Issue Page Issue Pageprofi � DRIVING IMPRESSIONAmazone UX11200 sprayer 12 24

Brevi Mek Farmer power harrow 5 24

Case IH Farmall tractors 9 32

Claas Arion 650 tractor 10 24

Claas Axion 950 tractor 1 24

Deutz-Fahr 7250 TTV tractor 3 28

Fendt 313 Vario SCR tractor 11 26

Fendt GuideConnect Guidance 7/8 26

Fendt Katana 65 forager 2 22

Five livestock tractors compared 2 26

Gregoire Besson RWY8 plough 4 28

Horsch Maestro precision drill 3 24

JCB Fastrac 8310 tractor 3 20

John Deere RB960 round baler 5 26

Krone Big Pack 1270 HS baler 2 32

Krone Big Pack 4x4 HS baler 2 35

Krone Ultima baler wrapper 6 24

Kymco MXU 500i IRS ATV 9 28

Lacotec LH II reverse-drive forager 10 28

Malone Trojan MT52 silage wagon 4 24

Massey Ferguson 7624 tractor 5 22

Massey Ferguson 9407 telehandler 1 32

New Holland T6 tractors 10 30

New Holland T9 tractor 7/8 22

Simba Great Plains Centurion drill 1 28

Väderstad Tempo precision seeder 4 31

profi � PRACTICAL TESTFella TS10055 twin-rotor rake 6 20

Four self-propelled sprayers compared — part I 9 18

Four self-propelled sprayers compared — part II 10 18

John Deere S690i combine harvester 4 18

Krone Fortima V1800MC round baler 9 24

Kuhn LSB 1270 big baler 11 18

Kuhn VBP 2160 baler wrapper 7/8 18

Lemken Juwel 8 plough 2 18

Pottinger Novacat X8 Collector mower 5 18

Power harrow drill combinations — part III and IV 1 16

Spaldings Flatlift cultivator 11 22

Mini telehandlers compared — part I 12 18

profi � TRACTOR TESTAGCO Challenger MT765C (long-term test) 1 10

Case IH Puma CVX 160 10 10

Comparing ways to tune an engine 4 10

Deutz-Fahr Agrofarm 430 TTV 5 10

EGR system 3 10

John Deere 7280R 6 8

John Deere 8335R 2 10

McCormick X60.50 12 10

MF 5440 Dyna-4 7/8 10

New Holland T8.390 9 10

Valtra S353 11 10

Valtra N111E tractor (long-term test) 3 14

profi � USED MACHINERYClaas Disco 8550C and 8550C Plus mowers 4 42

Claydon drills 5 34

JCB Farm Master wheeled loaders 7/8 32

John Deere 8020 and 8030 series tractors 9 36

Kubota RTV utility vehicles 12 46

Kverneland pneumatic drills 10 42

McCormick CX series tractors 3 34

New Holland BR variable-chamber round balers 2 46

New Holland TS-A and T6000 tractors 6 39

Second-hand trailers 11 34

Zetor Proxima four-cylinder tractors 1 38

profi � LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENTFarm security and surveillance 2 36

Farm track reclamation and maintenance 7/8 28

Frost protection on a livestock farm 12 28

Milk robots in Dorset and Wales 11 30

Rotary milking parlour for 750 cows 6 28

Round buildings for livestock 9 44

Sheep handling systems 3 30

Small loaders on the farm — part I 4 34

Small loaders on the farm — part II 5 30

Wind and solar power on Norfolk pig farm 1 34

Zero grazing 10 32

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Issue Page Issue Pageprofi � TIP OF THE MONTHBig bit goes into small chuck 7/8 7

Breaking the bead 4 7

Cloakroom for coupling balls 12 7

Extend the can with a teat cup liner 2 7

Funnel protection 10 7

Jack needs no lever 6 7

Let’s party, Tupperware-style 5 7

Lever tidy for the workshop 9 7

Open up the barrel 3 7

Sack trolley carries power tools 1 7

The hairdryer treatment 11 7

profi � WORKSHOP SOLUTIONSBale squeeze handles two at a time 12 35

Bracken roller copes with some serious slopes 5 43

Calf trailer tows and pulls 11 43

Chillton hooks on to MF 3 45

Cultivator and tyre press carry a drill 1 50

Cultivator built to revive no-till land 12 34

Distinctive farm signs out of scrap 11 43

Easy stacking with bale spike pusher 4 39

Easy to pull, kind to soil 2 43

Extended handle for ball hitch 9 50

Extending gate stretches 7.3m across the yard 10 39

Extra axle delivers smoother travel 11 43

Forager goes hedging 11 42

Fuel nozzle holster adds to security 3 44

Furrow splitter mounts at an angle 7/8 38

Get them to look at your lights 10 39

Grass deflectors stow on the mower 1 50

Hurdles get some wheels 2 42

Hydraulic door lock on silage trailer 9 51

Hydraulic lift into the cab 4 39

Inflation without a pump 1 51

Kansas farmer utilises five-sided disc 9 51

Levelling board improves performance of combi drill 7/8 38

Link lights for improved security 3 45

Loader goes bonking 3 44

Loader jib receives a plating 6 48

Lock the ramp with your boot 4 38

Massey pegs benefit from step treatment 6 49

Matbro cone picks up Quicke kit 3 45

Nose hitch moves from Massey to Fiat 10 38

Open up the barrel 6 48

Out-of-parlour feeder works in the yard and field 5 43

Powered tailgate takes the strain 2 43

Protect tractor glass from the hedger 1 51

Ring hitch conversion for road trailers 5 42

Safety net secures cattle grid 9 50

Side step prevents sheep injury 4 38

So much more than a weight frame 10 38

Swather turned sweeper 12 35

Tools and tines on the Cat 2 42

Trailer marker poles save damage 2 43

Troughs on wheels 5 42

Two become one for haymaking 6 49

Tyre-friendly eye for stone gate posts 1 51

profi � WORKSHOPAbrasives — part I 12 52

Baler mis-ties: Cutting the Gordian Knot 7/8 42

Fault finding: Trailer light tester 2 44

Grain moisture meters: Wet or dry 9 52

Kawaski Mule service 4 48

Kverneland 3132 MT mower service 5 44

Laser fuel line clamp kit 11 44

Preparing the sprayer for a new campaign 3 46

Tyre removal and fitting — part I 5 48

Tyre removal and fitting — part II 6 34

Welding gases: Equipment testing — part I 10 50

Welding gases: Equipment testing — part II 11 50

Winterise your sprayer 1 44

profi � COST MANAGEMENTCumbrian farm runs its own self-propelled forager 5 54

Drill conundrum for Sewell Farms revisit 10 56

Hiring is a better option for Yorks contractor 4 54

In house cultivation tweaks to bolster performance 7/8 52

Keeping the contractor cogs turning 11 60

Managing miscanthus in Lincolnshire 3 58

Mix and match for crop establishment in Somerset 6 50

Self-propelled ‘bio’ spreaders in the South East 12 58

Specialist kit for high-value crops 9 58

Strip-till drilling in Northants 2 56

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Issue Page Issue Pageprofi � ELECTRONICSFour steering-assist systems — part II 1 52

GPS section control on precision seeders 4 58

John Deere Section Control 6 54

profi � REPORTCereals 2012 7/8 58

Combine world record 10 54

Dairy farming in the USA 11 54

John Deere 7750i goes on European tour 2 52

LAMMA 2012 3 62

Postcard from the USA — part I 9 64

Postcard from the USA — part II 10 62

Potato Europe 2012 11 66

Self-propelled sugar beet loaders 9 62

Tractors receive a custom job 7/8 50

profi � AROUND THE WORLD A planter built to order 10 36

AGCO expands into grain storage 2 41

All power to the horse 11 41

Better proof of second-hand kit ownership in Oz 5 40

Buoyant machinery sales shrug off 2011 floods 6 32

Changes detected down-under 11 40

Claas expands in North America 5 41

Clever toolbox thinking 10 37

Customised tractor aids African farming 5 40

Easing the materials handling workload 3 43

Exhaustive answer to old problem 7/8 40

Fastrac lands in KwaZulu-Natal Midlands 3 42

Gas drilling in Pennsylvania 1 49

Happy Seeder reaps sowing reward 4 40

Horsch gets into the African act 11 41

Inject dry manure 10 37

Intelligent weight for the tractor back-end 9 49

Lemken sets up shop in South Africa 7/8 40

Muck-Truck saves sweat 7/8 41

National Agriculture Day in the US 6 33

New planters at Agri Mega Week Expo 1 48

No pilot required for this chopper 1 48

Old picker delivers access to high-tech system 12 45

On the road to Rio 2 40

Operate a chainsaw on the quiet 3 43

Pedal the produce to market 11 40

Ploeger to join forces with Oxbo 2 41

Ploughing a new furrow in South Africa 9 48

Quad-Deck platform design points to harvest savings 3 42

Rhino meets quick response call 10 36

Six wheels for RTV wagon 5 41

Six-wheeler struts it stuff 9 48

Sprayer rides in comfort on a cradle 9 49

Take manure gases seriously 4 41

That’ll be 138 new tractors, please 2 40

The sound of utility vehicle silence 6 33

The ultimate chainsaw 1 49

Think differently about weight 12 36

Time to try aerial application 12 36

Tough ‘tele’ for the Fendt back-end 7/8 41

Triple Applicator cuts costs 12 45

TYM joins the tractor fray 6 32

Wheels under the workshop 4 41

Workmax makes an African impact 4 40

profi � HOBBYAgritechnica 2011 models 2 60

profi � VEHICLESFord Ranger vs Mitsubishi L200 9 66

Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Land Rover Discovery 4 7/8 60

SsangYong Korando vs VW Tiguan 12 62

Suzuki Grand Vitara vs Skoda Yeti 2 62

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Issue Page Issue Pageprofi � TECHNICALClaas Lexion 770 TT breaks world record 7/8 48

How we test: Drawbar power and fuel consumption 11 58

How we test: Noise level measurement 12 56

How we test: Pto output and fuel consumption 10 60

John Deere 7750i: Output, fuel use, wear rates 3 50

Pros and cons of trailer steering 5 60

profi � SPECIAL Telehandler Guide 9 72

Tractor Buyers‘ Guide 1 60

Tractor Buyers‘ Guide 6 60

profi � NEWSA bit of blingtastic 3 7

All aboard the tanker train 2 6

All stock ends covered 10 8

Amazone spotted trialling a Kombi-Cirrus prototype 7/8 7

Ambitious plans at Pottinger 10 6

Another Krone prototype spotted in northern Germany 3 7

Baby Ns move to three pots 10 7

Blue and yellow kit aplenty at Agritechnica 1 6

Cat handlers join the IIIB class 5 6

Claas Arion 500 and 600 replacements 7/8 7

Claas Arion replacement 5 7

Complete revamp for Lincs-built sprayers 12 7

Deutz adds more TTV power 1 6

Deutz lines up its ducks 10 6

Electric kit 2 8

Electric revolution gathers pace 2 8

Engine makers plan for Stage IV emissions 5 8

Fancy some Ukrainian muscle 3 7

Farmall name on little Case bonnet 1 7

Fendt 500 heads down the line 11 6

Fendt extends SCR offering 5 9

Forward cab for Tecnoma sprayer 2 7

FR450 and FR500 foragers get the blues 11 7

FTMTA Grass and Muck 7/8 6

Future Lexion on test 12 7

Horsch adds seeding duo 4 8

Hunt through the archive 4 8

Irish National Ploughing Championships 11 8

Is this the new Vario 300? 4 6

It’s a personalised wrap 11 6

JCB does Stage IIIB in the pot 9 7

JCB puts in a tighter turn on SCR 3000-series 1 7

Keep the fuel running 4 8

Krone square baler with eight knotters? 12 6

Lexion prototype takes to the field 2 7

Little meets large – or would do if ‘little’ was large enough to see 5 6

Loaders join the G-Force 3 8

Machinery sales looking strong into next year 7/8 8

Maintaining the Pace 3 8

Massey adds more 7600s 5 7

McConnel simplifies its hedger line-up 5 6

Milking robots go mobile 12 6

New 7600 flagship for MF 10 7

New loader player in the UK 9 7

On horseback 9 6

On-handler weigher for Merlo ‘teles’ 6 7

Opico ships in Gaspardo precision drills from Italy 5 9

Past and future at Deere 6 6

Rear packer shifts weight from back to front 2 6

Reverse-drive forager creates interest at Grassland UK 6 7

Rise of the auto feeders 12 8

Rostselmash with sales problems 9 6

Self-propelled cultivator drill 7/8 6

Self-propelled mixers 12 9

Show debut for SPs from FarmGem… 3 6

… and GM-R Sprayers 3 6

Strip tillage at Agritechnica 1 8

Strip-till shows genuine potential 9 8

Strong year for Lemken and Amazone 4 6

Terrion monster now on the production line in Russia 4 9

Three or four rows — take your pick 4 9

Väderstad introduces the world’s biggest seed/fert drill 11 7

Valtra packs a four-pot punch 1 6

Wagon turns into a trailer 6 6

Weidemann adds more beef to its ‘little’ pivot-steer 4 7

Well-booted root crop chaser keeps mud in the field 4 7

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