Evesham-based outfit Weaving returned to the halls of Hanover for the first time in a decade with a new min-till tine drill – the Lynx.

It is a lighter, more compact version of the popular Sabre Drill, it comes in about £13,000 cheaper, and just 150hp should suffice for the 6m version.

This makes it an appealing proposition for growers without the tractor horsepower or financial firepower for something more complicated.

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However, it works in much the same way as the Sabre, with four banks of 12mm tungsten-tipped tines mounted to the frame via sprung clamps to provide a row spacing of 166mm.

On their spines are height-adjustable stainless-steel seed tubes, fed from the 2,000-litre plastic hopper by an electric metering system with RDS Artemis Lite controls.

A side-to-side wing pivot allows the drill to follow the camber of a sloping field, with depth set using aluminium spacers on the load-carrying flotation tyres.

Out back is a staggered zigzag following harrow, which can be adjusted in height and pitch.

There are currently two Lynx models available – the 4.8m 4800M is priced at £37,800, while an extra £2,000 will get you the 6m 6000M.