Krone Ultima

A solution to decades-old non-stop baler conundrum

25 May 2012

After many attempts by manufacturers to produce a non-stop round baler, German maker Krone has finally cracked it.

Krone Big M

Krone Big M gets SCR technology

25 May 2012

To comply with emission regulations, Krone’s self-propelled Big M mower range now receive SCR technology using AdBlue to after-treat exhaust emissions.

Utility ATV sales drop off

12 May 2012

UNIT sales of utility ATVs in the UK have buoyed up the overall European market for quad bikes during the last six years.

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Event reports

Lacotec LH11

Innovations on show at Grassland UK

May 18, 2012

After weeks of heavy rain, the working demonstrations at Grassland UK were cancelled last week, prompting organisers to relocate the event to the Bath & West Showground. James Rickard and Geoff Ashcroft report. Pictures by Eric Beard.

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Maximum lift capacity at full reach for the MLA630 is 1,600kg.

Re-entry for the MLA pivot

25 April 2012

After a four-year absence from the market, Manitou’s MLA630 finally replaces the MLA628. Geoff Ashcroft took to the controls to find out how it fares with muck shifting duties.

VW Passat

VW Passat’s latest incarnation is quiet and refined

24 May 2012

THE VW Passat Estate takes on a fresh appearance inside and out with the seventh, and latest, generation of the car. We tested the Blue Motion 2.0 TDi, the quietest and most refined version to date, with 140hp and six-speeds.

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Lamma 2012

Lamma 2012 winner Robert Gray

Winner Lamma 2012 competition

24 May 2012

This year’s Farmers Guardian/New Holland Lamma competition winner took delivery of his new tractor last week.The T8.390, which Robert Gray from Sheepwah Farm, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, wins for a year, will be pit to good use on his 1,000-hectare (2,470-acre) mixed farm across potato and combinable crop enterprises.

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