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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NEW CAB AND TRANSMISSION

MORE POWER, LESS TRACTORS

AUTO IMPLEMENT CONTROL KIT

REVERSE DRIVE OPTION

UK BASE FOR OVLAC

HELMUT CLAAS PASSES AWAY

MUDGUARD EXTENSIONS

FOUR-WHEELER ON THE WAY

PLANTER UPDATES

GERINGHOFF HEADERS

AWARD FOR STEYR KONZEPT

MULTI-PURPOSE TRAILER

6.0M AMAZONE PRECEA

VALTRA REVAMPS A SERIES

1,000HP DYNO

PLOUGH LIGHTS

BIRTHDAY EDITION MULTICAT

Playing the generation game • Since the M7001 was introduced in 2014, Kubota's engineers have been constantly fettling the tractors' design, most recently resulting in the third generation, M7003, which was duly unveiled at the end of 2019. We find out whether the M7153 represents an improvement on its predecessor

KUBOTA M7153

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

Belts or rotors? • Are mergers just the latest machinery trend? Or does the extra spend actually have major benefits over a comparable four-rotor rake?

KUHN GA13131 FOUR-ROTOR RAKE

KUHN MERGE MAXX 950 MERGER

It's all in the timing • When we were carrying out our 2020 cultivator drill group test, five of the eight models had a section control function, so we took the opportunity to see how good they were. Something went awry with the Lemken results, so we agreed to head back to the field with the Compact Solitair … to have another go

Capable climber • Hoping to regain a share of the pivot steer telehandler market, Manitou pulled the covers off the latest incarnation of the MLA back in 2017. To see if it lives up to its predecessors, we caught up with a two-year-old machine

Direct drilling on the Horizon • Horizon Agriculture may be a relatively new name on the UK drill scene, but the people behind the British manufacturer have a wealth of manufacturing and farm experience. We caught up with the 4.0m demonstrator DSX in some sticky conditions last autumn

Put Tim in charge • ISObus has been evolving, allowing the implement to control the tractor’s forward speed without any intervention from the operator. We tried out TIM (Tractor Implement Management) on an all-Fendt outfit — a 942 tractor and Tigo XR wagon

The combi is back • Power harrow drill combinations are experiencing a renaissance, with several makers bringing out new wider working models with a front hopper. Pöttinger is one such firm. Its Aerosem FDD has a new front tank and a folding power harrow, too. We try the 5.0m wide version

First trailed merger • We’ve been to see the first Ploeger’s first European-built trailed merger in action, which with two passes gathers 22.0m of grass in a single swath

Always in the know • Always having the right ration for the number of stock has been the main driver for Cowconnect, a system that will plug and play with any diet feeder that has a weighing capability. Yet there's much more to the app than simply knowing what goes where

Small in size, big on price? • In the UK and Ireland, the agricultural market for lower lift capacity...