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Eight cultivator drills–Part Three: The Finale: Time to talk money

Parts one and two of this mammoth group test was all about the quality of work and user-friendly operation, but if you have missed these earlier articles the differences are illustrated using the individual bar graphs on the following pages (you can also read parts one and two on the profi.co.uk test centre). Each bar shows the machine’s average score in each test category and how this relates to the average result for the group. The length of each bar reflects the machine’s position within the group and is not an absolute score. The final category for all eight drills is pricing which is shown in the table on page 19. All the prices exclude VAT.

The cheapest machines in the group are the Horsch

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