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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Red ambition • The SIMA show was the first chance to meet Mirco Romagnoli, who became vice president of Case IH and Steyr in Europe in late 2021. With a background in service, he had some interesting points to make.
STAGE V AVENGERS • Indian, Chinese and Turkish manufacturers were responsible for much of the tractor news at this year’s edition of the Italian show, writes Steven Vale. New kit included an electrically-powered tedder and a bunch of unusual cultivators.
FARMTRAC
HAULM TOPPER
CURLY CULTIVATOR
FALC BIO FAST
BLACK SHIRE ROBOT
COMPACT TELEHANDLER
GREEN WARRIORS
TRANSPORT CARRIER
TURKISH DELIGHT
MINI ELECTRIC BALER
TRIPLE HOE
LOVOL CVT
SCAIP WARRIOR
SPOT SPRAYER
HYBRID BOOST
TWIN HOPPERS
GENTLE TURNING
BIOCUTTER
ELECTRIC TEDDER
HIGH-RISE SPRAYER
BALE WEIGHING
Latest in Livestock • There were plenty of new telehandlers, wheeled loaders and automatic feed pushers and slurry robots at this year's German livestock machinery show EuroTier. Steven Vale joined the 106,000+ visitors to outline some of the highlights.
Agromek 2022: Different kit in Denmark • Following hot on the heels of SIMA, EIMA and EuroTier, Agromek visitors were rewarded with a host of new developments. Steven Vale selects some of the highlights from northern Europe’s largest farm machinery show.
New Holland T7.315 HD: New office furniture • Does the new cab on the T7 answer all of our previous T7.315 HD criticisms from our 2/2017 tractor test? We've been scrutinising the latest generation HD flagship to find out.
Three tractors in comparison • This is a comparison of three similar hp tractors that have been tested by profi in past magazines
7.0m, 4.0t telehandler comparison — Part 2: Behind the wheel • Not only did we test the lift of the 7.0m, 4.0t machines (profi 12/22), but the test team also put the seven machines to work on farm… to assess what they're like to live with, day in, day out. Read on to discover how they compare
BOBCAT TL 43.80 HF AGRI • Fast boom, sluggish ride
CLAAS SCORPION 741 VARIPOWER • Balanced performance
JCB 542-70 AGRI XTRA • Premium with room for improvement
KRAMER KT407 • Succession done better
MANITOU MLT 741-140 V+ • Ergonomics are the real plus
MERLO TF42.7TTCS-145: CVTRONIC • Good technology but could be more comfortable
NEW HOLLAND TH7.42 ELITE • Powerful drive, simple operation
Seven Ledlenser head torches compared: Bright minds • Head torches are a brilliant bit of kit. We compare seven models from popular maker Ledlenser to see just what modern headlights can do.
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