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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ZETOR UNVEILS SERIES 5

RESTRUCTURING PLAN FOR DAMMANN

TAYLOR ATTACHMENTS ADDS MDE AGRI PRODUCTS

KRONE JOINS THE MERGER MARKET

IN BRIEF …..

JOHN DEERE 8R GETS AN UPGRADE

AMAZONE WORKING WITH CULTIWISE

IN BRIEF …..

OPICO LAUNCHING AI SPOT SPRAYER

20 FORAGERS IN ONE DEAL

QUAD-X ADDS LIQUID FERT SPRAYER

MAZZOTTI NO MORE

NEW UFORCE EVU6 FROM CFMOTO

BIGGER MAGNUM IN THE WORKS

BKT HANDLER TYRE

CEREALS 2026: The Grand Tour • Being hosted at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm, this year’s Cereals event saw numbers of both visitors and exhibitors bolstered significantly. Truly new arable kit was thin on the ground, however. Here are a few of the highlights.

New Holland T7.230 AutoCommand: Long wheelbase = long life? • The long-wheelbase T7 has become a bit of a stalwart in the New Holland line-up. We check out a T7.230.

Kramer KT316 telehandler: Revs make the difference • The KT316 bridges the gap in the Kramer range between the compact models and those with a lift height of over 7.0m. It uses features from both, with their respective good and bad points, as we found out.

Lemken Solitair DT/600 OptiDisc H 125 cultivator drill: It’s all sorted • The Solitair DT is Lemken’s latest play at the competitive cultivator drill market. One of the big plus points of the ‘Drill Trailed’ is its flexibility, which we were able to put to the test last season.

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John Deere 6M 220 with E19 transmission: A round of applause • The engineering team at John Deere deserves a round of applause. The new, fully automatic E19 transmission is largely based on the PowrQuad, which has proven itself thousands of times over. So, time to give it a go …

THE NEW 6R

Lovol P5130: Money talks • With the price of new kit having rocketed in recent years, have the established machinery makers opened the door to new names from China? We climb aboard the Lovol P5130 to see how much bang you get for your buck.

Rabe ZTH 2506 telehandler: Nifty boy blue • Familiar name, but not in the telehandler game. Zoomlion is looking to make maximum use of the Rabe brand as it enters the world of compact handlers with the ZTH 2506.

Massey Ferguson 7700 and 7700S LWB tractors: Lusty 7.4 litre not the only difference • In our used buying piece on the 6.6-litre Massey Ferguson 7700 and 7700S short wheelbase tractors (profi 02/2024) we did not cover the long wheelbase 7.4 litre models. These were offered alongside the SWB tractors from 2015 until being replaced by the current 8S models in 2021. Developing a nominal 215 to 255hp, these LWB 7700 models look to have become a sought after used buy.

Levelling the headland • Wobbling tines on a bale spike or muck fork will eventually wear the bushes. If you're looking to restore that tight fit, then weld-in sleeves are one workshop solution.

ZF S-Matic continuously variable transmission repair: Infinitely variable, properly sorted • With a production run of over 20 years, the S-Matic finally finished in 2019 and appeared in several tractors....