profi CONTENTS 2013 profi z DRIVING IMPRESSION profi z USED MACHINERY Case IH Maxxum CVX tractor 12 24 Claas Axion 850 tractor 11 24 Claas Lexion 770 combine 1 26 Claas Liner 2900 rake 3 26 Claydon Double Tine drill system 12 28 Deutz-Fahr Series 6 tractors 7/8 30 Fendt 500 Vario tractors 2 28 Honda Foreman TRX500FE ATV 9 34 JCB Loadall and TM320 handlers 9 30 John Deere 6R DirectDrive tractor 1 30 John Deere F440R round baler 10 30 Kubota M110GX tractor 11 28 Lely Tigo XR 65 silage wagon 4 30 Manitou MLT 840 telehandler 4 26 Massey Ferguson 2170 XD baler 5 26 Massey Ferguson 7615 tractor 2 34 McHale C460 bedder 12 26 New Holland BigBaler 1270 baler 6 32 New Holland T5 tractor 5 22 Polaris Ranger XP 900 UTV 6 28 Spread-a-Bale mini straw bedder 2 32 Suzuki KingQuad 500 ATV 3 30 Väderstad Carrier Crosscutter cultivator 5 24 profi z PRACTICAL TEST Claas Arion tractors 9 36 Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 and M620/M625 tractors 1 36 JCB TM pivot-steer handlers 6 42 John Deere 5020-series tractors 10 42 John Deere 840 trailed sprayers 11 56 Kuhn fertiliser spreaders 12 46 Lely Welger RP220/235 and RP420/435 round balers 7/8 36 McHale F550 round balers 3 44 New Holland CX combine harvesters 4 44 Quivogne Tinemaster one-pass cultivators 5 38 Väderstad TopDown cultivators 2 44 profi z LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT Alvis Bros rotary milking parlour 5 28 Anaerobic digestion 3 32 Crichton Royal Farm revisited 6 34 Farm energy audit 11 50 Grassland rejuvenation 7/8 32 Green Bedding system 4 34 Liming on livestock farms 12 30 Robotic milking 9 42 Rotary milking parlour in west Wales 2 36 Sheep handling equipment 10 34 Slurry utilisation on Worcs dairy farm 1 32 Amazone EDX 6000-TC drill 3 16 Bogballe M2W Plus fertiliser spreader 4 18 Electric UTV vs diesel UTV 2 18 JF-Stoll 3205 mounted mower combination 5 18 Köckerling Ultima CS300 drill 12 18 Krone Big Pack 1270 XC big baler 7/8 20 K-Two self-levelling trailer suspension 3 22 Kuhn SW 4004 bale wrapper 2 24 Lemken Heliodor vs Lemken Rubin cultivators 10 24 Manitou MLT 840 handler 11 18 Mini telehandlers compared part II/III 1 18 Mounted sprayers part I 9 20 Mounted sprayers part II 10 18 New Holland CX6090 combine 7/8 24 Overum VariFlex EX plough 9 26 Teagle Tulip 300XL Vario cultivator 4 22 Väderstad Tempo F8 precision drill 6 22 profi z TRACTOR TEST Active suspensions compared 3 10 Claas Axion 950 12 10 Fendt 313 Vario SCR 11 10 Fendt 939 Vario SCR 1 10 Fendt Vario 724 SCR 5 10 John Deere 5100M 9 10 John Deere 6210R 4 10 Massey Ferguson 7624 Dyna-VT 7/8 10 New Holland T7.270 Auto Command 6 10 Valtra N163 Direct 10 10 Zetor Proxima Power 110 2 10 profi 12/2013 37 www.profi.com
profi CONTENTS 2013 profi z TIP OF THE MONTH Angle grinders on the rack 9 7 Fix a sagging door 3 7 Milk filter sock cleans up old oil 7/8 7 Mobile workbench 5 7 Protection from vandalism 12 7 Ratchet on the vice 4 7 Rod secures the vice 1 7 Vacuum the filings 11 7 Vice holds the hose 2 7 Walk on the weld side 6 7 Weld splatter remover 10 7 profi z WORKSHOP SOLUTIONS Bigger platform for the Bateman 3 42 Chain harrow design gets a make-over 12 35 Coach bolt repair 11 55 Cultivator takes to the road 2 42 Discovery delivers 100 bales on converted Ifor trailer 7/8 50 Double-gate catch 10 41 Draught exclusion 12 35 Drawbar for bale sledge moves over 12 35 Drawbar design for artic conversion 3 43 Fan in the roof 9 51 Flip-up feed barrier 2 43 Frame keeps welder cables tidy 3 42 Front press steers around corners 6 40 Gator floor catches dew claw 5 36 Happy feet 10 41 Keep badgers out of the yard 9 51 Load and spread with one tractor 2 43 Mobile cattle handler is a one-man machine 4 43 More teeth for the Shakaerator 1 47 Muckspreader mixes concrete 3 43 Mud scraper and brush fit on loader 9 50 No gap to mind on this Defender 5 37 Old ridger hosts a heavy digger tyre 7/8 51 On the platform and into the wagon 11 55 Packer roller improves Kverneland CLC 7/8 51 Parlour yokes reduce feed bill 1 47 Pelleter bolts on truck tailgate 2 43 Pick-up lid secures the Navara 4 42 PIR turns on the scratcher 6 41 Post knocker tows a trailer 10 40 Safe entry into the Defender 6 41 Shipping container gains a new roof 1 46 Slurry pipe crosses the road in safety 1 47 Snacker is filled directly from hopper 1 46 Solid sides keep tractor steps clean 7/8 51 Steel points prevent stone damage 9 51 Ties do the identification job 1 46 Tipper turns transport trailer 11 54 Toe-tip is a tough project 12 34 Tyre carpet for silage bales 3 43 Watch out for DD damage 10 41 Water pipe turns into parlour feeder 5 37 Wheel rims make effective heater 5 37 Wheels for the old feeder 4 43 Wrapped bale transporter needs no loader 6 41 profi z WORKSHOP Air-conditioning part I 5 46 Air-conditioning part II 6 54 Fit and use abrasive wheels part II 1 42 Grease guns 9 56 How they work: Baler knotters 7/8 44 Pressure washer care 3 36 Reviving a cordless tool power pack 9 52 Welding fumes 4 52 Wurth rivnut tool 6 50 profi z COST MANAGEMENT Adapt and survive 12 60 Contracting in the Czech Republic 2 56 Diversification for Norfolk contractor 10 58 Keeping combines on the move 6 58 Multi-cut silage for organic milk 11 78 Options for sprayers 7/8 52 Pick and mix silage wagon 9 64 Plough is preferred over min-till in Kildare 1 56 Quality silage making in Cornwall 4 56 Return from organic to conventional cropping 3 56 Sharpening the machinery fleet 5 54 profi 12/2013 38
profi CONTENTS 2013 profi z ELECTRONICS Reichhardt RTK Clue 5 50 profi z HOBBY Forage harvester models 5 58 profi z REPORT Cereals 2013 7/8 60 EIMA 2012 and Eurotier 2012 1 52 Farming in South Africa part I 5 62 Farming in South Africa part II 6 64 LAMMA 2013 3 62 Potato harvesting self-propelled or trailed 4 62 Tillage Live 2013 11 76 profi z AROUND THE WORLD Back to the future with Ford 11 49 Blue ute takes the honours 5 35 Can-Am heads off farm and onto the beach 3 40 Changing speeds 12 45 Chaser bin takes top award 7/8 48 Clever tipper for the chipper 1 49 Combine streamlines stover harvest 6 39 Composter contributes to healthier pastures 2 40 CORS network on the cards 4 38 Cutting cane in Reunion 1 48 Deere news Down Under 12 36 Down the tube and into the bin 1 49 Driverless tractor reality draws ever closer 4 39 Economical oil burner 2 41 Electrification of agriculture 2 41 Farmer rethinks combine capacity 5 35 First Dutch farmer to go articulated 7/8 49 Full of eastern promise 6 38 Getting rid of the bugs 10 39 Goodbye to good times for Australian tractor market 9 46 High-clearance sprayer from Peake 9 46 Historic Ropa harvests lots of interest 3 41 Innovative techniques for maximum productivity 4 38 JCB ute dresses for work 10 38 Less compaction when loading sugar cane 11 48 Little blue tractor arrives in Australia 10 38 Meeting the needs of small-scale agriculture 5 34 Multiple sowing with a single planter 10 39 National Farm Machinery Show ready in the US 2 40 New Holland brings back the Genesis 9 47 Old-timers pull in the punters 5 34 Picking the fruit off the top 3 40 Pole saws do differ 6 39 Police officers are our best friends 9 47 Recap from largest indoor show in US 7/8 48 Reducing compaction in South Africa s maize crops 7/8 49 Robotic dairying is a reality Down Under 6 38 Roll on the Australian spring 11 48 Seed and fertiliser in the one big pass 3 41 South African tractors head to Zambia 12 36 Sugar farmer snares top precision accolade 1 48 Swiss on sexy shoes 4 39 Tracking the trend 12 45 Used tractor values still strong-ish in US 11 49 profi z VEHICLES Ford Kuga vs Toyota RAV4 12 64 Ford Ranger vs Isuzu D-Max double-cab pick-ups 9 68 Great Wall Steed vs Mitsubishi L200 pick-ups 2 62 Honda CR-V vs Land Rover Evoque 7/8 56 Mercedes Vito vs VW Transporter crewbuses 10 62 profi z TECHNICAL Chainsaw choice part I 10 50 Chainsaw choice part II 11 66 How we test brakes 1 50 profi 12/2013 43
profi CONTENTS 2013 How we test hydraulic output 2 54 How we test measuring lift capacity 3 50 Hydrostatics vs torque converters part I 11 70 Hydrostatics vs torque converters part II 12 54 John Deere DirectDrive 2 50 Mzuri strip-till drill technology 3 52 Setting up a reversible plough part I 9 60 Setting up a reversible plough part II 10 54 Tribine combine 12 58 profi z SPECIAL Agritechnica 2013 preview 11 32 LAMMA 2013 Special 1 48 Telehandler Buyers Guide 9 74 Tractor Buyers Guide 1 62 Tractor Buyers Guide 7/8 64 profi z NEWS A new high-speed contender 6 7 All set for Livestock 2013 6 8 Argo lines up its ducks 12 7 Baby BiG X on the way? 7/8 6 Baler design receives Lely attention 10 6 Big Condor nearly ready to fly 4 6 Big new sprayer player 1 7 Big new tractors on the horizon 2 8 Big plans at Kverneland 10 8 Business as usual at Agrisem 4 7 Claas marks milestone with special white paint job 3 6 Cmatic heads down the line 12 9 Could this be an Amazone prototype? 3 7 Deere updates its little uns 10 7 Extra clearance for Discoflex 4 7 Fendt 900 bound for the next emission stage 1 7 Fliegl looking for growth 7/8 7 Going backwards is the way forward 6 7 Going big in Russia 3 8 Grimme buys Kleine 1 6 Hardi tweaks its Commander 2 6 Help spread the weight 12 8 High horsepower Fendt Vario X1000 11 6 Holmer acquired by Exel Industries 5 7 Horsch Leeb sprayer with mid-mounted cab 9 6 Innovation alive and well at Danish show 1 7 Irish Ploughing Championships 2013 11 8 ISObus goes on test 5 6 Joker has a 12m wide smile 10 6 Kramer refocuses on farming 3 6 Krone maize trailer nears production 9 7 Large and little extensions to Massey Ferguson line 9 9 LuK is still growing 6 6 Mega spreader has loads of capacity 12 7 Modern injection for TC five-walker models 9 8 Multidrive carries Chafer pack 2 7 New Axion 800 out on the road 2 6 New Claas Xerion 1 7 New Holland eyes Harvest 14 9 8 New kit, new services 5 8 Our Fendt s Electric 12 8 Precision drilling of OSR and cereals 11 7 Programmable dashboard released for user assessment 9 6 Quadtrac competitor from Versatile? 1 7 Rabe gets a French injection 2 6 Rapid changes 10 9 Retro New Holland 7/8 7 Saddle up for SIMA 4 6 SDF busy on all brand fronts 4 7 17-furrow Voyager 12 6 Stage IIIB update for Scorpion 9 7 Stealthy Challenger sneaks in 12 6 Stricter sprayer cab controls 5 7 Teagle embarks on Titan-ic line 5 6 The Turks are coming 1 6 Trelleborg concept 11 7 Tribine tucks into cereals in the US 10 7 Unia Group acquires Agrisem 3 7 V12 engine power for new tracked Challengers 11 6 Valtra adds more N options 10 9 Valtra and Sweden explore biogas fuel for tractors 6 6 Xerion s new S-Trac 7/8 6 Zetor freshens up 10 8 profi 12/2013 44