Contents Driving impression. Used machinery. Livestock equipment. Practical test. Tractor test. Issue Page

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1 Contents 2014 Driving impression AGCO Challenger MT700E and MT800E tractors 4 22 Amazone ZA-TS 4200 fertiliser spreader 5 30 Case IH Magnum 370 CVX tractor 2 28 Claas Arion 500/600 Cmatic tractors 4 30 Claas Jaguar 800 forager Cushman UTV 1 30 Fendt 1050 Vario tractor Fendt X Concept tractor 2 24 Four livestock tractors compared Horsch 7GS trailed sprayer JCB Fastrac 4000-series tractor John Deere 7R tractors 3 32 Krone Big Pack 1290 HDP baler Krone Big X 480 forager 9 29 Lely Hibiscus 1515 CD rake 4 26 Lemken Rubin 12 discs Maschio Toro Rapido power harrow 3 26 Massey Ferguson 5613 tractor 1 24 McConnel PA8085 Tele-VFR hedger McCormick X50.20 tractor 6 36 McCormick X7.670 tractor 7/8 20 Merlo TF38.10 CS-120 telehandler Massey Ferguson Delta 9380 combine 3 22 Mitas PneuTrac tyre 6 34 New Holland CX combines 1 26 New Holland Roll-Belt 180 baler 3 30 Polaris Forest 570 ATV 5 33 Pöttinger Aerosem 3002 ADD drill combi Pöttinger Novacat S12 mower 5 26 Primewest Cross Slot PW4-21 drill 7/8 24 Valtra T234 Versu tractor Versatile DeltaTrack 500DT tractor 6 30 Zetor Major 80 tractor 1 20 Practical test Agrisem Disc-O-Mulch cultivator Five semi-mounted ploughs part I Five semi-mounted ploughs parts II/III Great Plains Simba SLD 460 cultivator 3 18 JCB Agri Xtra telehandler 6 22 John Deere 900-series round balers 1 16 John Deere R962i trailed sprayer 4 18 Kubota RTV vs John Deere Gator UTVs 2 18 Lely Tigo XR 65 silage wagon 5 20 Lemken Compact Solitair 9/300 drill 9 24 Maschio Orso/Alitalia drill combination New Holland RB 125 baler wrapper Pöttinger Top 852 C s-line rake 7/8 16 Claas Arion Deutz-Fahr Agrotron TTV Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 6180 P 6 10 Fendt 516 Vario 5 12 Hydraulic systems compared 4 10 John Deere 6210R (long-term) 2 12 Kubota M135 GX 3 10 Massey Ferguson 7615 (x3) 9 10 New Holland T7.200 (long-term) 7/8 10 Powermix transport test 5 10 Used machinery Claas Axion 800 tractors Claas Tucano combine harvesters 4 44 Dowdeswell DP7 ploughs Fendt 900-series tractors 2 40 JF-Stoll FCT 1050 trailed forage harvesters 3 38 John Deere Gator utility vehicles 9 36 Krone Big X forage harvesters 5 52 Manitou MLT 735 telehandlers McConnel Shakaerators/Discaerators 6 44 New Holland T7030-T7060 tractors 1 36 OPICO Grass Harrows and Air seeders 7/8 32 Livestock equipment 16 robots, 1,000 cows 4 34 Auto calf feeding system 6 38 Auto feeding systems Calf housing: Keeping the calves cosy 1 32 Cattle handling on Scottish estate 5 40 Devon farmers co-operate on silaging 9 32 Lely Vector auto-feeding system 7/8 26 Multi-robot dairy unit in the UK 3 34 Neale Sadler revisited RS Agrimix Evolution 40 feeder 5 36 Slurry aeration 2 30 Slurry store safety Tractor test Case IH Farmall 115 U Pro Case IH Maxxum 130 EP 1 10 profi 12/

2 Contents 2014 Tip of the month Angled tap 5 7 Bark spud takes out the shock 12 7 Fitting a new bearing 9 7 Freshen up nozzles 11 7 Give a copper washer a second chance 10 7 Line up the sticker with water 1 7 Marking the first tooth 2 7 Pipe clamps 3 7 Prune the cable ties 7/8 7 Ram cap remover 4 7 Tough tube gives extra leverage 6 7 Workshop solutions A seriously big barrel 1 47 Additive applicator fits on forage wagon 1 46 ATV sprayer sports 3m boom 2 38 Bag handler for standard loaders Bale marking from the tractor cab 2 39 Bigger pack saves time Bird scarer waves its vanes 9 55 Calf transport around the yard 4 41 Cover the pedals 6 50 Cubicle splitting Curtain-type backing gate saves parlour time 3 51 Dumper converts to easy-steer hoe Electric fence gives painless access Flexible post knocker goes on front linkage Front-mounted Acrobat-style rake High-rise Keenan delivers over feed barriers 9 55 Keep debris out of the motor 5 44 Low loader is ideal in narrow lanes Low-cost seeding with a harrow and roller 6 50 Lucky step for the Landie 3 50 Mast works with front links Metal on metal 4 41 Mobile auger fills seed drill fast 9 54 Multiple roles for loader attachment 7/8 40 No need to shake, rattle and roll Oil barrel tool gives easy access 7/8 41 Onions stored in ventilated grain store 4 40 Pipe protection 6 51 Root ripper clears scrub fast 4 40 Sealed bearing enjoys external lubrication 7/8 41 Second chaff spreader for Axial-Flow 5 45 Short dummy link arms are the answer Strength where it s needed 5 44 Swift screen removal 4 41 Toolbox sandwich Two bales a time 1 47 Water tank collects harvest dust 2 39 Wheelie simple 6 51 Wood store on a pallet 3 50 Workshop Abrasive disc alternatives 7/8 42 Chainsaw carburettors part I 2 34 Chainsaw carburettors part II 3 44 Choosing a pressure washer 4 52 Fitting a wireless camera Inspection lamps on test 9 44 Repairing faulty air seats Strap wrench Wiring extra work lights part I 5 46 Wiring extra work lights part II 6 52 Machine management Cheshire hoof trimmer moves into silage 6 58 Controlled-traffic farming in Essex 9 60 Essex contractor uses machinery hire From 24m to 36m operation 5 66 Harvest logistics 2 60 Large-scale digestate spreading 1 50 Mole ploughing 4 58 Multi-use handler on dairy farm 3 56 Oilseed rape establishment Running a mixed fleet of tractors old and new 2 56 Suffolk Produce uses transfer trailers for maize Welsh contractor with high-hour kit 7/8 50 Electronics Barn Owl Wireless grain monitoring Trimble UX5 drone 7/8 46 Report Agritechnica Ålö investment in China 9 72 Cereals /8 54 Dutch contractor applies slurry/fert mix Grassland & Muck 2014 preview 5 78 LAMMA No-till in the Southern Hemisphere 3 60 profi 12/

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7 Renewable energy 2 64 Severn Trent anaerobic digester update 9 56 The making of the Go East DVD 5 70 TW Kinsey sale 4 66 What happened to Krone SP baler What happened to Vicon Red Bull 9 64 Hobby Agritechnica 2013 models 2 68 Vehicles Audi Allroad vs Volvo XC Dacia Duster vs Fiat Panda 4x Ford Transit vs Renault Kangoo 9 66 Jeep Cherokee Land Rover Freelander vs Subaru Forester 2 72 Range Rover vs Toyota Land Cruiser 7/8 56 Skoda Yeti vs SsangYong Korando SsangYong 4x4 update 5 76 VW Amarok vs Toyota Hilux pick-ups 6 62 Technical Claas Jaguar 960 Stage IIIA vs 950 Stage IIIB 3 52 Electronic engine control How it works ABS on tractors Hydrostatic vs torque converter transmissions 1 42 Tractor ballast 2 50 Valtra T-series tractors Special LAMMA Special 1 48 Telehandler Buyers Guide 9 76 Tractor Buyers Guide 1 60 Tractor Buyers Guide 7/8 64 Tuning Self-propelled forage harvesters 5 62 Väderstad Rapid drills Deere ups the power Designed for speed 5 61 Double planting speed with single component 4 43 Dutch take on the low loader 5 61 Goldacres goes lightweight 9 52 Harvester is the nuts 7/8 30 High-hp tractors from Challenger 6 43 Home-built plastic layer 9 53 Hydraulic help makes drainage easier 2 49 Kelly s Diamond impresses 4 43 Kit sales looking up in Oz 3 48 Let the engine talk Liquid applicator for smaller vehicles 2 48 Machinery trends Stateside 7/8 31 Mechanical sugar cane harvester More rubber at the ground 6 43 New Holland looks to make hay in Oz New sales are slow Package deal Pennsylvania to Perth 5 60 Plot planter from Monsanto 5 60 Progator takes to the hills Room to grow with precision ag adoption 3 49 Safety first with Safetyweight Slim combination for mowing jobs 1 49 Sprayer wins awards 1 48 Still going strong 3 48 Strong wind does the job 3 49 Sugar cane is still harvested by hand 2 48 The 6M arrives in South Africa 1 48 The class of 2014 meets new Claas distributor 6 42 The future has arrived The route to destruction 6 42 Tractor and feeder win awards 7/8 30 Tractor range takes a stretch 4 42 US farm kit makes its mark on the economy 9 52 Väderstad joins the fray 4 42 Vermeer names next generation leadership Xerion ready for prairies Power Claas Octopus multi-head mower Honda Mean Mower lawn tractor Speed Ploughing Around the world Backwards into the forest 9 53 Clever kit for the tractor s nose 7/8 31 Data helps with better decision-making Deere buys plant maker 1 49 Deere launches MyJohnDeere platform 2 49 profi 12/