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New Holland unveils Forage Power version of W170D+ loader

New Holland has bolstered its range of loading shovels with two new Italian-built models – one of which it hopes will challenge JCB’s popular 435S. The Forage Power derivative of…

TELEHANDLERS

Sunward debuts 25hp ultra-compact wheeled loader

An ultra-compact wheeled loader with agricultural work potential has been added to the light construction equipment range produced by Chinese manufacturer Sunward. The SL12W is powered by a 25hp Kubota…

FORAGE WAGONS

Pottinger develops multi-use Liquido F silage additive tank

A productive brainstorming session at Pottinger has resulted in the neat idea of a silage additive tank for use with balers and forage wagons that can fulfil at least two…

SPRAYERS

First impressions: John Deere's front-cab 550R sprayer

After years of peddling its US-style self-propelled sprayers in Europe, John Deere has finally ditched the comfortable but cramped mid-cab format for its new 500R series. The last of those…

COMBINES

Oxbo rolls out sleeker-looking GP6300 pea harvester

A sleeker-looking pea combine available with more digital technology has rolled out of the Fakenham, Norfolk, factory of Oxbo, the Dutch-US specialist in vegetable crop harvesting. The new GP6300, available…

FARM MAINTENANCE

How to build a quality machinery shed on a sensible budget

As a general rule, farm machinery sits last in the pecking order when it comes to bagging precious shed space. And when it does get a roof over its head,…

ATVS AND UTVS

Can-Am Outlander ATV gets battery-power for 47hp Electric

A year after launching electrically powered Can-Am motorcycles, and before that a couple of electric snowmobiles, Canadian manufacturer BRP has installed its new Rotax E-Power battery drive unit into the…

MAIZE DRILLS

Sky Agriculture unveils telescopic Sonic precision planters

Sky Agriculture, which previously traded under the Sky and Sulky names, has unveiled a range of precision drills featuring folding and telescopic frames, quick-change row width settings and Isobus electronic…

TRACTORS

Cumbrian contractor cuts costs with revamped retro tractors

Rather than shell out big bucks for tidy, lightly used tractors, Cumbrian outfit ADJ Contracting has a penchant for the well-worked, dogeared and unloved. The trio behind the business –…

TRACTORS

Base spec 105-115hp Valtra A5 tractors get slicker transmission

A number of updates for Valtra’s 105hp A105 and 115hp A115 tractors see the GL base versions with a 12x12 or 24x24 creep manual transmission dropped in favour of the…

TRACTORS

Monster-houred Ford TWs and FW do the business on Wilts farm

Whether it’s sticking EGR valves, AdBlue headaches, transmission troubles or engines deciding to spontaneously initiate endless DPF regen cycles, it’s fair to say buying new machinery brings no guarantee of…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Auto pivoting drawbar ups Vicon round bale consistency

A revamp of Vicon’s two variable chamber round balers promises to deliver more bales an hour and better feed-in consistency. Both VariBale models – the 160 producing 1.65m rounds and…

TRACTORS

New Holland’s 180-225hp T7 tractors get long-awaited upgrade

The drawn-out overhaul of New Holland’s sprawling T7 tractor range has concluded with launch of four fresh “standard wheelbase” models. Running from 180-225hp, these Basildon-built all-rounders are the last to…

ROOT CROP HARVESTERS

AVR adds Varioweb cleaning unit to latest spud harvester

AVR’s novel Varioweb cleaning system – designed for especially challenging harvest conditions – is now available on the Belgian manufacturer’s latest trailed potato harvester as an additional option. The “i”…

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FERTILISER SPREADERS

Kverneland unveils high-capacity Alentix fert spreader

More capacity and technology are the headline improvements for Kverneland’s latest spinning disc fertiliser spreader. As standard, the Alentix 8047 GI has a tub volume of 2,375 litres, but this…

CEREAL DRILLS

Horsch Pronto 9 DC gets bigger hopper, better seed placement

Horsch has given its Pronto 9 DC disc cultivator drill a makeover, which includes the addition of a significantly bigger hopper to reduce downtime. Previously, the 9m iteration of the…

TRACTORS

Case IH ups Steiger Quadtrac power again – now 853hp

The tractor power “arms race” cranked up a notch at the Farm Progress Show in the US, where Case IH unveiled its latest addition to the Steiger Quadtrac line-up. Building…

CEREAL DRILLS

Tine Toolbar Drill outperforms trailed discs in wet and dry

Successive wet autumns have driven feverish demand for relatively lightweight, low-disturbance toolbar drills, but at Saltby Estate in Leicestershire, a recently acquired Grange Tine Toolbar Drill has proved just as…

CEREAL DRILLS

Tine Toolbar Drill outperforms trailed discs in wet and dry

Successive wet autumns have driven feverish demand for relatively lightweight, low-disturbance toolbar drills, but at Saltby Estate in Leicestershire, a recently acquired Grange Tine Toolbar Drill has proved just as…

CEREAL DRILLS

Claydon introduces smaller, single-tank SFH2000 front hopper

Growers who don't need to carry and meter two products simultaneously now have the option of a smaller and simpler front hopper from Claydon. The Suffolk firm’s offering had been…

CEREAL DRILLS

Mounted Horizon toolbar drill proves versatile option

Years of fettling his establishment system to improve soil structure, ease workload and tame grassweeds have culminated in Simon Caley’s most recent purchase of a Horizon toolbar drill. The 8m…

TRACTORS

Trelleborg unveils TM800 PowerFlex tyre for field and road

A new version of Trelleborg’s long-established TM800 traction tyre has been unveiled. It features a semi-hybrid tread pattern and a carcass construction that enables it to meet VF category performance…

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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…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a busy Somerset arable farm

Keeping a hungry Somerset anaerobic digestion plant properly fed and operational requires a fleet of high-output, modern kit. What’s in Your Shed? takes a tour of Bragg Farming’s machinery sheds…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Carmarthenshire contractor

What's In Your Shed visits Carmarthenshire contractor Aled Jones, who runs a one-man operation with five frontlines tractors.  Aled Jones Contracting offers spraying, fertiliser spreading, mowing, cultivating and drilling services.…

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SPRAYERS

First impressions: John Deere's front-cab 550R sprayer

After years of peddling its US-style self-propelled sprayers in Europe, John Deere has finally ditched the comfortable but cramped mid-cab format for its new 500R series. The last of those…

TELEHANDLERS

On test: Neomach's versatile Nova X40 pivot-steer loader

Farms are perennially craving more power and capacity, but for those still mucking out pokey old sheds built in the pitchfork era, size matters. Miniature pivot-steers, with their typical 3m…

ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Small Segway UT6 UTV is nimble but not a workhorse

The Chinese maker Segway is best known for its stand-on hoverboards, but broke cover with its debut range of ATVs in 2021. It has since supplemented a modest selection of…

ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Budget Aodes WorkCross 650 UTV decent for its price

Aodes might be a new name to the UK, but the Chinese brand has been building ATVs and UTVs for more than 30 years. It’s an established player in many…

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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…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Blackwater Baling's NH BigBaler 1290 HD

New Holland’s battle for big baling supremacy is led by the 1290 HD, which is the tool of choice for Gavin and Liz Strathern’s Blackwater Baling outfit. Five of them…

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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…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Foraging work ditched for an easier life

Much can happen in four months. And so it’s proved for Isle of Wight contractor Rob Chapman. When we last visited Rob’s base at Westover Farm, Calbourne, all the talk…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Staffing headaches as busy season sets in

The final member of this year’s Contractor Comment cohort is Stuart Wilson of Ross-shire outfit Allan WJ Wilson. Farmers Weekly finds out the highs, lows, tos and fros of running…

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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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