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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Steyr 6145 Profi: A reliable professional? • Steyr prides itself on Austrian build quality, machines you can really rely on. Does this also apply to the 107kW/145hp, six-cylinder 6145 Profi? Read our long-term test, which reviews how this three-year-old tractor has performed over 1,700 hours.

Six ½-inch cordless impact wrenches compared: Theory and practice • Once you've used a cordless impact wrench, it's hard to imagine not having one readily to hand in the farm workshop. But which is best? We compared six high-end, cordless impact wrenches with a ½-inch square drive to find out.

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Laforge DynaTrac side-shift linkages: Follow the row, not the tractor • Laforge has developed a number of DynaTrac side-shift implement mount systems designed to keep attachments running ‘in the row’ to prevent running out of line in precision applications. Here we look at one of the models on offer to outline what is available.

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McHale Propel M6-770 tedder: Thrust to the fore • It's official — McHale now has a tedder range. For the past two years there have been several sightings of the Propel in dealers' yards as a limited number of early machines were sent out. But the line-up of one mounted and a trailed machine has only now been given the green light. We caught up with the six-rotor mounted, the M6-770.

Bomech dribble bar: Variable boom, better accuracy • Bomech is now in the dribble bar market, and, to stand out from the crowd, it has developed a variable-width boom to improve accuracy and maintain an even application rate. We caught up with the prototype version.

Case IH Quadtrac 715: King Quad • Case IH has turned up the wick in the Quadtrac to create a new 778hp flagship, the 715. We caught up with one of the first units to land in Europe.

Househam self-propelled sprayers: Know your Househam • Househam Spirit, Air-Ride and Merlin self-propelled sprayers cover entry-level through to the intensive user needs. Here we look at some pointers for those considering any of these models as a used buy - but why all three?

Five battery-powered clippers compared: How flawless is cordless? • Although their batteries are getting better and better, not all cordless clippers do a perfect job on cattle.

Shallow cultivator comparison, Part 2: Plough to disc • In the October issue we compared several shallow cultivators that were demonstrated at an event organised by the Chamber of Agriculture in the German Lower Saxony region. There were also a number of other machines in action on the day, and we look at these now.

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