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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Valtra Q285: Question time • Slotting between the T (155hp to 235hp) and S series (280hp to 420hp), Valtra now has the Q tractors. We had an initial look at them in profi 10/2022 to find out where they fit in, but now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and see what one is actually like to live with — time, then to answer some Q series questions.

Three tractors in comparison • This is a comparison of three similar hp tractors that have been tested by profi in past magazines

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Tanco Autocut M3 and M9 mower combination: Razor blade on wheels • Has Tanco hit the market bang on cue with its mower combination? The rise of more powerful but relatively lightweight tractors means the semi-mounted mower design is ideal on paper … and we see if it’s the same in the field.

Seven ISObus systems compared, Part 2: Tasks with many hurdles • In the second part of our ISObus test, the seven 300hp tractors were tasked with sowing beet at variable spacing using GNSS and section control.

Talex Sprinter 1500 versus Vielitz FW160 SL: Double pack • Names like McHale and Tanco dominate the trailed wrapper market, and then there are others such as Kverneland and Kuhn touting their wares, too. However, if you really want to think outside the box, there are also the likes of Talex and the even less familiar Vielitz, the machines we test here.

Amazone Cirrus 9004-2C Grand cultivator drill: Grand design • At Agritechnica, Amazone presented a new generation of Cirrus drill, topped off with a working width of 9.0m. But this Cirrus isn't just big; it’s smart, too, with an electronically controlled distribution head. We find out more and how it manages to fold to a road-legal package.

Pöttinger Servo T6000 Plus semi-mounted plough: Served on top • Pöttinger has been busy expanding its plough portfolio, and the latest addition is the Servo T6000 as an on-land version. We were able to get an early look at the nine-furrow.

Evum Motors ACar: Electric pack mule • It did not take us long to spot the potential of the four wheel drive Evum Motors ACar utility truck. Although it will not rival the off-road abilities of a farm UTV, the all-electric ACar has a decent range and payload.

New Holland Roll-Belt RB150 balers: Condition not age • New Holland Roll-Belt balers were launched in 2013 to replace the variable chamber BR series. Offered in two sizes, RB150 and RB180, to produce bales of up to 1.50m and 1.80m in diameter respectively, it is the RB150 models that are more widely available on the used market and what we focus on here

Bale trailer mods: A load of potential • Not long now (fingers crossed) until the first silage bales start popping out of balers, and the task of clearing fields hits the top of the to-do list....