September 2020

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You do not even have to squint very hard to mistake John Deere’s new compact 6M for a Massey Ferguson 5700SL. So, you can clearly see where the green and yellow gang are aiming the new look, 90-120hp tractor range. We had a brief chat with one of the
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The sharp edges of a pallet tine can chafe big bag hooks which is why this farm has made round sleeves to go over the tines. The sleeves are made from 125mm pipe. To stop the bags sliding all the way back a piece of 18mm pipe was welded vertically. T
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John Deere 6120M: More Than An Extra Touch
With the 6MC and RC tractors not quite hitting the sales mark, John Deere decided in 2015 to go back to the drawing board for ‘project sparrow’. From day one, Deere's engineering department sought the opinion of 13 European dealer reps who could expl
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John Deere 6120m
Width: 238cm; Length: 497cm (with front linkage); Height: 287cm Engine: 88kW/120hp (to ECE-R120) rated output at 2,100rpm; 107kW/145hp maximum power with boost, water-cooled four-cylinder DPS PowerTech EWL with 4.5-litre displacement, exhaust gas Sta
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JCB Loadall With DualTech VT Transmission: Best Of Both?
It’s rare that something truly groundbreaking comes along in the world of telehandlers, so when JCB unveiled its hybrid Dual Tech transmission in 2016 we were keen to follow its progress. Combining hydrostatic and powershift drives, it promised to pr
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Joskin Modulo 2 11000 ME slurry tanker: The DIY tanker
When it comes to the UK and Irish slurry tanker market it's the 11,000-litre (or more commonly referred to as a 2,500 gallon) recessed tank that has become the default capacity for farmers doing their own slurry spreading. Although there is a trend t
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Husqvarna K535i Vs Stihl TSA 230 Cut-off Saw: No Fumes Or Fuss Is A Battery Tool Plus
A cut-off saw disc cutter is typically associated with a two-stroke power unit that is noisy, pretty heavy and not much fun to operate. Are battery powered alternatives easier and more pleasant to work with? The Husqvarna K535i and Stihl TSA 230 ‘bat
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Kverneland S-series Power Harrow And E-Drill Maxi Plus: Two In A Bed
There is a growing amount of interest in establishing companion crops, such as drilling white clover alongside cereals or ryegrass with beans. And this has prompted several machinery makers to reinvent their grain and fertiliser drills. One of these
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Three Different Types Of Silage Grab Compared: Grab A Load
Last summer, implement maker Mammut contacted us to see if we would be interested in testing some of their kit. The Austrian manufacturer is probably best known in the UK and Ireland for its concrete pan mixers but it also produces a raft of other ki
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Dewulf Miedema Structural MS 4000 Potato Planter: Spuds In At 11km/hr
Offering more flexibility for planting different sizes of tubers, belt-fed planter models have a number of advantages over the more familiar cup-fed machines and could be the better choice for growers wanting a defined number of plants per hectare. A
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Trailed Straw Chopper Round Up: Spreading The Word On Straw Choppers
The straw chopper is an essential piece of kit for housed livestock systems, making light work of bedding down and boosting safety for stockmen. There’s a vast selection of machines on the market to suit different power units but we have focused on t
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Deutz-Fahr Agrotron K-series Tractors: Good Looks But A Good Buy?
Such is tractor power inflation, models in the nominal 100-120hp power bracket are almost seen as ‘entry level’ these days and as such are strong sellers in the UK and Ireland. That said, many tractors in this sector are offered with a pretty much ‘b
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How It Works: The Vacuum Pump
The profi 'How it works' series explains the technology behind all types of equipment in the farming sector — from simple bits of kit through to the most sophisticated and complex machines. The sound of a vacuum pump is a familiar background noise on
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Hole Saws For Metal: Why Drill When You Can Saw?
When it comes to making circular holes in steel, drill bits tend to be the tool of choice. And it is pretty easy to see why — up to a certain size they are both cheap and precise. But for larger sizes the drill bit's cost becomes disproportionately e
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Fighting fires: Fireman Sampo
“Markus, your field is ablaze!” This is the phone call Markus Kraft woke up to two years ago. Luckily, the fire brigade was able to stop the blaze from spreading. Markus was advised to purchase a foam extinguisher, but after carrying out some researc
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Tips For Pimping The Case IH Puma: The Cat’s Pyjamas
With short- and long-wheelbase models on offer, the Puma is well suited to a wide-ranging workload. And since it has been on the market for nearly 15 years, owners have come up with several ways to improve their steeds. So, have a flick through these
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Contracting On The Outer Hebrides: Highland Farming
It’s a big ask for any young farmer to come up with the finances to start up their own contracting business and source decent reliable machinery, never mind find enough customers to make the venture economically viable. Take a step into the Isle of L
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Strutt & Parker Farms Sale: Dispersal shifts to online
With a restricted viewing at Lawn Hall Farm in North End, Great Dunmow, Essex, the bidding took place over three hours on June 29th. The auctioneers, Clarke and Simpson utilised the IBidder platform and its popularity was reassuring to buyers. Strutt
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What Will Machines Look Like In The Future? Smaller, More Interlinked, More Efficient?
Just how different will machines look in 2030? Will their functionality change? Digitization, efficiency, sustainability, resource conservation — how can these be packaged together? In order to answer these questions, three companies from the creativ
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Whatever Happened To…: …. The Terra-Gator
This story starts in the early 1980s when there were no strict application regulations and slurry was splash-plated all year round. Dutch slurry contractor Kurstjens' search for a high-capacity and light-footed machine to reduce damage to land during
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The Story Of Vervaet: Right On Track
1989 2019 Vervaet is located in the southwestern corner of the Netherlands, the most fertile part of the country. On route to Biervliet we see the furrows of marine clay glistening in the rain; indeed the flat land and loamy soils are the reasons the
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Danfoil Multi-application: One Controls Five
How do we get the job done? Simon Hinz and Sören Gimmini are in charge of spraying vegetable crops for a large-scale grower in northern Germany. Mr Hinz is one of the farm staff and Mr Gimmini is a contractor, and together they have a free rein on th
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Out August 28th Michelin MachXBib versus EvoBib Said to be the ideal tyre for on and off road. We see how Michelin’s new EvoBib rubber compares to the more familiar MachXBib. Simple front hoe Organic farmer and mechanical engineer, Dieter Leibing has
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Editor: Mervyn Bailey Tel: 00353 87 683 5472 Email: mervyn.bailey@kelsey.co.uk Contributors: Hubert Wilmer, Anja Böhrnsen, Geoff Ashcroft, Tobias Bensing, Alexander Bertling, Christian Brüse, Lucas Colsman, Jane Carley, James de Havilland, Dr. Gottfr
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Spot The Difference
We’ve made eight changes to this picture of the fuse box in a Claas Scorpion 7040 telehandler. Simply locate our changes and then mark them on the gridline picture at the bottom of the_page. Send us your answers (A1, B2, C3, for example) on a postcar

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