Latest reviews and tests 4X4SArkonik upgrade gives old Land Rover Defenders a 430hp V8Land Rover lovers unconvinced by the exterior frills and fripperies of the new-style Defender can now have all the mod cons, and a V8 engine, shoehorned into an old model's… TRACTORSVideo: Valtra's new 135hp G-series tractor on testValtra recently unveiled a completely new 105-135hp tractor range, but its choice of components marks something of a departure from traditional Finnish form. Rather than using home-built gearboxes, the new… TRACTORSFirst impressions: Fendt's swish new cab updateFendt is rolling out new-look cab controls that it reckons will finally put to bed the myth that its tractors are hard to drive. Comfort, quietness and a raft of… 4X4SOn test: New no-frills MWM Spartan 4x4Mainstream vehicle manufacturers have all but abandoned the dedicated off-road sector in favour of luxury, mass-market soft-roaders that reel in the big bucks. That might seem like a smack in… TRACTORSVideo: Kubota's 170hp four-cylinder M7173 on testKubota’s battle to become part of the 150hp-plus conversation took a new twist last month after HRN, one of Scotland’s biggest machinery dealers, penned a deal to sell and service… GRASSLAND AND MAIZE EQUIPMENTBig tub grinders: UK options, costs and user verdictsAs more dairy and beef producers have been convinced of the advantages of pre-chopping straw before putting it into a mixed forage ration, competition for sales of large-capacity tub grinders… COMBINESDriver's view: Mathew Caudwell’s John Deere W540iWe get the lowdown on the John Deere W540i combine run by Lincolnshire farmer Mathew Caudwell. We find out why his chose the JD W-series and how it has performed…
