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.

Dear Reader

JCB’S FIRST ELECTRIC TELEHANDLER

NEW SHARE FOR LEMKEN KARAT

INTELLIGENT WEIGHING SYSTEM

FOUR-ROW ROPA TOPPER

SIX WHEELS ON DEWULF ENDURO

EURO DISC FOR KELLY DIAMOND

SLURRY HOSE PINCHERS

12.0M BEDNAR EFECTA DRILL

TAKE THE BUMP OUT OF SUSPENSION

DUAL FUEL TRACTOR

FLEXIBLE ROW SPACING

UPDATES TO THE SPIRIT

AERO TRAILED SPREADER

710HP STAGE V VREDO TRAC

ROSTSELMASH FLAGSHIP

Is more always more? • Is 180hp from four cylinders as good as 180hp from six pots? To find out, we've been crunching the numbers and come to the conclusion — it all depends on …

Different engine, different chassis • The 516 Vario is the most powerful four-cylinder model from Fendt, producing a maximum of 120kW/163hp, while the six-cylinder-only 700 series is represented here by a 718. Let the battle commence …

The results are 'in' • Back in the April 2020 issue we published the Axion 960 test, even though we were still waiting for the Powermix results from the DLG. Here they are

Almost nothing broken! • While Valtra sales have remained consistent in Ireland, the brand is now accounting for a larger slice of the UK market, almost doubling its stake from 3.4% in 2015 to an estimated 6.3% in 2020. We catch up with one of Valtra's N-series powershift models, to see how it's faring on farm

Red green strength • A Claas forager with a red pick-up? Intrigued? Since last year you can opt for a Kemper header for your Jag, and our season-long test suggests it might be worth making the change

Three reasons • Sometimes, when a new way of doing a job comes along, you have to ask whether there's an actual benefit to this different approach, or is it simply change for change's sake. With the Slurryquip Cerberus, we're told that there's not just the one, but three very good reasons why the Irish manufacturer has positioned the dribble bar near the front of its tanker

Growing in stature • When we tested the 211S in the October issue we already had an inkling that Fendt would be bringing out a new range of Vario 200 tractors. Without further ado, here they are

Mini-est Manitou • If you need a companion handler that is able to sneak into small corners but still have a surprising amount of lift muscle then take a look at this little Manitou

Geo was yesterday • The first powershift Lintracs herald the end of the Geotrac era for Austrian tractor maker Lindner. We get behind the wheel of the Lintrac 95LS

More cleaning, more comfort • Back in September, Krone presented the fifth generation of Big Pack square balers. Our colleagues from the Dutch Trekker magazine took a look at a pre-production 1290 VC as it packed away some silage

The boar war • Although it was conceived as a tool to level off rutted ground caused by scavenging wild boar, the PlanierProfi has the potential to bring poached or other damaged fields back to growing grass. Here's how it works

Scouting out a Lowlander • Back in 1991, GT Bunning and Sons launched the first of its Lowlander vertical auger muck spreaders. Some 30 years on, the Lowlander series...