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Keeping it real with steel

Machinery

Keeping it real with steel

Rubber-tracked tractors might dominate the arable sector, but there is still a useful role for steel-tracked machines. Geoff Ashcroft visits a Suffolk contractor who says it is all about traction.

clock 30 September 0021 • 7 min read
User review: FendtOne's customisable controls impresses contractor

Machinery

User review: FendtOne's customisable controls impresses contractor

The Fendt 700-Vario Gen-6 models introduced the FendtOne control system to the manufacturers customers last year, but how has it been received? Gloucestershire contractor Adrian Tugwell recently shared his opinions with Simon Henley.

clock 12 September 0021 • 5 min read
User review: Valtra's G135 hits the spot as a versatile performer on a mixed farm

Machinery

User review: Valtra's G135 hits the spot as a versatile performer on a mixed farm

For one mixed farm, Valtras new G Series is proving to be a capable all-rounder, turning its hand to any task with aplomb. Alex Heath reports.

clock 09 August 0021 • 5 min read
User review: Balancing age risks and cost rewards with classic JCB Fastrac tractors

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User review: Balancing age risks and cost rewards with classic JCB Fastrac tractors

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.

clock 25 July 0021 • 6 min read
User review: More grunt, less roar from new Claas Jaguar 970 self-propelled forage harvester

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User review: More grunt, less roar from new Claas Jaguar 970 self-propelled forage harvester

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.

clock 20 July 0021 • 7 min read
User review: Quicke's automated system loads better for business

Machinery

User review: Quicke's automated system loads better for business

Accurate weighing of loads is a useful bonus for contractors and merchants moving a variety of materials with a tractor loader, as one Devon contractor is finding with Quickes latest automated system. Jane Carley reports.

clock 14 April 0021 • 4 min read
User review: Ambitious young contractor has fencing nailed

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User review: Ambitious young contractor has fencing nailed

Fencing has expanded to be about more than just keeping stock in their designated field, as Jane Carley discovers on meeting with an ambitious young contractor.

clock 09 February 0021 • 6 min read
User review: Bunnings most compact rear discharge spreader hard at work

Machinery

User review: Bunnings most compact rear discharge spreader hard at work

Bunnings most compact rear discharge spreader is hard at work for one Welsh poultry enterprise. Jane Carley finds out how the spreader is fitting in with the farm business.

clock 03 February 0021 • 4 min read
User review: Balancing workload with side discharge spreading

Machinery

User review: Balancing workload with side discharge spreading

With a large muck and slurry spreading workload, one Leicestershire farmer and contractor has turned to side discharge spreading as a more versatile option. Alex Heath finds out more.

clock 09 January 0021 • 6 min read
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