Machinery

Getting a contracting business up and running is not without its challenges. For Jake Clover of Swineshead-based Clover Farm Services, Lincolnshire, those challenges have included buying the right tractors to help the business grow.

In 2019, Claas announced a host of improvements to the Jaguar 970 self-propelled forage harvester, with new cab controls and a new six-cylinder engine, usurping the previous models V8. Simon Henley spoke to the firm involved in testing the preproduction model and who is now running two of the new six-pot Jags.

When it comes to Massey Fergusons 8S tractor, there has been plenty of hype, plenty of talk and more than enough opinion.

Reducing the weed seeds lost into the field before and during harvest shows potential to cut weed burdens. Jane Carley finds out more.

Now featuring a completely new control layout, we try out Case IHs latest Quadtrac AFS Connect tractor. James Rickard gets behind the wheel to find out more.

Fitted with an eight speed gearbox, a 173hp engine and high flow hydraulics, JCBs new TM420S would suggest it has all the ingredients to be a capable performer at a number of tasks. Richard Bradley gets behind the wheel to find out more.

Self-propelled diet feeders are becoming more common on UK farms, but their cost and size means they are generally considered to be the tool for a large dairy herd. However, one Warwickshire farmer has proved they can work for a smaller operation, too.

As manufacturers continue to drop like flies, out of the UK pickup market, commercial vehicle specialist Isuzu has launched its latest generation of D-Max pickup, promising more refinement, technology and safety.

A switch to strip seeding has meant much more than a change of drilling system for one Norfolk farm business. Arable Farming finds out more.

Leicestershire farmers Watson Haynes took the plunge last year when the business replaced a Case IH Puma 160 CVX with a Claas Arion 660 CMatic CIS+. But has it met the farms expectations? Simon Henley went to find out.