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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A whole load of Horsch • There has been no easing off the gas at Horsch since the last Agritechnica as the machinery maker has announced several new products that will be on show, including a precision fertiliser spreader which is currently undergoing testing and further afield the autonomous maize planter will be going into production.

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Tractor highlights • We’ve been to Austria to see some of the new Case IH tractors heading to Agritechnica. These include a nearly 800hp Quadtrac king and the first autonomous Magnum in Europe.

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John Deere 9500i forage harvester: The big shot • With a maximum of 755hp, the 9500i is the smallest model in Deere’s wide-body forage harvester range. Read on to find out why it’s pretty near impossible to bring the almost 3.0-litre displacementper-cylinder motor to its knees.

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Claas Evion combine harvester: Small but mighty • The Evion is now the smallest combine range from Claas, replacing both the Avero and what were the smaller Tucano 300 models. It surprises with plenty of technology already employed in the Trion and Lexion, and the fact it is being shipped from the firm’s factory in Gaomi in China. Here is our report.

ARB-Tec Cutaro SR1100 mower: A Swiss M • The small Swiss company, ARB-Tec, caused quite a stir last year when it debuted its self-propelled mower, the 11m cut Cutaro SR1100. We get behind the wheel to see whether it can take on the likes of Krone’s Big M.

Holmer Terra Dos 5 sugar beet harvester: Less weight. More features • Developed from the well-established Terra Dos T4-40, the Holmer Terra Dos 5 has shed some weight and has a host of tweaks to help reduce operating costs. There are two core models in this latest 5 series, the 45m³ bunker triple-axle Terra Dos 5-40, which we look at here following a try last autumn, and a dual-axle Terra Dos 5-30. Both drop the familiar ‘T’ from the series name. These latest 5 models now available to order in the UK and Ireland.

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John Deere S600 and S700 combine harvesters: Don’t slip up on a secondhand S • John Deere S600 and current S700 series single rotor combines sit in the 70 to 75t/hr performance category respectively. Launched in 2012, the S600 models were replaced by the current S700 range for 2018, with used examples of both now being easier to find if you look early enough. But do they make a sound used buy?

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