Issue Page Issue Pageprofi z DRIVING IMPRESSIONCase IH Maxxum CVX tractor 12 24

Claas Axion 850 tractor 11 24

Claas Lexion 770 combine 1 26

Claas Liner 2900 rake 3 26

Claydon Double Tine drill system 12 28

Deutz-Fahr Series 6 tractors 7/8 30

Fendt 500 Vario tractors 2 28

Honda Foreman TRX500FE ATV 9 34

JCB Loadall and TM320 handlers 9 30

John Deere 6R DirectDrive tractor 1 30

John Deere F440R round baler 10 30

Kubota M110GX tractor 11 28

Lely Tigo XR 65 silage wagon 4 30

Manitou MLT 840 telehandler 4 26

Massey Ferguson 2170 XD baler 5 26

Massey Ferguson 7615 tractor 2 34

McHale C460 bedder 12 26

New Holland BigBaler 1270 baler 6 32

New Holland T5 tractor 5 22

Polaris Ranger XP 900 UTV 6 28

Spread-a-Bale mini straw bedder 2 32

Suzuki KingQuad 500 ATV 3 30

Väderstad Carrier Crosscutter cultivator 5 24

profi z PRACTICAL TESTAmazone EDX 6000-TC drill 3 16

Bogballe M2W Plus fertiliser spreader 4 18

Electric UTV vs diesel UTV 2 18

JF-Stoll 3205 mounted mower combination 5 18

Köckerling Ultima CS300 drill 12 18

Krone Big Pack 1270 XC big baler 7/8 20

K-Two self-levelling trailer suspension 3 22

Kuhn SW 4004 bale wrapper 2 24

Lemken Heliodor vs Lemken Rubin cultivators 10 24

Manitou MLT 840 handler 11 18

Mini telehandlers compared – part II/III 1 18

Mounted sprayers part I 9 20

Mounted sprayers part II 10 18

New Holland CX6090 combine 7/8 24

Overum VariFlex EX plough 9 26

Teagle Tulip 300XL Vario cultivator 4 22

Väderstad Tempo F8 precision drill 6 22

profi z TRACTOR TESTActive suspensions compared 3 10

Claas Axion 950 12 10

Fendt 313 Vario SCR 11 10

Fendt 939 Vario SCR 1 10

Fendt Vario 724 SCR 5 10

John Deere 5100M 9 10

John Deere 6210R 4 10

Massey Ferguson 7624 Dyna-VT 7/8 10

New Holland T7.270 Auto Command 6 10

Valtra N163 Direct 10 10

Zetor Proxima Power 110 2 10

profi z USED MACHINERYClaas Arion tractors 9 36

Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 and M620/M625 tractors 1 36

JCB TM pivot-steer handlers 6 42

John Deere 5020-series tractors 10 42

John Deere 840 trailed sprayers 11 56

Kuhn fertiliser spreaders 12 46

Lely Welger RP220/235 and RP420/435 round balers 7/8 36

McHale F550 round balers 3 44

New Holland CX combine harvesters 4 44

Quivogne Tinemaster one-pass cultivators 5 38

Väderstad TopDown cultivators 2 44

profi z LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENTAlvis Bros rotary milking parlour 5 28

Anaerobic digestion 3 32

Crichton Royal Farm revisited 6 34

Farm energy audit 11 50

Grassland rejuvenation 7/8 32

Green Bedding system 4 34

Liming on livestock farms 12 30

Robotic milking 9 42

Rotary milking parlour in west Wales 2 36

Sheep handling equipment 10 34

Slurry utilisation on Worcs dairy farm 1 32

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Issue Page Issue Pageprofi z TIP OF THE MONTHAngle grinders on the rack 9 7

Fix a sagging door 3 7

Milk filter sock cleans up old oil 7/8 7

Mobile workbench 5 7

Protection from vandalism 12 7

Ratchet on the vice 4 7

Rod secures the vice 1 7

Vacuum the filings 11 7

Vice holds the hose 2 7

Walk on the weld side 6 7

Weld splatter remover 10 7

profi z WORKSHOP SOLUTIONSBigger platform for the Bateman 3 42

Chain harrow design gets a make-over 12 35

Coach bolt repair 11 55

Cultivator takes to the road 2 42

Discovery delivers 100 bales on converted Ifor trailer 7/8 50

Double-gate catch 10 41

Draught exclusion 12 35

Drawbar for bale sledge moves over 12 35

Drawbar design for artic conversion 3 43

Fan in the roof 9 51

Flip-up feed barrier 2 43

Frame keeps welder cables tidy 3 42

Front press steers around corners 6 40

Gator floor catches dew claw 5 36

Happy feet 10 41

Keep badgers out of the yard 9 51

Load and spread with one tractor 2 43

Mobile cattle handler is a one-man machine 4 43

More teeth for the Shakaerator 1 47

Muckspreader mixes concrete 3 43

Mud scraper and brush fit on loader 9 50

No gap to mind on this Defender 5 37

Old ridger hosts a heavy digger tyre 7/8 51

On the platform and into the wagon 11 55

Packer roller improves Kverneland CLC 7/8 51

Parlour yokes reduce feed bill 1 47

Pelleter bolts on truck tailgate 2 43

Pick-up lid secures the Navara 4 42

PIR turns on the scratcher 6 41

Post knocker tows a trailer 10 40

Safe entry into the Defender 6 41

Shipping container gains a new roof 1 46

Slurry pipe crosses the road in safety 1 47

Snacker is filled directly from hopper 1 46

Solid sides keep tractor steps clean 7/8 51

Steel points prevent stone damage 9 51

Ties do the identification job 1 46

Tipper turns transport trailer 11 54

Toe-tip is a tough project 12 34

Tyre carpet for silage bales 3 43

Watch out for DD damage 10 41

Water pipe turns into parlour feeder 5 37

Wheel rims make effective heater 5 37

Wheels for the old feeder 4 43

Wrapped bale transporter needs no loader 6 41

profi z WORKSHOPAir-conditioning – part I 5 46

Air-conditioning – part II 6 54

Fit and use abrasive wheels – part II 1 42

Grease guns 9 56

How they work: Baler knotters 7/8 44

Pressure washer care 3 36

Reviving a cordless tool power pack 9 52

Welding fumes 4 52

Wurth rivnut tool 6 50

profi z COST MANAGEMENTAdapt and survive 12 60

Contracting in the Czech Republic 2 56

Diversification for Norfolk contractor 10 58

Keeping combines on the move 6 58

Multi-cut silage for organic milk 11 78

Options for sprayers 7/8 52

Pick and mix silage wagon 9 64

Plough is preferred over min-till in Kildare 1 56

Quality silage making in Cornwall 4 56

Return from organic to conventional cropping 3 56

Sharpening the machinery fleet 5 54

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Issue Page Issue Pageprofi z ELECTRONICSReichhardt RTK Clue 5 50

profi z HOBBYForage harvester models 5 58

profi z REPORTCereals 2013 7/8 60

EIMA 2012 and Eurotier 2012 1 52

Farming in South Africa – part I 5 62

Farming in South Africa – part II 6 64

LAMMA 2013 3 62

Potato harvesting – self-propelled or trailed 4 62

Tillage Live 2013 11 76

profi z AROUND THE WORLDBack to the future with Ford 11 49

Blue ute takes the honours 5 35

Can-Am heads off farm and onto the beach 3 40

Changing speeds 12 45

Chaser bin takes top award 7/8 48

Clever tipper for the chipper 1 49

Combine streamlines stover harvest 6 39

Composter contributes to healthier pastures 2 40

CORS network on the cards 4 38

Cutting cane in Reunion 1 48

Deere news Down Under 12 36

Down the tube and into the bin 1 49

Driverless tractor reality draws ever closer 4 39

Economical oil burner 2 41

Electrification of agriculture 2 41

Farmer rethinks combine capacity 5 35

First Dutch farmer to go articulated 7/8 49

Full of eastern promise 6 38

Getting rid of the bugs 10 39

Goodbye to good times for Australian tractor market 9 46

High-clearance sprayer from Peake 9 46

Historic Ropa harvests lots of interest 3 41

Innovative techniques for maximum productivity 4 38

JCB ute dresses for work 10 38

Less compaction when loading sugar cane 11 48

Little blue tractor arrives in Australia 10 38

Meeting the needs of small-scale agriculture 5 34

Multiple sowing with a single planter 10 39

National Farm Machinery Show ready in the US 2 40

New Holland brings back the Genesis 9 47

Old-timers pull in the punters 5 34

Picking the fruit off the top 3 40

Pole saws do differ 6 39

Police officers are our best friends 9 47

Recap from largest indoor show in US 7/8 48

Reducing compaction in South Africa’s maize crops 7/8 49

Robotic dairying is a reality Down Under 6 38

Roll on the Australian spring 11 48

Seed and fertiliser in the one big pass 3 41

South African tractors head to Zambia 12 36

Sugar farmer snares top precision accolade 1 48

Swiss on sexy shoes 4 39

Tracking the trend 12 45

Used tractor values still ‘strong-ish’ in US 11 49

profi z VEHICLESFord Kuga vs Toyota RAV4 12 64

Ford Ranger vs Isuzu D-Max double-cab pick-ups 9 68

Great Wall Steed vs Mitsubishi L200 pick-ups 2 62

Honda CR-V vs Land Rover Evoque 7/8 56

Mercedes Vito vs VW Transporter crewbuses 10 62

profi z TECHNICALChainsaw choice – part I 10 50

Chainsaw choice – part II 11 66

How we test – brakes 1 50

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How we test – hydraulic output 2 54

How we test – measuring lift capacity 3 50

Hydrostatics vs torque converters — part I 11 70

Hydrostatics vs torque converters — part II 12 54

John Deere DirectDrive 2 50

Mzuri strip-till drill technology 3 52

Setting up a reversible plough – part I 9 60

Setting up a reversible plough – part II 10 54

Tribine combine 12 58

profi z SPECIALAgritechnica 2013 preview 11 32

LAMMA 2013 Special 1 48

Telehandler Buyers’ Guide 9 74

Tractor Buyers’ Guide 1 62

Tractor Buyers’ Guide 7/8 64

profi z NEWSA new high-speed contender 6 7

All set for Livestock 2013 6 8

Argo lines up its ducks 12 7

Baby BiG X on the way? 7/8 6

Baler design receives Lely attention 10 6

Big Condor nearly ready to fly 4 6

Big new sprayer player 1 7

Big new tractors on the horizon 2 8

Big plans at Kverneland 10 8

Business as usual at Agrisem 4 7

Claas marks milestone with special white paint job 3 6

Cmatic heads down the line 12 9

Could this be an Amazone prototype? 3 7

Deere updates its little ‘uns 10 7

Extra clearance for Discoflex 4 7

Fendt 900 bound for the next emission stage 1 7

Fliegl looking for growth 7/8 7

Going backwards is the way forward 6 7

Going big in Russia 3 8

Grimme buys Kleine 1 6

Hardi tweaks its Commander 2 6

Help spread the weight 12 8

High horsepower Fendt Vario X1000 11 6

Holmer acquired by Exel Industries 5 7

Horsch Leeb sprayer with mid-mounted cab 9 6

Innovation alive and well at Danish show 1 7

Irish Ploughing Championships 2013 11 8

ISObus goes on test 5 6

Joker has a 12m wide smile 10 6

Kramer refocuses on farming 3 6

Krone maize trailer nears production 9 7

Large and little extensions to Massey Ferguson line 9 9

LuK is still growing 6 6

Mega spreader has loads of capacity 12 7

Modern injection for TC five-walker models 9 8

Multidrive carries Chafer pack 2 7

New Axion 800 out on the road 2 6

New Claas Xerion 1 7

New Holland eyes Harvest 14 9 8

New kit, new services 5 8

Our Fendt’s Electric 12 8

Precision drilling of OSR and cereals 11 7

Programmable dashboard released for user assessment 9 6

Quadtrac competitor from Versatile? 1 7

Rabe gets a French injection 2 6

Rapid changes 10 9

Retro New Holland 7/8 7

Saddle up for SIMA 4 6

SDF busy on all brand fronts 4 7

17-furrow Voyager 12 6

Stage IIIB update for Scorpion 9 7

Stealthy Challenger sneaks in 12 6

Stricter sprayer cab controls 5 7

Teagle embarks on Titan-ic line 5 6

The Turks are coming 1 6

Trelleborg concept 11 7

Tribine tucks into cereals in the US 10 7

Unia Group acquires Agrisem 3 7

V12 engine power for new tracked Challengers 11 6

Valtra adds more N options 10 9

Valtra and Sweden explore biogas fuel for tractors 6 6

Xerion’s new S-Trac 7/8 6

Zetor freshens up 10 8

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