We on the Machinery desk count ourselves very lucky to have a great working relationship with several leading publications from nearby European countries; namely La France Agricole (in France, funnily enough), Top Agrar in Germany and Boederij in Holland.
As well as bumping into them on foreign machinery launches (and drinking into the early hours in hotel bars with them, too) we also take it in turns to organise our group tests with them, partly to save on costs - there is a credit crunch going on - and to make sure we have as much technical credibility as possible.
This week's test was of increasingly popular farm buggies, or utility vehicles, or side-by-sides - you get the general gist.
Models we had on test were: Kawasaki Mule 4010 Trans 4x4
JCB Groundhog 4x4 (whoop whoop for the GB corner!)
Massey Ferguson
John Deere Gator XUV 850 D
Kubota RTV 900
You'll see our review in due course in the machinery section, but I just wanted to give you a flavour of what sort of things occur on group tests.
Now, you'd be forgiven for thinking that spending three days testing farm buggies is all fun and not a lot of work. And, true enough, we count ourselves very lucky to have the privilege of being able to phone up manufacturers and get these piece of kit on tap wherever (well, nearly) we want in the country. But, finding a suitable farm - and one that's willing to have us bumbling around for that matter - can be tricky.
Luckily Nick Fone managed to source an amazing venue (thanks goes to the Francis-Coney's) and somewhere we could safely stow all of the buggies safely in rural Kent (so rural, in fact, that it was blissfully a no signal area).
Now, I wouldn't say I'm bossy. But, as my boss pointed out, pictures never lie and in this one it looks like I'm busy directing. It wasn't like that - honest!
Either Nick (one in from the left) is about to sneeze all over me - as is he trademark manouvre - or he's being awfully sceptical of what I'm saying (how dare he!)...
Some say that the 'Fonz' - aka Nick - can carry the whole world (ok - bale) on his shoulders - Greek god Atlas styl-ee (with a little help from the Fox - aka David Cousins).
Although the picture's gone a bit funny - we'll leave this one to speak for itself. Like I said - we all get on really well!
To find out which one faired best - keep a look out. There'll be a video too (hopefully not showing the bit where I got stuck avec buggy in a clump of brambles. Or the bit where I lashed the ratchet strat holding the bale on to the handle which operated the tipping mechanism - the result of which was a bale making a bid for freedom).
The no signal bit just sounds like anywhere in the countryside of Kent ;)
I hope those last bits do make it on the video.
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