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1 CONTENTS 0 DRIVING IMPRESSION USED MACHINERY Amazone UX0 sprayer Brevi Mek Farmer power harrow 5 Case IH Farmall tractors Claas Arion 50 tractor Claas Axion 50 tractor Deutz-Fahr 750 TTV tractor 8 Fendt Vario SCR tractor Fendt GuideConnect Guidance Fendt Katana 5 forager Five livestock tractors compared Gregoire Besson RWY8 plough 8 Horsch Maestro precision drill JCB Fastrac 8 tractor 0 John Deere RB0 round baler 5 Krone Big Pack 70 HS baler Krone Big Pack x HS baler 5 Krone Ultima baler wrapper Kymco MXU 500i IRS ATV 8 Lacotec LH II reverse-drive forager 8 Malone Trojan MT5 silage wagon Massey Ferguson 7 tractor 5 Massey Ferguson 7 telehandler New Holland T tractors 0 New Holland T tractor Simba Great Plains Centurion drill 8 Väderstad Tempo precision seeder Claas Disco 8550C and 8550C Plus mowers Claydon drills 5 JCB Farm Master wheeled loaders John Deere 800 and 800 series tractors Kubota RTV utility vehicles Kverneland pneumatic drills McCormick CX series tractors New Holland BR variable-chamber round balers New Holland TS-A and T000 tractors Second-hand trailers Zetor Proxima four-cylinder tractors 8 LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT Farm security and surveillance Farm track reclamation and maintenance 8 Frost protection on a livestock farm 8 Milk robots in Dorset and Wales 0 Rotary milking parlour for 750 cows 8 Round buildings for livestock Sheep handling systems 0 Small loaders on the farm part I Small loaders on the farm part II 5 0 Wind and solar power on Norfolk pig farm Zero grazing PRACTICAL TEST Fella TS055 twin-rotor rake 0 Four self-propelled sprayers compared part I 8 Four self-propelled sprayers compared part II 8 John Deere S0i combine harvester 8 Krone Fortima V800MC round baler Kuhn LSB 70 big baler 8 Kuhn VBP 0 baler wrapper 8 Lemken Juwel 8 plough 8 Pottinger Novacat X8 Collector mower 5 8 Power harrow drill combinations part III and IV Spaldings Flatlift cultivator Mini telehandlers compared part I 8 TRACTOR TEST AGCO Challenger MT75C (long-term test) Case IH Puma CVX 0 Comparing ways to tune an engine Deutz-Fahr Agrofarm 0 TTV 5 EGR system John Deere 780R 8 John Deere 85R McCormick X0.50 MF 5 Dyna- New Holland T8.0 Valtra S5 Valtra NE tractor (long-term test) /0 7

2 CONTENTS 0 TIP OF THE MONTH Big bit goes into small chuck 7 Breaking the bead 7 Cloakroom for coupling balls 7 Extend the can with a teat cup liner 7 Funnel protection 7 Jack needs no lever 7 Let s party, Tupperware-style 5 7 Lever tidy for the workshop 7 Open up the barrel 7 Sack trolley carries power tools 7 The hairdryer treatment 7 WORKSHOP SOLUTIONS Bale squeeze handles two at a time 5 Bracken roller copes with some serious slopes 5 Calf trailer tows and pulls Chillton hooks on to MF 5 Cultivator and tyre press carry a drill 50 Cultivator built to revive no-till land Distinctive farm signs out of scrap Easy stacking with bale spike pusher Easy to pull, kind to soil Extended handle for ball hitch 50 Extending gate stretches 7.m across the yard Extra axle delivers smoother travel Forager goes hedging Fuel nozzle holster adds to security Furrow splitter mounts at an angle 8 Get them to look at your lights Grass deflectors stow on the mower 50 Hurdles get some wheels Hydraulic door lock on silage trailer 5 Hydraulic lift into the cab Inflation without a pump 5 Kansas farmer utilises five-sided disc 5 Levelling board improves performance of combi drill 8 Link lights for improved security 5 Loader goes bonking Loader jib receives a plating 8 Lock the ramp with your boot 8 Massey pegs benefit from step treatment Matbro cone picks up Quicke kit 5 Nose hitch moves from Massey to Fiat 8 Open up the barrel 8 Out-of-parlour feeder works in the yard and field 5 Powered tailgate takes the strain Protect tractor glass from the hedger 5 Ring hitch conversion for road trailers 5 Safety net secures cattle grid 50 Side step prevents sheep injury 8 So much more than a weight frame 8 Swather turned sweeper 5 Tools and tines on the Cat Trailer marker poles save damage Troughs on wheels 5 Two become one for haymaking Tyre-friendly eye for stone gate posts 5 WORKSHOP Abrasives part I 5 Baler mis-ties: Cutting the Gordian Knot Fault finding: Trailer light tester Grain moisture meters: Wet or dry 5 Kawaski Mule service 8 Kverneland MT mower service 5 Laser fuel line clamp kit Preparing the sprayer for a new campaign Tyre removal and fitting part I 5 8 Tyre removal and fitting part II Welding gases: Equipment testing part I 50 Welding gases: Equipment testing part II 50 Winterise your sprayer COST MANAGEMENT Cumbrian farm runs its own self-propelled forager 5 5 Drill conundrum for Sewell Farms revisit 5 Hiring is a better option for Yorks contractor 5 In house cultivation tweaks to bolster performance 5 Keeping the contractor cogs turning 0 Managing miscanthus in Lincolnshire 58 Mix and match for crop establishment in Somerset 50 Self-propelled bio spreaders in the South East 58 Specialist kit for high-value crops 58 Strip-till drilling in Northants 5 /0 8

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7 CONTENTS 0 ELECTRONICS Four steering-assist systems part II 5 GPS section control on precision seeders 58 John Deere Section Control 5 The ultimate chainsaw Time to try aerial application Triple Applicator cuts costs 5 TYM joins the tractor fray Wheels under the workshop Workmax makes an African impact Dairy farming in the USA 5 John Deere 7750i goes on European tour 5 LAMMA 0 Postcard from the USA part I Postcard from the USA part II Potato Europe 0 50 Ford Ranger vs Mitsubishi L00 Tractors receive a custom job A planter built to order AGCO expands into grain storage Better proof of second-hand kit ownership in Oz 5 Buoyant machinery sales shrug off 0 floods All power to the horse Changes detected down-under Claas expands in North America Clever toolbox thinking Customised tractor aids African farming Easing the materials handling workload Fastrac lands in KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Gas drilling in Pennsylvania Exhaustive answer to old problem Happy Seeder reaps sowing reward Horsch gets into the African act Inject dry manure 7 Lemken sets up shop in South Africa Muck-Truck saves sweat National Agriculture Day in the US New planters at Agri Mega Week Expo 8 Intelligent weight for the tractor back-end No pilot required for this chopper 8 5 On the road to Rio Operate a chainsaw on the quiet Ploeger to join forces with Oxbo Ploughing a new furrow in South Africa 8 Quad-Deck platform design points to harvest savings Six wheels for RTV wagon 5 Six-wheeler struts it stuff 8 Sprayer rides in comfort on a cradle Take manure gases seriously That ll be 8 new tractors, please Old picker delivers access to high-tech system Pedal the produce to market Rhino meets quick response call /0 HOBBY Agritechnica 0 models VEHICLES Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Land Rover Discovery AROUND THE WORLD Combine world record Self-propelled sugar beet loaders Think differently about weight Tough tele for the Fendt back-end REPORT Cereals 0 The sound of utility vehicle silence 0 SsangYong Korando vs VW Tiguan Suzuki Grand Vitara vs Skoda Yeti

8 CONTENTS 0 TECHNICAL Claas Lexion 770 TT breaks world record 8 How we test: Drawbar power and fuel consumption 58 How we test: Noise level measurement 5 How we test: Pto output and fuel consumption 0 John Deere 7750i: Output, fuel use, wear rates 50 Pros and cons of trailer steering 5 0 SPECIAL Telehandler Guide 7 Tractor Buyers Guide 0 Tractor Buyers Guide 0 NEWS A bit of blingtastic 7 All aboard the tanker train All stock ends covered 8 Amazone spotted trialling a Kombi-Cirrus prototype 7 Ambitious plans at Pottinger Another Krone prototype spotted in northern Germany 7 Baby Ns move to three pots 7 Blue and yellow kit aplenty at Agritechnica Cat handlers join the IIIB class 5 Claas Arion 500 and 00 replacements 7 Claas Arion replacement 5 7 Complete revamp for Lincs-built sprayers 7 Deutz adds more TTV power Deutz lines up its ducks Electric kit 8 Electric revolution gathers pace 8 Engine makers plan for Stage IV emissions 5 8 Fancy some Ukrainian muscle 7 Farmall name on little Case bonnet 7 Fendt 500 heads down the line Fendt extends SCR offering 5 Forward cab for Tecnoma sprayer 7 FR50 and FR500 foragers get the blues 7 FTMTA Grass and Muck Future Lexion on test 7 Horsch adds seeding duo 8 Hunt through the archive 8 Irish National Ploughing Championships 8 Is this the new Vario 00? It s a personalised wrap JCB does Stage IIIB in the pot 7 JCB puts in a tighter turn on SCR 000-series 7 Keep the fuel running 8 Krone square baler with eight knotters? Lexion prototype takes to the field 7 Little meets large or would do if little was large enough to see 5 Loaders join the G-Force 8 Machinery sales looking strong into next year 8 Maintaining the Pace 8 Massey adds more 700s 5 7 McConnel simplifies its hedger line-up 5 Milking robots go mobile New 700 flagship for MF 7 New loader player in the UK 7 On horseback On-handler weigher for Merlo teles 7 Opico ships in Gaspardo precision drills from Italy 5 Past and future at Deere Rear packer shifts weight from back to front Reverse-drive forager creates interest at Grassland UK 7 Rise of the auto feeders 8 Rostselmash with sales problems Self-propelled cultivator drill Self-propelled mixers Show debut for SPs from FarmGem and GM-R Sprayers Strip tillage at Agritechnica 8 Strip-till shows genuine potential 8 Strong year for Lemken and Amazone Terrion monster now on the production line in Russia Three or four rows take your pick Väderstad introduces the world s biggest seed/fert drill 7 Valtra packs a four-pot punch Wagon turns into a trailer Weidemann adds more beef to its little pivot-steer 7 Well-booted root crop chaser keeps mud in the field 7 /0