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FORAGE WAGONS

Scania forage truck proves good value for Hants contractor

Hundreds of German contractors consider field-going haulage trucks the perfect foil for maize-munching foragers. These rough terrain HGVs are yet to gain the same following here, but with an ever-growing…

TRACTORS

More driverless tech for Amos Power's 85hp electric tractor

A US digital tech business hopes to emulate European manufacturers such as AgXeed by selling a twin-track driverless tractor for field work. Weighing in at about 3t, the Amos Power…

CULTIVATORS

Pottinger Synkro cultivator gets removable roller option

Front depth wheels are a new option for Pottinger’s rigid-frame, linkage-mounted Synkro cultivators, giving buyers the option of taking off the rear roller. This was already possible on wider, folding…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Krone refreshes Big Pack baler line-up with new models

The beefed-up flagship in Krone’s Big Pack square baler line-up is being joined by more “Gen6” models with uprated features and two levels of specification to suit different user needs…

TOOLS

Milwaukee High Output XC5 batteries offer 50% more power

Milwaukee has overhauled its popular 18V 5Ah batteries, giving them 50% more power than their predecessors. These High Output XC5 packs feature tabless technology, which means they are more efficient…

TRACTORS

Revamped Valtra T-series gets new 10-speed powershift

The Finns like to do things their own way. So, despite Valtra’s new T6 being peppered with shared Agco parts, there is a healthy dose of Suolahti engineering in the…

TOOLS

Stihl batteries give Portable Winch a 1,500kg pull

Portable Winch is one of several manufacturers making use of Stihl’s battery system to improve the performance of its equipment. The Canadian firm still offers its winches with a Cramer…

MACHINERY

Dealer update: CNH shake-up continues to cause a stir

CNH dealers continue to make the headlines as one Wales dealer serves notice on its New Holland franchise, two expand their territories, and others take a pragmatic approach to Case…

4X4S

Chinese Jetour T2 SUV packs 254hp and on-demand 4x4

Another name has been added to the sizeable roster of Chinese-built SUVs that are available to buy in the UK. The Jetour T2 has been introduced by Oxfordshire importer Specialist…

FARM MAINTENANCE

TMK beefs up Tree Shear blade for smoother cuts

Finnish firm TMK has fine-tuned its 200, 300 and 400 Tree Shears to give a more scissor-like cut. The 310kg mid-ranger is likely to be a popular option for UK…

TOOLS

Twin-battery MSA 600C is boldest Stihl cordless chainsaw yet

Stihl has dramatically increased the power of its cordless chainsaw range by introducing the dual-battery MSA 600C. This 80V monster puts out a hefty 5.9kW – 0.5kW more than the…

TRACTORS

First look: Massey Ferguson unveils 170-245hp 7S Mark 2s

Massey Ferguson has cross-pollinated its 7S and 8S tractors to fill a band of infertile ground between the two. The six 7S “Mark 2s” don’t officially supplant any existing models,…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: DJ McKay plans home-built nurse tank

“Where’s the rain?” said no farmer in Northern Ireland, ever. While those in England have spent the summer staring at Britain’s answer to Death Valley, conditions across the Irish Sea…

 
 
 

MACHINERY

Front-mounted Mektron Fire Shield tackles harvest blazes

Having struggled to put out a baler fire using conventional extinguishers, contractor and machinery dealer PJM Agri decided to up the ante. The result is the Mektron Fire Shield: a…

TOOLS

Husqvarna unveils powerful backpack-style 36V blower

Combine and baler operators could make short work of daily blowdowns by treating themselves to Husqvarna’s new battery-powered wind-maker. The backpack-style 570iBT is reckoned to be the most powerful of…

SLURRY TANKERS

Vogelsang revamps slurry applicator range with new partner

The Vogelsang range of slurry applicators is being revamped following a joint venture agreement that will see new products becoming available and production shifted to the central European state of…

TOOLS

Makita angled impact wrench loosens nuts in confined spaces

Slackening seized nuts in confined spaces needn’t mean resorting to a spanner and sacrificing knuckle skin, says Makita, thanks to its new compact impact wrench. The DTL301 sends high-frequency thwacks…

TOOLS

Makita angled impact wrench loosens nuts in confined spaces

Slackening seized nuts in confined spaces needn’t mean resorting to a spanner and sacrificing knuckle skin, says Makita, thanks to its new compact impact wrench. The DTL301 sends high-frequency thwacks…

MACHINERY

Biowool suppresses weeds under newly planted hedgerows

The British wool market has enjoyed an unlikely resurgence, with the average price up 70% in the past 12 months following renewed demand for knitwear, flooring, insulation… and weed-suppressing mats.…

COMBINES

Massey Ferguson ramps up combine spec packages

Selected optional equipment is being included as standard on a limited run of Massey Ferguson Next Edition combines. All told, MF says Activa S and Beta Next Edition buyers get…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits Worcestershire farm and haulier

A pair of ageing Case IH Quadtracs and a clutch of customised V8 Scanias form the backbone of A Russell and Son’s machinery fleet. We quiz fifth-generation farmer and haulier…

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What's in Your Shed? visits Worcestershire farm and haulier

A pair of ageing Case IH Quadtracs and a clutch of customised V8 Scanias form the backbone of A Russell and Son’s machinery fleet. We quiz fifth-generation farmer and haulier…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

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

Salty sea air and cow slurry make for a challenging machine environment, as Farmers Weekly discovers on a shed tour at Chris Knowles’s Trink Farm, near St Ives, Cornwall. Farm…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Somerset mixed farm

A mix of owned and shared equipment resides at Graham Weeks’ farm near Bath. Manager Patrick Benney guides Farmers Weekly around the 310ha business’s machinery sheds See also: On test: Fendt’s…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What’s in Your Shed? Lancs dairy farm bucks the stereotype

Dairy farmers John and Will Tyrer are bucking the livestock sector stereotype by keeping their kit in pristine mechanical and cosmetic order. What's in Your Shed? visited their Lancashire farm…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits Kaleb Cooper Contracting

Four different tractor brands feature in the fleet owned by contractor and star of Clarkson’s Farm, Kaleb Cooper.  What's in Your Shed? heads over to Oxfordshire to find out what…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a fledgling contracting business

In the latest in our What's in your Shed? series, we visit Harry Kennedy’s fledgling Hants-based contracting operation, HK Agri. The business relies on second-hand kit bought for sensible money…

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TRACTORS

Revamped Valtra T-series gets new 10-speed powershift

The Finns like to do things their own way. So, despite Valtra’s new T6 being peppered with shared Agco parts, there is a healthy dose of Suolahti engineering in the…

TRACTORS

First look: Massey Ferguson unveils 170-245hp 7S Mark 2s

Massey Ferguson has cross-pollinated its 7S and 8S tractors to fill a band of infertile ground between the two. The six 7S “Mark 2s” don’t officially supplant any existing models,…

TRACTORS

First impressions: Sharper handling for latest John Deere 6R

When a tractor range is one of Europe’s bestsellers, the last thing you want to do is upset the formula. Get too radical with any redesigns and there is a…

TRACTORS

First impressions: Fendt 1100 MTs get power boost

Wind the clock back a decade and Fendt looked like it might push crawler tractors to the brink of UK extinction. The reputation of iconic twin-track brand Challenger was already…

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Driver's view: JCB Fastrac owner rates his pair of 6300s

Hauling heavyweight tankers, spreaders and trailers across England’s northernmost counties requires a tractor that’s as adept at clocking up hours on tarmac as it is in the field. That is…

LOADING SHOVELS

Driver's view: Mark Tiplady's Volvo L70H loading shovel

For years, JCB has reigned supreme on the silage clamp, batting off challenges from steadier industrial-grade loading shovels with relative ease. But for some outfits, the extra bulk, hydraulic power…

COMBINES

Driver's View: Guy Walker rates Lexion-like Claas Trion 760

A gnat’s doodah is about all that now separates the top Trion from the lowliest Lexion in Claas’ combine line-up. The two ranges were drawn closer than ever last summer…

SPRAYERS

Driver’s view: Tom Franks’ Chafer Sentry trailed sprayer

Having fallen into financial difficulty last year, Lincolnshire sprayer maker Chafer has been brought back from the brink by a trio of new owners. Trading as Nexus Chafer, they plan…

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CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: DJ McKay plans home-built nurse tank

“Where’s the rain?” said no farmer in Northern Ireland, ever. While those in England have spent the summer staring at Britain’s answer to Death Valley, conditions across the Irish Sea…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Summer scorcher sets off baling frenzy

Searing summer heat saw Dan Fabb’s baling fleet thrust into action earlier than ever, forcing a rush on baler prep and hasty arrangement of his six harvest hire tractors. Crops…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Harvest headaches for R&L Anthony

Late June’s searing heatwave pushed David and Emma Anthony’s big square balers into overdrive as customers started cutting grass on an industrial scale. With the mercury comfortably in the mid-30s,…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Stone crusher proves fruitful side hustle

Farmers Weekly heads to Northern Ireland to meet up with Ballymena-based DJ McKay and Son, headed by David and James McKay. We find out about the contractor's main enterprises, kit…

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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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