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First impressions: Powershift cut for JCB's TM280S telehandler

Short of a pivot-steer telehandler to sit between its compact TM220 and heavier-duty TM320 Telemaster, JCB decided to build one. Well, two, actually. The fruits of this endeavour are the…

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Inventions Comp 2025: Mike Coxen’s Klunk wheel security device

Newcastle-based engineer Mike Coxen has come up with an ultra-tough wheel security device that can be fitted in seconds, claiming the runner-up title in this year's Inventions Competition. The secret…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2025: John Hutcheson’s budget temperature prob...

Tired of waiting three or four minutes for his handheld grain probe to settle on a temperature value, Fife farmer John Hutcheson went in search of some permanent alternatives and…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2025: John Roberts' steep land cultivator

John Roberts won third place in our intermediate category. Not to be beaten by a seemingly unfarmable gradient, the Powys hill farmer assembled this heavy-duty steep land cultivator. The 3m-wide…

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Inventions Comp 2025: Brian Anning’s nifty cubicle leveller

Brian Anning is our intermediate category runner-up. The retired beef farmer and ex-Redrock agent has put his spare time to good use by transforming a 20-year-old Ransomes ride-on mower into…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2025: Richard Darling’s low-disturbance drill

Richard Darling won third place in our complex category. With wet weather proving to be kryptonite for Green End Farm’s Horsch Sprinter, he decided to build an insurance policy. Previous…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2025: Woodchip blower trailer bags top prize

Bagging the top spot in this year’s complex category is Gavin Winters of County Tyrone-based Winters Renewables, who fashioned his own high-spec blower trailer. The driver for this ambitious project…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2025: Craig Grant’s Kinair bean and OSR drill

Aberdeenshire farmer Craig Grant is our complex category runner-up. He built a 3m bean drill after committing to incorporating more home-grown protein into his hens' ration. Rather than start from…

TRAILERS

Revamped ramp system for Bailey Trailers Beavertail

Refinements to the design of Bailey Trailers’ beavertail low-loader include a more flexible means of securing the ramps for easier greasing and to accommodate different loads. Using a turnbuckle for…

CULTIVATORS

Einbock to offer weed-killing shallow stubble cultivator

Einbock tillage and weeding equipment importer Terrington Machinery plans to add the Austrian manufacturer’s new Razor cultivator to its portfolio once fieldwork with a number of pre-production examples has been…

CEREAL DRILLS

Weaving updates Tine Combi Drill piggyback seeder

Hydraulic depth adjustment enabling operators to set up their machine quicker is one of a handful of upgrades to Weaving’s Tine Combi Drill piggyback seeder for power harrows. It’s also…

TRAILERS

Marshall unveils low-loader trailer with hydraulic beavertail

The first low-loader trailer from Marshall features a novel hydraulically raised and lowered end section that can be used as a loading ramp or load deck. It gives the trailer…

101-200HP

Claas ramps up four-cylinder output with 180hp Arion 570

Claas has squeezed an extra 15hp from the 4.5-litre John Deere engine used in its Arion 500-series, making the new 570 Cmatic its pokiest four-cylinder model to date. This long-awaited…

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MOWERS

Kuhn expands GMD rear mower range with vertical-fold models

Kuhn has added a brace of vertical-fold models to its range of rear mowers, having previously only offered them with a horizontal pivot. The eight-disc GMD 3515 and nine-disc 4015…

TRACTORS

First impressions: Claas unveils 92-120hp Axos 3 tractors

Claas has bolstered the lower reaches of its tractor range with a quartet of new Axos 3 models that run from 92hp to 120hp. The foursome has been shoehorned in…

ROOT CROP HARVESTERS

Vervaet’s Q-616 gets new cab and slicker hydraulics

Vervaet has updated its four-wheel Q-616 beet harvester, with a fresh cab, slicker hydraulics and new break-back protection for the shares. With supplies of the old Claas X10 cockpit exhausted,…

MOWERS

Automatic side-shift added to KV’s flagship butterfly mowers

Kverneland’s new 55100MT Vario butterfly mower will come with a nifty side-shift function that should avoid missing strips of grass on headland curves. CurvePilot will automatically shunt both rear beds…

MOWERS

Automatic side-shift added to KV’s flagship butterfly mowers

Kverneland’s new 55100MT Vario butterfly mower will come with a nifty side-shift function that should avoid missing strips of grass on headland curves. CurvePilot will automatically shunt both rear beds…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Cheshire beef and spud farm

A horde of modern classic Ford and New Holland tractors is delivering the goods for Cheshire spud growers Pete and Will Moseley. We headed over to pose the questions. See…

COMBINES

Schumacher offers longer-lasting straw chopper knives

A tungsten carbide coating not only prolongs the service life of Schumacher’s latest straw chopper knives but also promotes a self-sharpening effect to maintain performance. The PrimeLine knives added to…

TECHNOLOGY

Swappable batteries for Traktorarvid autonomous tractor

Swapping a discharged battery for a fresh one to minimise downtime is a key feature of the all-electric Drever 120 four-wheel-drive autonomous tractor being developed by Swedish enterprise Traktorarvid. The…

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What's in Your Shed? visits a Cheshire beef and spud farm

A horde of modern classic Ford and New Holland tractors is delivering the goods for Cheshire spud growers Pete and Will Moseley. We headed over to pose the questions. See…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a used kit-loving Danish farmer

A multicoloured cocktail of used equipment resides in the sheds of Danish arable farmer Morten Mikkelsen. Farm facts Morten Mikkelsen, Lindved, Denmark Farm size 370ha Cropping Wheat, barley, oats, beans,…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Wiltshire dairy farm

The Wiltshire-based Leighfield family are in this week’s What’s in Your Shed hot seat. Oliver Mark poses the questions to Paul, Julie, Richard and Edward. See also: On test - Massey…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits Barnes Contracting

Devon-based Barnes Contracting buys predominantly used or ex-demo kit and then hangs on to it... unless the purchase turns out to be a pup. Andrew Faulkner is given a yard…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? Worcestershire farmer reveals all

An eclectic mix of modern and classic kit is proving a reliable ally for Worcestershire farmer and contractor Rob Collins. See also: Fendt tractors: Common problems and how to fix them…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? Somerset farmers spill the beans

Working to a tight budget, Somerset farmers Martin and Michael Waldock aim to buy their kit well … and sell it even better. Andrew Faulkner gets the measure of the…

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TELEHANDLERS

First impressions: Powershift cut for JCB's TM280S telehandler

Short of a pivot-steer telehandler to sit between its compact TM220 and heavier-duty TM320 Telemaster, JCB decided to build one. Well, two, actually. The fruits of this endeavour are the…

TRACTORS

First impressions: Claas unveils 92-120hp Axos 3 tractors

Claas has bolstered the lower reaches of its tractor range with a quartet of new Axos 3 models that run from 92hp to 120hp. The foursome has been shoehorned in…

4X4S

First impressions: More tech for big-selling D-Max pickup

Isuzu has given its D-Max pickup its second facelift in as many years, as it looks to build on a record-breaking 12 months. The Japanese manufacturer saw its sales rise…

ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Sharper handling for Polaris Sportsman X2

Contrary to their workaday Japanese cousins, US-built ATVs are big, brash and offer bountiful horsepower. And the latest Sportsman 570 from Polaris is no exception. Just like its forebear, it…

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TELEHANDLERS

Driver's View: Chris Brettell's Merlo TF42.7 CS

The TF42.7 is the flagship in Merlo’s mid-sized telehandler range and comes in a handful of configurations to suit different applications. Most variants are fitted with the same two-speed hydrostatic…

TELEHANDLERS

Driver's View: Harry Whiteman's Claas Scorpion 741 Gen 2

As the name suggests, the Scorpion 741 Generation 2 is the second iteration of Claas’ Liebherr-built 7m/4t telehandler. The standout upgrade from the original is a power hike from 136hp…

TELEHANDLERS

Driver's view: Adam Symonds' Bobcat TL38.70 HF

Bobcat might be the first name in skid-steers, but it’s yet to find the same success on the telehandler scene. That’s gradually changing, with the Czech-based manufacturer focused on growing…

TELEHANDLERS

Driver's view: Steve Miller's Manitou MLT 741-130 PS+

There’s no shortage of choice as far as Manitou’s telehandler range is concerned, with most shapes, sizes and specs accounted for in a line-up that runs from 35hp and 1.25t/4.3m…

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CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Hedge work maintains winter cashflow

Big square baling might be the cornerstone of Derek and Linda Keeble’s business, but a carefully selected tranche of other services is key for maintaining cashflow throughout the year. Each…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Cyber attack causes grain dryer havoc

Of all the potential catastrophes that might befall a busy farm in the heat of harvest, perhaps the most unlikely – and, in some ways, the most eerily alarming –…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Average yields and high costs bite

Elliot Stevens, who runs Okehampton-based contracting firm Cropmech, had an uninspiring harvest, with wet weather hampering workflow. Elliot, who works along with his father, Mark, says: “Overall, the cereal harvest…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Arson attack ends baling campaign

Borders contractor Daniel Freeland-Cook faced a battle with the elements this summer, with both fire and water conspiring to scupper his straw baling campaign. Relentless rain meant crop moisture remained…

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HARVEST

Video: Classic machinery brings in the spring barley harvest

A fleet of British-built classic machinery dating back to the early 1970s was bringing in the spring barley harvest at a farm on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border this week. Two Ransome…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Video: Leicester farm trials weed seed unit on Fendt combine

Europe’s first Redekop seed control unit (SCU) fitted to a Fendt Ideal 10T combine, aimed at controlling weed seeds, is being put to the test this harvest in Leicestershire at…

FORAGE WAGONS

Video: Lely revolutionises zero grazing with autonomous Exos

Dutch firm Lely has put the finishing touches to its self-propelled grass harvester and feeder, which is set to go on sale in the Netherlands next year. The battery powered…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

WIYS: Contractor ditches new kit for retro fleet

Mark Bowran, 2003 winner of Farmers Weekly’s Tractor Driver of the Year competition, opens the doors of his MBC Services contracting business. Machinery editor, Oliver Mark asks the questions and…

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