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Eight-speed auto for grand Jeep

18.05.2013: 'The finished product.' That's how Jeep is describing the 2014 version of its Grand Cherokee 4x4, which is due to put in its first UK appearance in July. The Grand was previously revamped in Read more »

Optimer gets revamp

17.05.2013: Kuhn has revamped its compact disc harrow range with the Optimer+. Available in working widths of 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.5m it uses a tubular frame for the disc gangs. Disc diameter is 510mm mounted on Read more »

Make the most of loader capacity

16.05.2013: Loader attachment specialist, Albutt will be showing the Big Bale Stacker at the upcoming Cereals event. Suitable for larger tractor loaders, telehandlers and loading shovels it can be used to shift Read more »

Machinery Tests

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 »

Tractor test: McCormick X60.50 In the UK the CX range was McCormick’s bread and butter product until it was replaced last year by the X60 series. We took an initial tour around the X60 in our May 2011 issue, but now it’s time... Read more »

Used machinery Tests

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 »

Kubota RTV 900 utility vehicle With its hydrostatic transmission and standard power steering, the nominal 22hp diesel Kubota RTV 900 was unique in the utility vehicle sector when it was launched in 2005. More than seven years... Read more »