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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BIGGER XERION?

PRECEA WITH BIG RESERVES

ELECTRIC DEFENDER DROP IN PACK

GRIMME LAUNCHES NEW HARVESTERS

SPECIAL EDITION DELVANO

AUTOMATIC OPTIONS ON MASSEY BALERS

IN BRIEF …..

JOZ BUYS FULLWOOD

Q FILLS VALTRA POWER GAP

GOLF TO FARM?

SHARMANS ACQUIRES LOUTH TRACTORS

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NEXT GEN REXOR

CLAAS, AMAZONE AND AGXEED

IN BRIEF …..

MASSEY MAKES CHANGES TO ACTIVA

STRONGER FLATLIFT

RECORD YEAR FOR VERVAET

POTTINGER GRASSLAND UPDATES

SABRE BALE PROCESSOR

Regeneration drill • There’s nothing quite like seeing a drill in action to really get a feel for how it will perform on farm and Groundswell’s drill demonstrations offered visitors the perfect opportunity for just this.

FTMTA 2022: FTMTA shines on • The FTMTA Machinery Show provided Irish farmers the opportunity to to see some fresh metal in the flesh. Usually held in February every second year, the organisers switched to an outdoor event in July and there was a vast array of kit being exhibited with everyone keen to have a chat and catch-up. Here are a half a dozen highlights.

Eight tyre pressure control systems: Easy pressure peasy • Tyre tech has come on a long way over the past 10 years, but, if you want to make the most of the promised potential, then you need to adjust the pressures up and down for the task in-hand. There’s now a growing array of tyre pressure control systems, more commonly referred to as central tyre inflation systems (CTIS), which make the job easy. We've been comparing eight offerings to see what they bring to the black circle party.

KRONE VENDRO 1120

Kubota BV5160 Plus SC14 baler: Reliable workhorse • Kubota’s BV5160 Plus SC14 variable-chamber baler proved to be quick and dependable.

Forage trailers — Part 2: All about cleaning, details and prices • In the second part of our seven forage trailer comparison we look at maintenance, cleaning and the details of each make.

Fendt Slicer 310F and 960 mower combination: Not only new green • Fendt reckons this latest incarnation of Slicer mower is a better fit with its premium status. That’s quite a claim, so we were keen to see what the straightforward 310F front and 960 triples have to offer.

Pöttinger Mergento VT9220 merger: Belt and braces • Pöttinger is adding its name to the growing list of machinery manufacturers that not only offer rakes for rowing up grass but a merger, too. The first of these is the Mergento VT9220.

Polaris Ranger SP570 EU and Ranger XP1000 EU: Side by sides - side by side • Light utility vehicles come is a range of sizes these days, with the Polaris Ranger SP570 representing what you can buy at the ‘smaller’ end and its bigger brother, the Ranger XP1000, at the other. We ran the two together for a week or so to see how they compare.

Deutz Fahr 6135C RV Shift: Stepless powershift? • Realising it needed a 114-134hp powershift, the SDF engineers have pulled off a blinder - they used the tried and trusted inhouse CVT and added some steps thus creating the new 6C RV...