MUSSO VS MITSUBISHI L20O 2 92 TOYOTAS COMPARED — COMMERCIAL VS PICK-UP 6 92VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK PICK-UP 5 82

Special Issue PageAGRITECHNICA PREVIEW 11 70LAMMA PREVIEW 1 82MARKET ROUND-UP — COMBINES HS 78MARKET ROUND-UP — SELF-PROPELLED FORAGERS 4 72MARKET ROUND-UP — TRACTORS (SIX-CYLINDER) 2 68MARKET ROUND-UP — SHORT DISC HARROWS 6 75MARKET ROUND-UP — TELEHANDLERS 9 74MARKET ROUND-UP — TRACTORS

(THREE/FOUR-CYLINDER) 7 82SIMA SHOW PREVIEW 3 8

Technical Issue PageAGRICISION ONTRAK GUIDANCE 11 60AUTONOMOUS SKID-STEER LOADERS 1 60AVRORA ROBOTICS AUTONOMOUS TRACTOR 9 62FEIFFER GRAIN TABLET 8 50LINDNER TRACLINK PILOT LASER 8 46MYJOHNDEERE.COM 5 68PÖTTINGER MERGING SYSTEMS 7 54

RAINDANCER IRRIGATION SECTION CONTROL 12 60SMART AG AUTOCART CHASER BIN 2 50VÄDERSTAD CARRIER DISC TYPES COMPARED 3 72

Tuning Issue PageBIG BALERS 5 46DIET FEEDERS 10 60SPRAYERS 4 46

Power Issue PageFENDT FAVORIT 515 VERSUS VARIO 516 3 82REBORACK ARMOURED TRACTOR 7 76

Report Issue PageAGCO JACKSON FACTORY 3 64AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REGULATIONS 10 40BELARUS PART I 6 62BELARUS PART II 7 60BOMECH FORAGER BUNKER 3 58CASE IH FARGO 9 64CHAFF COLLECTION IN FRANCE HS 47CLASSIC FORAGE HARVESTING 4 58COLFAX TRACTOR PARTS 10 74GARFORD HOEING SYSTEM 7 66GROWING CARROTS IN SOUTH AFRICA 10 69JOHN DEERE TANGO II E5 ROBOT MOWER 4 64JOSKIN AT 50 1 74MTS TOMATO HARVESTERS 12 76ORGANIC DIVERSIFICATION IN FINLAND 4 68PEA HARVEST IN SPAIN HS 52SAMASZ 3 56STRIPPER HEADERS 2 64TELEMATICS BOOSTING HARVEST EFFICIENCY HS 42TIMMERMAN GRASS HARVESTING OPERATION 6 56TOMATO HARVESTING IN ITALY HS 58VALTRA UNLIMITED STUDIO 5 64

Machine management Issue PageCATERING FOR COWS 8 66CLASSIC BLUES IN CORK 6 66CONTRACTING WITH USED COMBINES HS 66FORAGERS OR WAGONS AT SILAGE TIME 9 68HAMPSHIRE FARM USES FRONT/REAR SPRAYER 4 80J R & E H NOTT, SUFFOLK, REVISITED 3 76J-REIFF CONTRACTING, LUXEMBOURG 1 76MAKING THE MOVE TO AN MF IDEAL 9T COMBINE HS 72NO-TILL DRILL CONVERSION 12 70PARTOENS CONTRACTING, BELGIUM 7 70PHIL COLLINS AG SERVICES, WORCESTERSHIRE 10 76PX FARMS — CONTROLLED-TRAFFIC FARMING 10 82PX FARMS — POTATOES 12 64SENTRY FARMING IN HAMPSHIRE 11 64SURREY FARM RUNS OWN SP FORAGER 8 72UPDATED GRAIN DRYING SET-UP IN YORKSHIRE 2 58WOBURN FARMS 5 72

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How one farm is keeping things shallow

All the performance stats Vicon Fanex tedders on test GEA Monobox milker

Deutz-Fahr 6140 tested Mounted or trailed? Costings to run a robot

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SHORT DISCS — ALL THE SPECS, ALL THE PRICES

Owner tells highs and lowsPrecision seed ... at speed

Claas Axion 830Lemken Solitair 25

Pöttinger Top 962C

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Relying on older muscleClassic blues drive down tractor costs

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Which 200hp tractor is best?Top tips when buying used

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