Profi

If you are interested in tractors and farm machinery then Profi International is the magazine for you with its in-depth technical articles, keeping you up to date on all the latest farm machinery news. Profi magazine is the only monthly magazine assessing, scientifically testing, comparing and advising on tractors, machinery and ancillary equipment. Profi also advises on buying used equipment, and includes a wealth of practical and technical features to help readers get more from their existing machinery. Profi magazine also has a new workshop tips section and expanded classifieds! A subscription to Profi delivers you 13 issues per year.

EDITORIAL

ARION 500 EXTRA POWER

KAWECO LOADERS TO FLIEGL

AUTONOMOUS DRILLING RECORD SET IN ENGLAND

AGRIWELD LOOKS TO STAND OUT

HYDRAULIC ADJUSTMENT

IN BRIEF …..

VERVAET UPDATES THE Q

CENIUS EXTRA RESET

KAWECO TRAILERS GO TO KRAMPE

A chat with New Holland • There is currently a great deal of consolidation going on in UK dealer land, and New Holland held onto the Kongskilde arable business for just six years before selling it last August to Italian firm Seko. We questioned management about both recently.

Robots on a roll • This year’s World FIRA provided arable farmers with an opportunity to see four autonomous vehicles in action; the AgXeed Agbot, Agrointelli Robotti, Naïo Orio and Softivert SoftiRover.

AGROINTELLI ROBOTTI

NAÏO ORIO

AGXEED AGBOT

SOFTIVERT SOFTI ROVER

ODD.BOT MAVERICK

TECNOMA TRAXX

NEW HOLLAND T4F

John Deere 6120M: Faithful servant • The 6120M with its sloping bonnet and 120hp rated output is proving an ideal loader tractor. Our long-term candidate doesn’t just have to take a load from A to B, but it has a healthy list of field and transport duties that it needs to be on top of, too.

McHale R68-78 rake: Simple and easy — what’s not to like? • McHale launched its two-model rake range in 2017, and over the years it has been tweaked here and there to bolster reliability and performance. To find out just how capable it is, we tested the larger model, the R68-78, throughout last season.

Pressure is on • Following on from last month’s front hopper and fertiliser accuracy test, here our attention is on the planters as we assess their seed singling and placement accuracy along with their technical differences and any special features. The contenders are from Amazone, Horsch, Kverneland and Väderstad.

Claas Axos 3.120: Open doors • The new Claas Axos 3 series is fresh from the ground up and envisaged as an allrounder for the traditional mixed family farm. We catch up with the new range.

Krone Swadro TC1570 rake: Four rotors on a V • We had the chance to operate Krone’s new four-rotor rake, the TC1570, in third cut last season. Keep reading to find out why the firm has gone with a V formation.

New Holland FR920 Forge Cruiser: Cruisin' for a … • New Holland has updated its FR forager, so what’s it like to drive? Last summer we didn't need asking twice to climb aboard the titillated and refreshed Cruiser.

TOOLS TO MATCH

Weycor AR680 loading shovel: Finding its way • Weycor has upgraded its proven 15t-class shovel for farm work. We took the agri-spec loader on to a maize clamp.

John Deere 9RX830: The big guns • John Deere’s 9RX has made its way to European fields, where we had the chance to drive the top model, the 9RX830. Will it find a home on this side of the Atlantic?

Claas Disco 9300 Direct Swather mower grouper: Another groupie at the Disco • The auger-based Direct Swather allows the plain Claas triple mower to merge three rows of crop into a single row without the weight or power penalty of the merging belts on the...