News

This Fella can work either side

24.05.2013: The UK is just one country where German manufacturer Fella has been testing a new centre pivot trailed mower conditioner for the last three years. The SM3065 Trans KC has a six disc bed and working Read more »

UK tractor sales slump continues

21.05.2013: Registration figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association show the UK tractor market over 50hp has contracted by over 20%. Sales in April were 1,410 units bringing the four month total to 4,365 Read more »

Fert down the spout

20.05.2013: Claydon has developed a fertiliser option for its Hybrid direct drills, both new and those already in the field. The firm’s R&D manager, Matt Bowe points out that by targeting fertiliser application Read more »

Machinery Tests

Claas, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, Valtra AutoComfort, HCS+, OptiRide Plus and Z-Activ are all fancy names for active suspension systems on tractors. But just how effective are they? To find out we pitted the four systems against one another... Read more »

Zetor Proxima Power 110 You’d think that Zetor customers would have welcomed the introduction of an electrohydraulic powershuttle. That’s not the case, however, as most buyers have stuck with the simpler Proxima and... Read more »

Fendt 939 Vario SCR Doesn’t time fly? It’s already been eight years since Fendt first showed its ‘new look’ 900 series tractors back in 2005. Then five years later these models enjoyed a range-tweaking revamp,... Read more »

Used machinery Tests

McHale F550 fixed-chamber balers At first glance, McHale F550 balers might appear to have changed little over their product life cycle — from their launch in 2005 to the 2011 season, when the final machines were built. Under the... Read more »

Väderstad TopDown cultivator Anyone thinking that a second-hand Väderstad TopDown will save huge sums over buying new might be in for quite a shock. The TopDown is a fashionable bit of kit, with used demand typically... Read more »

Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 and M620/M625 tractors The pencils in the Deutz-Fahr tractor design department might not trouble the proverbial sharpener too often, yet the company’s six-cylinder nominal 140-190hp models have been subjected to steady... Read more »