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.

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KINZE TUG PROTOTYPE

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TRAILED SCARROW FROM TRACTEK

NEW SCREEN OPTION

Valtra Q285 — HVO vs diesel comparison: More and yet less • Alternative fuels that can minimise the CO2 emissions from diesel burning engines are now coming to the market. The DLG test centre filled a Valtra Q285 once with HVO and then repeated the test with diesel. Here are the results.

Seven silage forks compared, Part 1: Silage times seven • How complicated can it be? Surely, items as relatively simple as folding silage forks can't be that different? To find out, our German colleagues have been comparing seven different brands of these clamp-filling tools.

Samasz XDF301 SH and KDD911 STH mower combination: Raising its game • Samasz is starting to roll out its next generation of mowers, and part of that refreshed range includes the XDF301 SH front- and KDD911 STH rear-mounted combination. But it’s not just a fresh face … ISObus controls are also part of the revamp.

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Lemken Koralin 9 KU cultivator: Wide shares for wide work • With ultra shallow cultivators seen as one of the 'in' things, Lemken has strengthened its Koralin range with a new fully mounted model that we had the chance to try out last summer.

Peecon Biga Rapide XL-V feeding system: Operation transformation • Peecon surprised visitors to last year’s EuroTier, where it had a new type of self-propelled feeder on show. A conventional tractor had been kitted out with a self-loading boom for the diet feeder behind. Our colleagues at Dutch machinery magazine Trekker were able to see the prototype in action.

Fendt Former 920C Pro rake: Tech and two rotors • Fendt has redesigned its two-rotor rake line-up, adding new features such as the ProConnect concept with the FlexHigh and MyMemory features. We take a look.

Photoheyler hoe: Rotors replace hoes • Photoheyler’s hoe even works between the plants in the row, using camera-controlled blades to slip in and out. And there’s an interesting approach to steering, too. We catch up with the recently founded manufacturer to delve into the detail.

Grange Machinery Tine-Drill Toolbar drill: Tine for a change? • Customer demand for a tine drill has led Grange Machinery to develop the TDT with four rows of coulters. We caught up with the widest version, the Tine-Drill Toolbar 6m.

USER EXPERIENCE

Kuhn FBP 3135 BalePack and VBP 3165 Combi Baler: Fixed or vari combi? • Kuhn launched its fixed chamber FBP 3135 BalePack wrapper baler in 2015, with an update to the Twin-reel binder in 2017. The variable chamber VBP 3165 Combi Baler was introduced in 2019, a Twin-reel film wrap system, like that used on fixed chamber balers, arriving in 2021.

Hiko Soft Drencher: Softly does it • Hiko has introduced a new calf drencher for feeding newborn calves. We had...