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4X4S

New Toyota Hilux pickup gets diesel and electric powertrains

A new generation of Hilux pickup – Toyota’s ninth – is set to arrive in June next year and, for the first time, it will be available with battery power…

TECHNOLOGY

Solsteer ViewT converts tablets into isobus terminals

Brainy types at UK firm Solsteer have devised a nifty device for converting Android or Apple tablets into bona-fide Isobus terminals. This avoids the need for buyers to shell out…

TOOLS

On test: Four 9in battery-powered grinders compared

Cordless power tools are a farm workshop staple these days, and most will run happily on a modestly sized 18V battery. Yet there remain a few amp-eating beasts for which…

TOOLS

Agritechnica 2025: Handy new workshop tools and gadgets

Lurking in the less crowded corners of Agritechnica’s 22 huge exhibition halls are all manner of tools, gadgets and knick-knacks. Here, Farmers Weekly unearths a few gems. See also: On test:…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Agritechnica 2025: Claas unveils high-density Cubix baler

Competition is heating up at the apex of the 120x90 baler market, with Claas signalling its intention to challenge New Holland et al with a new high-density design. See also: Driver's…

CEREAL DRILLS

Agritechnica 2025: Lemken goes no-till with NT disc drill

There’s a new name in the no-till disc drill game as Lemken wheels out its latest creation – the Solitair NT. Armed with two rows of 480mm ProDisc coulters, it…

TRACTORS

Agritechnica 2025: 195-272hp Versatile Nemesis hits Europe

Versatile has finally committed to shipping its Nemesis tractors to Europe, six years after their launch in North America. The five-strong range, which runs from 195-272hp, is also sold by Kubota…

CEREAL DRILLS

Agritechnica 2025: Vaderstad Spirit gets coulter pressure boost

Redesigned disc arms on Vaderstad’s Spirit drill allow coulter pressure to be cranked up from the current 80kg to 120kg. These are cast rather than fashioned from box-section and are…

COMBINES

Agritechnica 2025: Electric drivetrain for Zoomlion combine

Combines can cause enough headaches without the added challenge of dealing with a high-voltage power system. But that hasn’t deterred Zoomlion, one of several hundred Chinese exhibitors at Agritechnica, from…

TRACTORS

Agritechnica 2025: Deere goes electric with 130hp EPower

Engineers at John Deere’s electric tractor skunkworks have been cooking up a battery powered prototype that will match the performance of a 130hp diesel. Rather than bolt new bits onto an…

MOWERS

Agritechnica 2025: Kuhn pushes mounted GMD mower to 14.5m

Farmers and contractors could get their grass scythed a smidge quicker by upgrading to the latest version of Kuhn’s non-conditioning GMD. The 3.8t 15030 has an albatross-like wingspan of 14.5m…

HEADERS

Agritechnica 2025: Cover Pro seeds behind Geringhoff header

Arable growers keen to get green cover established in double-quick fashion can now drill the seed as they harvest their cash crop, thanks to a collaboration between Geringhoff and Kverneland.…

TRACTORS

Agritechnica 2025: Basak goes to 170hp with six-cylinder 5165

Buyers who care more about budget than brand could bag themselves a sensibly priced 170hp tractor courtesy of Basak. The Turkish maker has reasonable pedigree in the four-cylinder sector, but…

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TELEHANDLERS

Agritechnica 2025: Hybrid drive for prototype NH telehandler

Wacky styling isn’t the only novelty to be found on New Holland’s latest prototype 7m/4.2t telehandler. Rather than a traditional diesel engine, the TH Hybrid Power harnesses both electricity and…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Agritechnica 2025: Krone BaleTrain rakes and bales in one pass

What do you call a marriage of two-rotor rake and round baler-wrapper? That’d be a BaleTrain – Krone’s novel combination of rower-upper and baler that completes both jobs in a…

SPRAYERS

Agritechnica 2025: Hardi Arex sprayer gets front-mounted cab

In a departure from its usual engine-in-the-nose format, Hardi has fitted its new flagship Arex self-propelled sprayer with a front-mounted Claas cab. Perks are far better visibility, easier access and…

TELEHANDLERS

Agritechnica 2025: More lift capacity for JCB’s 7m Loadalls

A brace of 7m machines has been added to JCB’s telehandler line-up, offering up to 24% more lift capacity than the current 542-70. The 546-70 is the lesser of the…

TELEHANDLERS

Agritechnica 2025: More lift capacity for JCB’s 7m Loadalls

A brace of 7m machines has been added to JCB’s telehandler line-up, offering up to 24% more lift capacity than the current 542-70. The 546-70 is the lesser of the…

TRACTORS

Agritechnica 2025: Lindner Lintrac 160 packs 175hp

Alpine mountains might be the spiritual home of Lindner tractors, but the launch of a higher-horsepower model could start a migration to the lowlands. The Lintrac 160 is the most…

TRACTORS

Agritechnica 2025: Deutz-Fahr unleashes 310-340hp 8-series

The top end of Deutz-Fahr’s six-cylinder tractor range has had a serious shot in the arm with the introduction of two 8-series models. Headline act is the 8340 which, at…

MAIZE DRILLS

Agritechnica 2025: Bednar debuts high-output precision drill

Speed and accuracy will apparently be the key selling points of Bednar’s first precision drill when it enters production in a couple of years. The Ultra UN, seen here as…

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What's in Your Shed? visits a Cornish dairy farm

A hoard of ingenious home-made kit and a clutch of noughties Massey Fergusons are just some of the treasures hiding in the sheds of Cornish dairy farmer Andrew Carbis. It's…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Staffordshire contractor

Staffordshire farmer/contractor Matt Brewster was just 21 when he took over the home farm tenancy. Seventeen years on, he walks Andrew Faulkner around the machinery sheds at Brewster Farms. See also: First…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Whitby dairy farm

New Hollands are gradually superseding Zetors at Jonathan Hutchinson’s growing Yorkshire dairy business. Farmers Weekly's machinery editor, Oliver Mark, heads over to Whitby to check out what farm kit is…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a progressive Hants arable farm

Buy quality kit and make it last. That’s the machinery policy at 1,250ha Neatham Manor Farm, near Alton, Hampshire. Farm manager Matthew Ashton talks through the Neatham fleet. See also: On…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Lancashire beef farm

Simple and reliable classic Massey Fergusons are the tractors of choice for Lancashire beef farmers Jonathan and Ed Tomlinson.  We head over to their farm in Bolton to delve further…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits North Yorks spraying contractor

Contractor Will Monkman, who farms 95ha and contract farms another 80ha, reveals the contents of his machinery shed in the latest in our series. H Monkman & Sons, based in…

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TOOLS

On test: Four 9in battery-powered grinders compared

Cordless power tools are a farm workshop staple these days, and most will run happily on a modestly sized 18V battery. Yet there remain a few amp-eating beasts for which…

TELEHANDLERS

On test: Merlo TF30.7 - small frame, pokey hydraulics

A surge of farmers pining for more lifting and loading capacity without compromising on size has spawned a slew of pint-sized telehandlers. Merlo’s TF30.7 is one of the latest to…

4X4S

On test: GWM Poer pickup offers value for money

As GWM rolls out its latest Poer300 pickup in the UK, it will be hoping buyers have a short memory. For this is the Chinese brand’s second attempt at proffering…

FORAGERS

Driver's view: Contractor rates Claas Jaguar 1200

Demand for more chopping capacity has driven Claas to join John Deere and Krone in the 1,000hp forage harvester division, as it looks to deliver the throughput expected by mega…

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FORAGERS

Driver's view: Contractor rates Claas Jaguar 1200

Demand for more chopping capacity has driven Claas to join John Deere and Krone in the 1,000hp forage harvester division, as it looks to deliver the throughput expected by mega…

COMBINES

Driver’s view: Ed Layton’s John Deere T5 600 Hillmaster

The first examples of John Deere’s five-walker T5 combines rocked up on farms this harvest, offering more output and greater levels of refinement that the T500 machines they replaced. Most…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Liam Rooney's Claas Quadrant 5300 Evolution

The 5300 Evolution occupies the top spot in Claas’s Quadrant line-up, with a hydraulic pre-chamber that helps create dense 120x90 bales. Two such machines are operated by Shropshire native Liam…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Will Reed's Krone Big Pack 1290 HDP Gen 5

Now in its fifth generation, the Big Pack 1290 HDP is Krone’s answer to high-density, six-string baling. It’s the frontline machine of choice for Suffolk straw merchant Will Reed of…

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CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Rob Chapman enjoys life forager-free

Same money, less stress. Isle of Wight contractor Rob Chapman has no regrets about ditching his 1,600ha foraging enterprise back in the spring. End-of-year profitability is likely to be on…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Sellars steps up after huge combine fire

Stuart Wilson will be combine shopping for the second winter in succession, after his long-serving Lexion met a fiery end halfway through harvest. Having contended with several niggles on the…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Pricey breakdowns in otherwise easy summer

The lack of rainfall in recent months has treated Josh and Helen Collins to one of the most straightforward summers since they set up their contracting business seven years ago.…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Big yields follow great start to harvest

Good weather has been the perfect present for JO Straughan’s 70th anniversary year, with well-timed rain and plenty of sunshine contributing to some stellar winter cereal yields in Northumberland. Records…

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HARVEST

Video: Classic machinery brings in the spring barley harvest

A fleet of British-built classic machinery dating back to the early 1970s was bringing in the spring barley harvest at a farm on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border this week. Two Ransome…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Video: Leicester farm trials weed seed unit on Fendt combine

Europe’s first Redekop seed control unit (SCU) fitted to a Fendt Ideal 10T combine, aimed at controlling weed seeds, is being put to the test this harvest in Leicestershire at…

FORAGE WAGONS

Video: Lely revolutionises zero grazing with autonomous Exos

Dutch firm Lely has put the finishing touches to its self-propelled grass harvester and feeder, which is set to go on sale in the Netherlands next year. The battery powered…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

WIYS: Contractor ditches new kit for retro fleet

Mark Bowran, 2003 winner of Farmers Weekly’s Tractor Driver of the Year competition, opens the doors of his MBC Services contracting business. Machinery editor, Oliver Mark asks the questions and…

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